Rick's bike is a 1990 Honda Africa Twin XRV750 (RD04) - V-Twin 750 CC engine - 24 liter standard fuel tank - bought 2nd hand from René in Utrecht - started this trip with around 62000 km's driven - weighs fully packed 340 kg's (without Rick) - has around 200 liters of package space, partly in   cases bought from Sjef, who has driven around the   world with it a few times already) - equipped with tools, spare parts, chairs, tent, books, pots   and pans, and an extra jerrycan for petrol - had an airfilter full of stones after 7000 km's   (I cut away too much plastic to fit the cases.. Oops!) - had it's first flat tyre driving into a mechanic shop in Kas,   Turkey - drives like a tank. Solid and (so far) indestructable - accesories: hot grips, grip covers, elephant on the front,   gps, compass, SIREN, music box, bicycle horn, 12v charging   system for laptop, phone and batteries

Maike's bike is a 1987 Honda Transalp XL600V (PD06) - V-Twin 600 CC engine - 18 liter standard fuel tank - bought 2nd hand from Jeroen en Annet in Denekamp - started this trip with around 61000 km's driven - Weighs fully packed 260 kg's (without Maike) - has around 120 liters of package space - equipped with the kitchen, cooker, sleeping bags, matresses,   spare parts, tools, water jerrycan and a lot of spare oil (this   bike is a consumer...) - had a front tyre that was almost 20 years old.. changed it in   Turkey. the brake disc and pads were changed in Athens - had a piece cut out of the seat to adjust the bike to Maike's   height :) - accesories: hot grips, grip covers, kermit the frog on the   front, temperature gauge, decorations on the kitchen,   toothpicks, helmet holder