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Details, accessories and modifications to my travel bikes.

My next adventure bike

13 July, 2021 · Bikes
KTM 890 Adventure

After four years sailing the globe, my feet back on the ground and my thoughts turn back to adventure motorcycling. But which of the new models is a worthy replacement for the mighty 950 Adventure.

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Dealing with the X – My modifications – part 2

12 September, 2015 · Bikes, BMW G650 xCountry
BMW xCountry Sachs shock absorber

I bought the xCountry back in June 2014 and initially listed the modifications I felt necessary to turn the bike into something that I’d want to take on an adventure (read crossing countries/continents on a mixture of surfaces). Since then I’ve used the bike to tour through Spain and tackled old Dakar pistes in Morocco.Continue reading “Dealing with the X – My modifications – part 2”

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Chicks dig Dakars

19 October, 2013 · Bikes
Girl on BMW F650 Dakar

I’ve had the Dakar for five months now, and recently put 3,000 miles on it during a trip to Budapest at the end of August. It’s no sports bike that’s for sure, but I’m certainly enjoying it, and whenever I’m reminded by my neighbour that the exhaust note sounds like a Lawnmower, I can replyContinue reading “Chicks dig Dakars”

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BMW F650 Dakar

9 June, 2013 · Bikes

Having ridden sports bikes since 2008 I decided that it was time for a change. As my interest in adventure travel grew I began looker for an overlander that would be equally at home on the tarmac as it would off it.

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