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TWO RIDERS. FOUR BIKES. ONE IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY

The
Thomas Expedition Garage

Seventeen years, four BMW motorcycles, and a working list of every part, tool and knot we’ve tied along the way. Welcome to our garage.

STAT'S

816,000KM

DISTANCE RIDDEN

17

YEARS ON THE ROAD

82

COUNTRIES

6

CONTINENTS

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THE BIKES

Four machines.One planet.Built to take us further than we thought POSSIBLE!

Select a machine to explore full build

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01

BMW Motorrad

R1100GS

YEAR: 1999 | MILEAGE: 472,000 MILES | COUNTRIES VISITED: 79

Engine:
Power:
Torque:
W
et Weight:
Height:
Fuel Tank:
1300cc Boxer Twin
145 hp @ 7,750 rpm
149 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
237 kg
850 / 870 mm
30 L

EXPLORE THE BUILD  

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02

BMW Motorrad

F650GS

YEAR: 2002 | MILEAGE: 472,000 MILES | COUNTRIES VISITED: 79

Engine:
Power:
Torque:
Wet Weight:
Height:
Fuel Tank:
1300cc Boxer Twin
145 hp @ 7,750 rpm
149 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
237 kg
850 / 870 mm
30 L

EXPLORE THE BUILD  

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03

BMW Motorrad

R1200GSA

YEAR: 2015 | MILEAGE: 35,000 MILES | COUNTRIES VISITED: 7

Engine:
Power:
Torque:
Wet Weight:
Height:
Fuel Tank:
1300cc Boxer Twin
145 hp @ 7,750 rpm
149 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
237 kg
850 / 870 mm
30 L

EXPLORE THE BUILD  

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04

BMW Motorrad

F800GS

YEAR: 2015 | MILEAGE: 35,000 MILES | COUNTRIES VISITED: 7

Engine:
Power:
Torque:
Wet Weight:
Height:
Fuel Tank:
1300cc Boxer Twin
145 hp @ 7,750 rpm
149 Nm @ 6,500 rpm
237 kg
850 / 870 mm
30 L

EXPLORE THE BUILD  

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The Workshop

between Expeditions

ABOUT US

We ride, we write, we fix things by hand

Simon and Lisa Thomas have been travelling around-the-world by motorcycle since 2003. What began as a 14-month sabbatical from the UK has turned into a lifetime of expeditions across every continent except Antarctica — a technicality they plan to correct.

"These four BMW motorcycles are the closest thing we have to a home. Each has its own history, its own scars and its own extremely detailed logbook. We keep the archive here so that other riders can steal our part numbers".

1 Published Book: DIRTY DINING: 

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