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Let's Ride a Motorbike to Georgia Together

I'm raising funds to repair the motorbike and get to the land of beauty, Stalin and wine: Georgia.

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Let's Ride a Motorbike to Georgia Together

Let's Ride a Motorbike to Georgia Together

Let's Ride a Motorbike to Georgia Together

Let's Ride a Motorbike to Georgia Together

Let's Ride a Motorbike to Georgia Together

I'm raising funds to repair the motorbike and get to the land of beauty, Stalin and wine: Georgia.

I'm raising funds to repair the motorbike and get to the land of beauty, Stalin and wine: Georgia.

I'm raising funds to repair the motorbike and get to the land of beauty, Stalin and wine: Georgia.

I'm raising funds to repair the motorbike and get to the land of beauty, Stalin and wine: Georgia.

Marko Gregović
Marko Gregović
Marko Gregović
Marko Gregović
9 Campaigns |
Zagreb, Croatia
$3,019 USD 59 backers
503% of $600 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Hey I am Marko and I want to ride the motorbike from the Balkans to Georgia - a small country in the Caucasus. I will be riding through some of the most interesting areas in the world, and it would be a shame not to share the impressions of the trip with you through stories, videos and photos.

*** UPDATE ***

Big <3 to everyone supporting this campaign. We reached the goal in a few hours. Then we reached $2000 after five days - I promised that if we reach that we will go to another beautiful country on the route. This country ties chess, Kim Kardashian, cognac and System of a Down. Yep, Armenia, here I come!


FIRST OF ALL

First of all, crowdfunding is amazing. Even before the campaign was launched thanks to Ivana from Croatia and Ece from Turkey, I now have new friends and a place to sleep on the way. Crowdfunding is not just about money, it's about things like this. So <3 to all of you with crowdfunding spirit.


SO WHY GEORGIA?

There are three reasons why would I want to go to Georgia: one, Georgia is gorgeous. Two, it is a birthplace of Stalin, one of the worst people who ever lived. Three, it is a birthplace of wine, one of the best inventions of humankind. Finally, the journey is more important than the destination: I'm sure that I will find encounter amazing things on the way worth sharing with you.


WHAT WILL YOU GET?

I really want to take you on this trip - traveling alone can get boring. In my past travels I would make thousands of photos, hear hundreds of interesting stories, and see events and things worth sharing. But that would all evaporate as soon as I got back. You know when you return home from this inspiring experience and people ask you: How was it? And then you answer simply: Great! 

In reality, you should answer: “Sit down, this story is five hours long”. Since nowadays nobody has five hours to listen to even the most interesting stories, this time around I want to tell the story as it is happening. You will get my impressions of the post-coup Turkey, of Anatolian wilderness, of Black Sea coast, of unique Georgian alphabet, of regional conflicts, of history, of culture, of wine. Because people inhabiting Georgia have been drinking wine for the last 10,000 years. I guess they learnt how to make it by now.


WHAT I NEED?

The round trip from the Balkans to Georgia is around 10,000km long in total. It will be mostly self-funded, but to get there as a minimum I need to make some repairs on the motorbike which is now six years old. For example, I need to change tyres, I need to change the chain, I need to fix the brakes, I need to change the blinker.

  • $300 tyres
  • $100 chain
  • $200 small repairs= $600 TOTAL

If I manage to collect more funds, they will go toward buying additional fuel and to get some better accommodation than a hammock occasionally so I can be more productive. I will add another destination to this trip if the campaign reaches $2000.



PERKS:

You can find everything on the right hand side. The most important part is that everyone will receive updates from the trip which will make a great summer reading, I promise.


FIXED FUNDING:

I am crazy for doing this campaign for three reasons:

  • Nobody should begin crowdfunding in August
  • Nobody should take so little time to prepare a campaign
  • Nobody should run a campaign alone and travel in the same time

Yet, since the decision was spontaneous I had a choice of cancelling the project or trying to crowdfund against the odds. I have confidence that enough people will feel this project is interesting and support it.

I wanted to make this a fixed funding campaign, but I can't because then PayPal would be the only payment option - and not everyone has PayPal. That sucks, because if I don't reach $600, I don't have money to pay both for the fuel & for the repairs.


SAFETY FIRST:

I have been riding the motorbike and never had a serious accident. That doesn't make me invincible, but you should know that I take safety very seriously. I'm not a squid (a stupidly aggressive rider) and I'm not a rookie. 


OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

Invite friends to join the campaign, share it on social media after you have contributed. This increases a chance of campaign being successful!

Thank you all

<3


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JUST NUTS - Updates only

$1 USD
I wish this could be $0. The point of this campaign is to share the story - you will receive updates and pictures from the journey on email and FB for the cheapest price available on Indiegogo. The stories you will read will be of higher quality than your ordinary summer novel and you will receive them for the whole duration of my trip.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
12 claimed

NUTS & BOLTS - Updates+repair

$9 USD
Same as FAST & CHEAP. Not only will you receive updates and pictures, but you will also contribute to necessary repairs of the motorbike
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
13 claimed

WAVE - Personalized Postcard

$18 USD
Wave is a traditional bikers’ greeting. Every time I greet a biker on the way I will be thinking about you. You get all the updates from the trip AND you support me substantially AND I will also send you one personalized postcard from the coolest town I encounter on the way.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
5 out of 50 of claimed

PILLION - Postcard Collection

$38 USD
Pillion is a passanger on the motorcycle. With this, you are basically riding with me. Besides updates, I will send you 3 different personalized postcards from 3 different cities on the route (the most magical ones, I promise) so you can feel like you are travelling with me.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
6 out of 20 of claimed

RIDE LIEUTANT - Churchkela

$58 USD
You are that cool biker who rides as the last in group of bikers, taking care of them all. Since you are so sweet, you will get a traditional Georgian delicious candle-shaped candy Churchkela made of grape must, nuts and flour. And postcards. And updates. This is very limited cause I have limited space for carrying stuff.
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
0 out of 10 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

RIDE CAPTAIN - Dinner&Candles

$98 USD
You are the leader of a motorcycle gang. As the captain, you deserve a nice candle-lit dinner (in and around Croatia) where I will tell you even more stories and answer all your questions, give you a special present and sing you a traditional Georgian song. I can meet you in Croatia, Austria & Serbia only for now. Let me know if you are somewhere else, perhaps we could still arrange it.
Estimated Shipping
September 2016
1 out of 5 of claimed
Ships to Croatia, Serbia, Austria

NAVIGATOR - Tell me where to!

$138 USD
As if you were there! Get an opportunity to tell me which direction to take, what to do, where to visit, what pictures to take and deliver to you. Navigation applicable to Georgia only. Security is still of the essence, so I reserve the right to ask you for an alternative.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
1 out of 3 of claimed
sold out

1%ER - The cool 1%

$958 USD
Estimated Shipping
October 2016
1 out of 1 of claimed

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