From the category archives:

Patagonia

Patagonia Movie

February 17, 2008

Friends (Brian and Shira who publish Backroads Magazine) I made on the Patagonia Trip put this together – it’s great.

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Patagonia

December 5, 2007

It’s hard to compress into a few words just how big an impact my trip has had on me. It is unquestionably the finest motorcycling trip I have ever made and two reasons stand out. Firstly the place is simply magnificent in its variety but most of all in its feeling of being vast, unspoilt [...]

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Back from the Fin del Mundo

November 24, 2007

Patagonia was simply amazing – totally fantastic in every respect. My trip was all I hoped it would/could be.
This is as far as the road will take you in South America and what a road! Mountains, deserts, rainforests, glaciers, lakes and let’s not forget the wind. It blows constantly in the south – relentless and [...]

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Off-Road Again

September 22, 2007

Well, I survived another bout of off-roading. This was certainly an experience and totally unlike the BMW course last weekend. I have to say that the BMW course was in my view much better value and far more professionally run. To be fair, the BMW course advertised itself as skills building whereas the Honda offering [...]

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Done It!

September 18, 2007

I had a fabulous couple of riding days in Wales doing this course in preparation for my Patagonia trip. The photos on this certificate don’t really do the course or the environment justice. I bounced up and down dale (with rocks) through ruts and rivers and mud up to my ears (especially when I fell [...]

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Patagonia Preparations

July 20, 2007

This is supposedly a blog about my Goldwing experiences but the weather is keeping the lid on those at present! The great performance of the Wing in bad weather has shown me that I needn’t fear a bit of rain but the skies and forecasts do nothing to encourage me on to it at the [...]

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Patagonia Problems

July 18, 2007

Well not problems – challenges rather. On the clothing front, I finally sprang for a BMW Rallye 2 Pro suit. No that’s not me modelling it! I shudder to think what my Goldwing buddies are going to say if they see me in it. However, it has good protection and if Ewan McGregor and Charley [...]

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Bike clothing

July 10, 2007

I am somewhat at a loss to know what to wear for the Patagonia trip. Temperatures can range from the 90s down to the 30s (Fahrenheit) apparently, it can also get very wet and windy. My money is really on the colder weather but we’ll be on rough dirt roads for most of the trip [...]

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Motorcycling is an expensive business!

July 8, 2007

I booked my flight to Chile today for the End of the World Tour. I also splashed out for another larger tent for camping – I’ll give the other one to one of the grandkids. Used just once, it will be fine for the sort of camping they are likely to do in the next [...]

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Completely Bonkers??

June 29, 2007

My paper Aerostich catalogue landed on the mat yesterday and for those of you who haven’t yet acquired one of these I suggest you do so without delay – it is a veritable Aladdin’’s cave of biking gear porn and guaranteed to be injurious to your financial health.
On the back cover was an ad for [...]

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