Twisted Throttle XR650L Bike Build, Patrick Trahan: episode 1

As a fundraiser for the Children's Wish Foundation, Honda Dakar Rally Team member Patrick Trahan will attempt a record-setting circumnavigation of Africa in early 2011. He will endeavor to travel 25,000 km (about 15,500 miles) through 26 countries in just 60 days. The existing record is 286 days. This is a grueling goal on a continent with few linked roads. Many of the extreme, remote areas he's passing through have no roads at all.

Patrick's fundraising goal is to raise $25,000 for the Children's Wish Foundation. You can contribute by visiting him at the Honda Canada booth in the Canadian MMIC motorcycle shows this winter, or by visiting his website at http://rideafrica4wishes.com. Donations are $1 per kilometer of his 25,000 km journey.

Patrick Trahan has called upon Twisted Throttle (http://twistedthrottle.com), an adventure touring outfitter based in Rhode Island, to prepare his Honda XR650L for extreme long-distance desert travel. Custom bike modifications by Twisted Throttle will include a reinforced rear subframe, Trax hard luggage system, LED headlights, auxiliary fuel tanks, a solar-powered charging array for navigation, film, and communications equipment, and more.

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