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Category: Multi-Day Bike Trips

6th Oct 202119th Feb 2022KTM 500 EXC, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

The Alps Trip

The bike was ready. All consumables were replaced. Fresh tyres, pads, filters, bearings, you name it – it was done. All that was left to do was to go ride the actual trip that was planned. And hope to not make a complete balls of […]

22nd Jun 202126th Jan 2022KTM 500 EXC, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Malin Head

A bigger roadtrip than normal was on the cards. Ideally suitable for the Tenere, but it looked like it was going to be a solo run so maybe safer to bring the KTM? Lifting a 110kg bike is a lot easier that a 210kg bike, […]

28th Sep 202022nd Oct 2021KTM 500 EXC, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Travel

Dingle and Slea Head

Wild camping trip # 5, but without the wild camping this time. This time around we splashed out on a B&B, and it was amazing!!! There were pints. Many many pints. We left Clare at 10:30am on a bright Monday morning and ate road to […]

30th Jul 202026th Jan 2022KTM 500 EXC, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Travel

West Kerry & Cork

Another chance to get away on a wild camping trip presented itself, and it was an opportunity to not go wasted. I quickly loaded up the 500 and made tracks, this time travelling solo, and in a different direction too. The route was a bit […]

29th Jun 202026th Jan 2022KTM 500 EXC, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Wild Camping in Connemara

After all the talk of adventure riding, and planning and building the bike.. it was more than a little disappointing to have this Coronavirus scupper all our well laid plans. Over the past few weeks I’d been slowly toying with the idea of a more […]

30th Sep 20198th May 2021Beta xTrainer, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Navigation, Rides / Daytrips

Paddy Dakar 2019

The 10th anniversary Paddy Dakar was held last weekend in Doon, Co Limerick. Route A was the highlight of the event for me, with some new single-track trails we hadn’t ridden before. There was a fair amount of rain too, which made for a few […]

24th Sep 20198th May 2021Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Offroad Orange – Spain 2019

  So for my opinion on the 2020 KTM EXC-Fs.. I was riding the 250EXC-F, and having had a Honda CRF250X in the past I had a certain expectation on what to expect from a 250cc four stroke, but I was wrong. This bike wasn’t […]

16th Dec 201720th Jan 2020Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Redtread Spain 2017

I got an unexpected week off, so decided to head over to Spain for a few days riding with Redtread. They have a fleet of fresh enough Yamaha WR250Fs which were soft and gentle, but still quick enough to have a bit of fun on. […]

1st Oct 20178th May 2021Husky TE300, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Navigation, Rides / Daytrips

Paddy Dakar 2017

We had a core group of 6 riders, but our group increased as the day went on, as it does. We picked up a couple of neighbours from the campsite just before the night stage, and then three more classic smokers joined us on Saturday […]

29th Sep 20168th May 2021Husky TE300, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Navigation, Rides / Daytrips

Paddy Dakar 2016

Well.. another year, another Paddy Dakar. This year was a bit of a wash out, or maps were wet, the big ‘berg was having fuel pump problems, there was a broken chain on a CRF, just nothing seemed to be going our way .. so […]

1st Oct 20158th May 2021Honda CRF250X, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Navigation, Rides / Daytrips

Paddy Dakar 2015

So, after busting my wheel bearings recently, it looked like I wasn’t going to make it to this years Paddy Dakar. But then. At the last minute. . a rear wheel belonging to a CRF250R became available. Ok, so its a 19″ instead of 18″ […]

30th Sep 20148th May 2021Honda CRF250X, Multi-Day Bike Trips, Navigation, Rides / Daytrips

Paddy Dakar 2014

On Friday afternoon a bunch of the guys and I headed towards Doon in Co.Limerick for the Paddy Dakar. Gazebos were raised, BBQs were lit, tyres were kicked, burgers devoured, and one or two beverages may have been consumed. It was a grand old weekend. […]

13th Sep 20138th May 2021Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Riders of the Lost Trail 2013

Taking a guided tour of the Andalucia Mountains with Riders of the Lost Trail. Based out of Cortes de la Frontera, Phil has a fleet of new KTM EXC350s that are well maintained and start on the button. These bikes were light years ahead of […]

30th Sep 201225th Jan 2022Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Bike Trip Europe 2012

September 2012 lap of Europe. I headed East for as far as I could without overdoing it on the mileage. 200 – 300km per day, sometimes more, but usually less. Got as far as Ljubljana before I had to start back west again. Covered around […]

29th Jun 20108th May 2021Multi-Day Bike Trips, Road Trips & Holidays, Travel

Cannonball Bike Run 2010

This was just nuts. No other words for it. Spare tyres checked in and brought on the plane, bikes shipped in advance. Fork seals busted on day one. Magnums of Belvedere and Grey Goose every night. 500km stages through the Rif and High Atlas Mtns. […]

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