Cambodia, Raped and Lawless.(40 days of pictures)

[simon@vic]

DAY 9

ANGKOR WAT!!! this it the largent religous complex in the world!!!!. i hace 200 pictues of this day but i dont hink they do the place justice. if your intrested in such things, GO THERE, you wont be dissapointed!!!

Here are a few shots to give you the idea.

Note the bullet homes. 1975ish cambodian govenrmt vs. the kemher rouge.

10 people in a toyota.

[simon@vic]

DAY 10

Some what of a boring ride. 200km of broken pavement / dirt highway, 100km on perfect pavement, then another 100km on a dirt road. from all the cameras, below are the only 2 pictures of day 10.

[simon@vic]

Day 11

Pailin at 8am

Mid day. another broken sub frame.

Volleyball is kinda the unofficial sport of Cambodia. these guys where dam good. ??

1 of 1000000 motodudes. this guy had his family and some cargo.

This dog has prob seen better days.

"Woody 4x4".

I'm guessing they ditched the body because it was too rusty. or maybe wood is just cooler. the frame is mini truck {helux}, the the rear axle is American or chines, the mud flaps are isuzu.............. I'm lost as to where the Willies jeep body fits in to the mix. but the owner said it was on there not long ago....... i love the 3rd world for this kinda stuff!!!!

The guys next door have a nice Toyota for a duck coop.

And something bigger on the other side of the house.

As they say "all road lead to Rome"...................sometimes.

Another stop the regroup and let hurting guys rest.

As day turned into night, we ran into a series of hand built bridges. theses are the ones you take your time on. do it right the first time, no second chances!!!. this is the only surviving picture..........and it sucks. headlight off and flash on would work better. but that might not be so safe!!!

A very basic guest house.

Our last night as a group. The beer, port, wine, splifs, and BBQ beef strips where all flowing. a good night!!

My room. basic but no bugs.

Lang keeping the bikes company.

[simon@vic]

DAY 12

Safe place for a morning nap.

The owners of the guest house had a flash new tractor towing thing. same as what tows the trailers on the roads. but this one was fitted with rice patty wheels and a plow set.

In the morning we did a bit of a side trip to try to find the crocodiles. couldn't find them. our guide said they where one valley over. we had no time to fined them at this point it was 9:30 am and there was a long day ahead of us.

The track we where riding used to be a 20m wide dirt road. there used to be a big bridge here.

When the water is low you can just ride through the water. but when its high you have to load your self and bike on the 2 barrels and pull your self along the cable.

Note the cherry bomb exploding in the water. BOOM!!! ?

Some times they look solid but.......

Drew having fun with the BAJA.

Yet another of many.

Coming down out of the {small} "mountains" . in the back ground is Metoek inlet of the the gulf of Thailand, and a river delta.

From the ocean viewpoint, it was a "fast" dark 150km on a dirt highway with 4 ferry crossings. then 140km on pavement back the the capital city PP. the only snag was a flat tire............

That is basically it for the 12 day Extreme Rally Raid tour. 2006

Cambodian coastal adventure riding/camping pics will be up soon!

[thumperwrestler]

I want more..now!! ? :bonk: :eek:? :bonk: :eek:?? :p ? :p:rant: ? :p ??

[kxf165]

sweet picture's picture's of a lifetime

[simon@vic]

The day after i got back to PP. 1/2 a city block burns down!!!

The police chief trying to convince people to come out of the buildings. not fight the fire with small buckets of water!!!!!!

Late Jan Camping

Our fist camp out was at Bokor Palace. a French casino built in 1917. there has been a few battles in a few wars fought here. high ground after all! abandoned for the second time in the early 70s.

The building on the far right is where we camped. it was the old school i believe.

Our next camp was at the hill station about 10km away from the palace.

"The Moto Toe" getting better.

Down to the left is the ocean and on the ridge line you can see the palace where we first camped out.

Our 3rd camp site!

We where low on food so i gave Colin 5000reil {$1.25us} to go get some fish!!

Lazy days compared to the 12 day tour!!! ?

This spot was our 4th and 5th camp spot. just outside of Koh Kong. the water was so nice and warm!!!!!!

Thats it folks!!!!!

[dirtyriders110]

What happened to 40 days?

[simon@vic]

There is a 40 day stretch in the pictures. i could not do all 40 days as i have above. it would take forever to edit, host, post all the pictures.

The main part of the trip was only 12 days. i have included most of the good pictures from before and after the 12 day tour. also, some of them would not be appropriate to post.

I just got my hands on another memory card!!

below are a few choice shots from it ??

*also posted edited in at the end of the other pics*

chines air cooled 125cc Yeeeeee haaaa!

Employee at the military firing range.

Baja power!!

same fire. better picture.

The central market in PP.

Morning after the one and only rain we got.

[Bushdoctorx]

Hi, first let me say what great pics and commentary, you guys sure had a blast, can I ask a few questions?

1. Was there just the 1 guide/translator chappie that came with you on the trip?

2. Did you take your own helmets/boots etc. with you from home or were they supplied?

3. How easy was it to get hold of some weed for relaxing in the evening and were those army guys at the checkpoint trying to bust you or were they just being nosy?

4. Would there be any chance of you sending me some of the inappropriate pics to mail@stephengurney.com

Thank Steve

[simon@vic]

1. Was there just the 1 guide/translator chappie that came with you on the trip?

no, there where two. one Australian guy who has lived in Cambodia for 10+ years. and one Cambodian.

2. Did you take your own helmets/boots etc. with you from home or were they supplied?

brought everything from home. sold and gave away most of it when i left the country.

were those army guys at the checkpoint trying to bust you or were they just being nosy?

the guys at the checkpoint where doing there job.

they where nice, we where nice, and off we went.

4. Would there be any chance of you sending me some of the inappropriate pics to mail@stephengurney.com

no.

[arel451]

That was awesome! Was it just you and your buddy, or did they put you in with another group? What did you do about drinking water?

[simon@vic]

What did you do about drinking water?

your the first person to ask the most important question! ?

we where buying it and caring it in our bags.

normally 3 or 4L each!!!!!! kinda on the back!!!!

[chinu]

nice pic ? was in siam rip three months back . planning to ride up there from singapore this or next year ?

[simon@vic]

are you going to run your license plate form Singapore?

[TrikeKid]

Gooh! Solid axle 3rd gen toyota, if only they were available in North America.

[simon@vic]

Gooh! Solid axle 3rd gen toyota, if only they were available in North America.

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[321w2Smoker]

looks like you had one hell of a time!

[b1m9x]

I lived in cambodia for the past 3 years of my life, while living there i became close friends with many of the members of the riding community and bike shop owners there. With my friends and my 2000 crm250 i was able to travel through virtually every part of "raped and lawless country" as you would say, i do have to admit that i agree heavily with your opinion in referring to it as so. But i must give the country credit, the people are very welcoming and friendly(especially to dirt bikers) and the countryside is beautiful. I was very excited to see this post especialy since i have been to every place in the photos on my bike as well. I am also excited that by posting these pictures you are showing the large tt community of the great riding possibilities there in cambodia, these photos may encourage people to visit and enjoy the wondurful place of cambodia and in doing so helping the economy and people. Also this is nice for me to see since in the past few months i have left cambodia and moved to quito, ecuador. Hopefully i will be able to enjoy this new place as the last one.

[b1m9x]

Oh i was lookin through the pictures and i saw you went riding with lang! Great guy, went on more then 10 trips with that guy and he is a great local rider with loads of skill and fast as heck. Ive been through good times with that guy, what did you think of him?