Quiet Winter Days
It’s been fairly quiet of late, what with Omicron and all that came with it. Winters can be bleak here, so it’s welcome when a few dry days come your way and there’s a chance to get out for a spin. Recent spins have been […]
Category: Rides / Daytrips
Coasting out
Another fabulous 27°C day in the July heatwave. Not a huge amount to say about this one. Four Yamahas hit the backroads and trails of the Burren earlier and put the Super Ténéré 750, a slightly newer Ténéré 700, an XT600 and a WR450F through […]
It’s been far too long
Over the past 18 months or so we’ve kinda migrated from enduro riding to more dual-sport / adventure riding. Trials too, but mostly dual-sport. The 500EXC is an amazing machine, with instant response from that big 510cc motor.. and the new Tenere 700 is effortlessly […]
Local DualSport-ing
Motivation has been a bit hard to come by of late. No problem motivating myself to get out for a spin, but the thought of sitting at the computer and posting something online just wasn’t there. This past winter seemed to almost be never ending, […]
Weekend Trials
A picture spells a thousand words, and all that..
Friday Trials
A short spin up some local hills on Friday afternoon for a bit of trials training. Just two of us on the Beta Evo and a GasGas TXT. At the time I was a bit ‘will I – won’t I’ as I had just come […]
Gentle blow-off-the-cobwebs trailride
Hitting the trails on a gorgeous mild mid November Sunday!!! Still in lockdown so being subtle. CRF250 Rally and Husqvarna TE300.. this was just a trail ride now, not an enduro. The Husky hasn’t been out in a while so I was glad of […]
Socially Distant Trails
The level 5 lockdown has been taking it’s toll, the clocks are well changed to winter time now and there’s a wicked chill in the air. It’s also been raining for 3 weeks solid .. . but the forecast is for 2 or 3 days […]
Trial & Error
Ok, so I picked this wee sweetie up about a month or two ago. She’s a used Beta Evo 250 2T… seems to be in good condition, i only adjusted the levers to my preference and changed the transmission oil and we’ve already started making […]
Ride, Rinse, Repeat
These wild camping trips are becoming a regular thing now with 4 trips under our belts .. and the fifth one only a few days away!!! The first trip was a real learning experience. My initial impression of the bike was that it felt wrong. […]
Super Sunday
It was a beautiful Sunday morning for 3 of us to hit the trails. Summer part II might not last so we’ll take what we can. CRF250 Rally – FE250 – TE300
Viral Trails
Pondering mortality? The never ending social distancing? The efforts to protect ourselves and our families from the terrible sickness, and at the same time thinking the queue for Lidl is possibly worse than the sickness could ever be, and we’d nearly rather try our luck […]
Ringing in 2020 with a bang
Christmas and New Years.. time for family and friends, some nights out, some blinking lights, and some broken bikes. In between all the festive events, a little time was found for some essential bike maintenance, and a couple of rides too. The end of year […]
The Goat
We hit the road early this morning to make full use of the limited daylight that was available. There was no need really though, as we were done by 1pm. Still, was handy to get home and have the bikes washed and put away while […]
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 […]