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Category Archives: Touring
Catch Up
The last post was basically to check that A) I still knew what a keyboard was for and, B) That I still had access to this blog. Apparently OK on both counts! So – After just about 9 months, my … Continue reading
Posted in Injury, Off-road, Touring, blog, motorcycle
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New Tyres and a Plan
When lubing my chain after my trip to Wales on the GS, I noticed that my rear tyre – a TKC80 was split between a couple of tread blocks. It wasn`t catastrophic looking and it had brought me back from … Continue reading
Posted in F800GS, Off-road, Touring, motorcycle
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Ireland here I come!
Tomorrow I am off to the Irish Treffen on the Goldwing. I have never been to Ireland before so it”s a real first for me. There is one fly in the ointment however, the ferry tickets were booked by fellow … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Goldwing, Kent Wings, Touring, motorcycle
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Getting Serious!
Got down to Metal Mule today and had these beauties fitted. It’s two 38l side panniers and a 45l topbox. To get the balanced set-up the standard exhaust was replaced with a slimmer Scorpion exhaust. It is no noisier than … Continue reading
Posted in BMW, Equipment, Touring, motorcycle
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Italy 2008
Back from a marvellous tour of Umbria, Tuscany and the Marche courtesy of Beach”s Motorcycle Adventures. I was riding a brand new BMW 1200GS equipped with a Garmin 276C GPS (great system – miles better than my Garmin 2820 I … Continue reading
Posted in BMW, GPS, Italy, Touring, motorcycle
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Trailer ordered, 8000 mile service booked, new tyres needed
In my (respectable on-road) Goldwing life – as opposed to my (irreverent off-road) GS life, I have decided it’s time to get a trailer for the bike. I hasten to say that is not a trailer to carry the bike … Continue reading
Posted in Goldwing, Touring, Tyres, motorcycle
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Patagonia Movie
Friends (Brian and Shira who publish Backroads Magazine) I made on the Patagonia Trip put this together – it’s great.
Posted in Movie, Patagonia, Touring, motorcycle
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Thoughts on riding gear
Patagonia certainly tested my choices of riding gear thoroughly thanks to some very cold winds, rain, dust and wind as well as taking a pretty heavy tumble that road-tested my stuff. I am glad to say that it all worked … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Helmet, Review, Touring, motorcycle
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Patagonia
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 … Continue reading
Posted in BMW, Patagonia, Touring, motorcycle
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Back from the Fin del Mundo
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, … Continue reading
Posted in Patagonia, Touring, motorcycle
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