I met Dave from Edmonton while he was passing through East Timor on his way to somewhere in Indonesia. a great guy and has the right approach to life. I started following his blog entries and usually get a chuckle when I hear about the ups and downs of overland travel. you can see his blog at (copy and paste URL into your browser):
http://gsguy.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/no-motorbike-no-cry/He's doing it on a 2009 BMW R1200 GS Adventure and takign a few years in the process.
Makes an interesting read.
Steve