Simon and Monika Newbound. BMW Endurance Guinness Champions of the World 2010

Tribute to Simon and Monika Newbound, who I admire so much !!!

BMW Endurance Guinness Champion of the World 2010.
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Simon and Monika Newbound are long distance motorcyclists from the United Kingdom.
In May 2002, husband and wife Simon and Monika Newbound departed from Dublin, Ireland on one of the greatest endurance challenges ever attempted. Their goal was to ride two BMW motorcycles continuously until they had exceeded the existing Guinness World Record of .
On 25 October 2003 the Newbounds completed a full circumnavigation of the earth. Their route went eastward from Sligo, Ireland to St. John's, Newfoundland, via Norway, Moscow, Siberia, Tokyo and Toronto, Canada. During the Newbound's world record challenge they crossed 54 countries. They rode their BMW F650GS and R1150GS bikes above the Arctic Circle three times. They visited every state and province in United States and Canada, which included crossing the North American continent five times.
In October 2005 Guinness World Records formally acknowledged that the Newbounds had not only broken the existing world record, but extended it by almost taking the new world record to .
Neither had experience of motorcycle mechanics, and Monika has never undertake a long distance trip before. They achieved the world record without a support team or support vehicles.

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[PETTKY650]

Liked your video.

[unpaiodalix]

fantastici :)

[33deebee]

The world is in such a rush we all miss real life, I tell everyone I meet the day they miss there bus may just be the day they find their life. This is life & no better way to live it then with a BMW :)