So you may have noticed that every year about 300 teams set off on the Mongol Rally in cars. Not very big cars and most of the time not very nice cars, in fact something you stole from your Granny is likely to best fit the rules.
And the rules are - no engines bigger than 1000cc and the more inappropriate the better! Unless......
you want to go by motorbike. So before you start talking about big BMW's or KTM's as used by our film star friends, the rally rule for bikes is no bigger than 125cc.
Now to get this in context, my friend Jeremy has a ride-on lawn mower with a bigger engine.
Enter stage left Anthony Jackson of Sinnis Motorcycles Brighton. Anthony is a veteran of the Mongol Rally and fairly recently rode one of his own bikes to Mongolia with minimal drama. He did his best to drown himself and the bike at one river crossing, but he probably needed a good wash by
then.
Anthony has been gracious enough to not only inspire me to take on the Rally, but he has also cut me a cracking deal on one of his Sinnis Apache bikes plus the handful of spares that I will need.
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