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Kasori, 25, hattled tsetse flies and fever in Africa, pushed his bike across the Sudan desert in 120 degree heat, crashed in Afghanistan, and rode from Alaska to Key West through all 50 of the United States (Hawaii on the way home). In some primitive areas of Africa IUs life literally was to depend upon his bike. Knowing this, Kasori selected a Suzuki TS-250. [t is, he said, very dependable and lends itself to easy repairs. hecause of the mechanical simplicity of its two-cycle engine. • He sought out the most difficult places in the world to ride. "I spen t 38 days crossing the Sudan Desert," he said. "The sand was so soft that [ pushed much of the time and could only go about 25 miles a day. And the temperature was always above 120 degrees much hotter than the Sahara." In Central Africa he had some of his most fearful adventures. "There were no roads, just trails a couple of meters wide, and lots of wild game. Three elephants jumped up out of tall grass alongside me and I nearly fainted. They ran lhe other way." "Also, the lsetse flies allacked my face. The villagers said I would die of sleeping sickness. For three days I had a high fever and couId not move. Then [ recovered and could travel. ., In the sough of Algeria he drank Camel's milk as a steady diet. broken with mutton a couple of times a week. "That is all the shepherds live on," he said, "and they are very strong. They walk on the Sahara without shoes. [ tried it and could stand it only about 10 seconds." Perhaps the most incredible part of the journey was Kasori's food budget only 20 to 30 cents a day, even in the United States. How did he manage? "In Africa the villagers often shared their food with me, even though they are very poor. [n the United States I bought bread, onions and carrols. I made onion sandwiches with raw carrots for dessert. " Out of Africa and jnto Europe, he stopped in England for two months, working as a motorcycle mechanic to earn passage to Canada. Then it was across Canada, down through the western U.S., up to Alaska (where continuous rains provided miserable camping and riding) and back south for a tour of all 48 states. He wan ted to journey into the .Northwest Territory and live with Eskimos hut ran short of money. Total trip was 49.000.bike miles, of whIch 32,000 miles were on the original bike. A.t U.S. Suzuki in California he was loaned another motorcycle for his 17,000-miJe U.S. and Alaska tour. (His TS-250, although somewhat travel-weary. was and is mechanicallv sound, but Suzuki borrowed it f~r display purposes.) \Vh y did he do it? miling, he said, "It was the call of the.desert - and the north, south, east and wesl." Now his plan is to work in Tokyo, save his money and next year take off for Australia with a side trip through Africa.