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Chris Sorbi
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Date Joined Oct 2009
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| Posted 10/26/2009 11:14 PM (GMT -8) |   | |
Name: Chris Sorbi
DOB: Sep, 17, 81
www.motorcyclememoir.com
What you see on this website is the collection of my journals, photos, videos and reports of my everyday life, riding a classic Suzuki motorcycle around the world. The expedition started in Helena, Montana. From there I rode to Canada before turning south toward Latin America. Self supported, I will be traversing 6 continents, 200 countries and territories, 24 time zones and 130º of latitude. I am working with both non-profit and non-governmental organizations all along the way, raising awareness and funds for ‘world hunger’, while humbly trying to make a difference, however small it may be.
Home is both “here” and “there” or somewhere in between. Sometimes it is “nowhere”. For me, the border is no longer at any fixed geopolitical site. I carry the border with me and find new borders wherever I go. I believe in a race-less and borderless world. Being black, white, yellow or purple does not define us. We only get one life and one ride, so let’s leave our differences behind and enjoy this train before it has passed. It is just a ride and we can change it any time, it is only a choice, between “now” or “never”.
Imagine all the money spent on nuclear weapons and meaningless wars each year, all the embargoes and sanctions imposed upon innocent people – trillions of dollars. If we spent that money feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, not one soul excluded, it would pay for itself many times over. We could explore our globe together, forever in peace.
Let’s not forget that my opinions are just like everyone else’s. They are all personal evaluations of certain situations in a given time. Scratch every opinion and underneath it, you will find a human being, trying to defy and justify his own existence. What follows is the account of my struggle: first-hand, unbiased, and uncensored.
If anyone is interested on updates to be posted here, please make a comment (let’s hear from more than two people at least) and I will post the updates with pictures regularly here.
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CaddmannQ
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Date Joined Jul 2003
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| Posted 10/27/2009 6:05 AM (GMT -8) | | Chris, I definately think you should post your exploits and photos here. This is Motorcycle USA, but people from all around the world--from Canada to the UK, to the Himalayas, China, S.E. Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Mexico, South America, to the Land Down Under--all post about their adventures here.
We have a serious readership (and a large number of Suzuki fans) dedicated to motorcycles and travel by motorcycles. They would like to hear about every aspect including how you prepped your bike, how you maintained it along the way, and how it faired--its strengths and weaknesses--and also how well you yourself survived the journey.
(After you reply, I'll move this to the Ride Reports section, where it is most appropriate to the forum.)
"When in doubt, ride."
Cadd................................Clovis CA
2004 Nomad 1500............"Baggins"
caddmannq at yahoo dot com
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Chris Sorbi
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Date Joined Oct 2009
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| Posted 10/27/2009 9:36 AM (GMT -8) | | |
Well, thanks for having me here. I’m going to start with a summary of what I have done to bring you up to date.
I started on Aug, 15th 2009 in Montana and headed North West for the Glacier National Park. My plan was to reach the Arctic Circle before snowfall so I rode the Alaska Highway all the way to Yukon territories and rode the Klondike highway to Dawson city. From Dawson, I took the infamous Dempster highway and after struggling in mud for 3 days, I stood at 66 degrees north on September 15th.
On the way back I came down the Cassiar highway with 3 flat tires and couple of close-calls to Vancouver. I’ve been riding the western states since and am currently in Bakersfield CA.
I will leave for Mexico shortly and from there to South America before heading for Africa.
If you are interested in reading the older posts (which you should, lots of pictures), please visit my website at www.motorcyclememoir.com. Under the sponsor logos, you can search my archive or categories and find all the goodies of the past. Here are some pictures to start with. I will update this page twice a week as I write my journals.
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jon
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| Posted 10/27/2009 10:19 PM (GMT -8) | | | nice Chris, if i have the time and resource, i would love to ride around the world too. my recent trip across america is puny compared to your around the world trip. thanks for sharing. | | Back to Top | | |
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GAJ
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| Posted 10/28/2009 11:46 AM (GMT -8) | | What an adventure!
Great pics by the way.
Ride safe. | | Back to Top | | |
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Chris Sorbi
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Chris Sorbi
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| Posted 10/30/2009 1:01 AM (GMT -8) | | | Well i was wearing 4 pants since the temps were below freezing the whole time. I couldn't tell if the oil was hot or not but i could see the dollar sign on every drip as i added 4 quarts in 250 miles. Now that's a lot of oil. | | Back to Top | | |
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Chris Sorbi
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Date Joined Oct 2009
Total Posts : 11
| Posted 10/30/2009 1:06 AM (GMT -8) | |
To be a revolutionary, you first need a revolution. —Ernesto Guevara
I have an addition to this famous line; to have a revolution, we first need an evolution.
We live in a time in which the world has never been healthier, wealthier, or more advanced, but absurdly, the condition of the poor has not improved for centuries regardless of our advancements. With blood-sucking organizations such as the World Trade Organization or International Monetary Fund leaving nothing for the poor and only caring for their own power, Leonard Cohen’s song mingle in my head, “The poor stay poor and the rich gets rich, and that’s how it goes, and everybody knows…”
Does everybody know?
November is bladder-control awareness month! We have a month dedicated to not pissing our pants but shamefully and shockingly, there is no month or even a day dedicated to the number one cause of death: Hunger. No pretty pink ribbon, no merchandizing propaganda from Energizer, no bracelet to be sold at gas stations and sadly no one seems to care.
Hunger-associated disorders kill 36 million people each year worldwide. This is more than coronary heart disease, stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases, lower respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, trachea, bronchus, lung cancers, road traffic accidents, prematurity and low birth weight, COMBINED.
Let me rephrase that because it is vaguely important. Hunger-associated disorders kill more people than the 10 major causes of death, but our government is more concerned about banning artificial sweeteners because it increased the rate of bladder cancer in laboratory rats that were fed large doses of saccharin!
The question remains: Why should we care?
Remember the hurricane Katrina victims? They had faces. They had media coverage. They had the whole world watching. We still failed to give them their most basic needs. Now imagine a family in Ethiopia or Haiti with no media coverage, no Wal-Mart to bring water, and nowhere to turn. Their story could be YOUR story. All it takes is one heavy cloud, one strong wind, one earthquake.
I don’t have superfluous expectations, I know that change won’t happen overnight but you can have a share in it. If we all sit down and do nothing, nothing will ever change. It takes one step, one dollar, one person at a time. The first step is raising awareness and every single one of you is capable of doing so. Spread the word. Send this message to everyone you know, whether via Facebook, MySpace, forums, or email. It takes less than a minute of your time to care and the result is undeniable.
You can refer them to my website at www.motorcyclememoir.com. To make donations to reach the goal for the month of October, please visit the donation page on this site and make it a reality.
Revolution starts with evolving our resources and ideas. We are far away from revolution. Let’s evolve, revolution will follow. Post Edited (Chris Sorbi) : 10/30/2009 9:12:12 AM GMT | | Back to Top | | |
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GAJ
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| Posted 10/30/2009 10:04 AM (GMT -8) | | Unfortunately any species undergoing a population explosion will face hunger issues, especially in areas of limited food resources.
The "solutions" are only bandaids if the population continues to grow. | | Back to Top | | |
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GAJ
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| Posted 10/30/2009 1:03 PM (GMT -8) | | And a lot of the food we DO send over is "confiscated" for use by those in power...more than likely to be sold on the black market.
Sad. | | Back to Top | | |
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