GIVI Magazine - November de 2010 - EN

36 Lady Motorcycle Riders by Annalia Martinelli “This is how I travelled alone on my BMW R100GS for 23 months” Miriam Orlandi set out in October 2008 and returned home on the 11th of September 2010, after crossing the Americas. GIVI equipped her with a helmet and luggage accessories Munich: “I leave in the morning, early as usual ... nice and easy. I fill the tank up with petrol, check the tyre pressure, and then drive slowly and carefully: many are the motorcyclists who have had an accident on the home run. Look out, be careful Miriam”. This is how the diary starts on the last day of the long journey of Miriam Orlandi, aged 39, the young osteopath and phy- siotherapist from Brescia, who, in 23 months, motorcycled half-way round the globe: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nica- ragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, the Uni- ted States, Canada and Alaska. She set out on the 11th of October in 2008, returned home on the 11th of September 2010, including a final tour of Ger- many. A total of 51.800 kilometres, which is all documented on her web site and blog http://www.ioparto.eu/ , which re- cords an average of 300 visitors per day. Miriam’s adventure was far-reaching and delightful, and co- starred GIVI. In fact, the motorcyclist says: “I ride a BMW R100GS, with a 1000c.c. engine and it weighs 250kg. The complications of carrying my belongings on a vehicle of this type, across the Americas, for no less than 23 months, could have been ar- duous, instead they were alleviated by the accessories sup- plied by GIVI: the E41 KEYLESS hard panniers, the soft tank bag, a tail pack and the helmet. The E41s are intelligently equipped with top access panels, which I was able to use as a sort of “tramps” wardrobe whilst camping. When I was parked, I used them like drawers to get to things easily. The soft tank bag doubled as my rucksack for hiking on foot. A textile tail pack was my kitchen, allowing me to safely carry my camping stove. Last but not least, the X01 helmet allowed me to drive eight hours non-stop without fastidious rubbing and without glasses, as this model has an integrated sun visor.” Sometimes the holiday or journey is pleasant, but the me- mory may be marred by certain niggling annoyances. Inste- ad, in Miriam’s case, her memory book is filled with positive moments. “The theme of my journey was solidarity – the motorcyclist is eager to explain – not only from the viewpoint of my profes-