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Ollie Gamblin and Lavi Scholl have set a new Guinness world record , becoming the youngest pair to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle , two-up . On a Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT , they visited 39 countries on five continents and covered over 75,000 kilometres in 589 days . Now 33 and 35 , the duo were 32 and 34 upon completion of their adventure , with the record their average age of 33 years and 247 days .
Setting off from the Ace Cafe in London on a V-Strom 1050XT donated by their local dealership , Motorcycle World , Ollie , from Northampton , took the ‘ bars with Lavi , from Hanover , Germany , riding pillion . The pair first headed into France , before pointing south and crossing into Spain .
" “ The idea for a Guinness World Record came after a friend of ours attempted to become the Youngest Male to Circumnavigate the Globe by Motorcycle , an already established record ," explained Lavi . " We sent an email asking if we could create a team record under the same criteria . They accepted it under the title Youngest Pair to Circumnavigate the Globe by Motorcycle ( Riding Pillion )."
From there they left the continent of Europe behind and arrived in Morocco , Africa . Sticking to the west coast they travelled down through Mauritania to Senegal , where the V-Strom was loaded into a container and shipped to Brazil to begin the South American leg of the journey .
“ We had the freedom to plan our own route , as long as Guinness ’ circumnavigation boxes were ticked ," Lavi continued . " So the route was mostly planned using non-
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