Silent Rider’s solo trip around the world


KUALA TERENGGANU: Being deaf and mute did not stop a 65-year-old man from travelling to six continents on his motorcycle.

Kohei Hakamada, 65, from Yokohama, Japan, said he had travelled to 91 countries since he started his solo expedition in 2010, and had covered more than 100,000km on his Suzuki Djebel 250.

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