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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, […]

22nd Jun 202022nd Oct 2021KTM 500 EXC, Maintenance, Navigation

Adventurising the Five Hundy

Finally, after months of waiting.. after the departure date of our planned offroad tour of Spain had come, and gone, and still never happened. We should have it done by now, and be home a week already, but we’re still in lockdown. Phase 3 of […]

21st May 201815th Jun 2020Husky TE300, Rides / Daytrips

Sunday Morning Spin

A lot of erosion from the recent rains have been tearing up some of those trails and created some deep ruts that you really want to avoid. The mud was slippery as hell and some of the trails were rockier than normal. Dropped the bike […]

28th Apr 201824th Jan 2020Gear, Navigation

Exploring and testing

Out in exploring the trails again. Super day for it. Dressed fashionably and all :o) Took the cycling bike to Dromore another day to test those new etrex maps, they seem to work really well so happy with that result too.    

9th Dec 20178th May 2021Beta xTrainer, Navigation, Rides / Daytrips

Turkey Run 2017

Kilfenora was the starting point and most of today’s waypoints were in or around the Burren. The new xTrainer was brought out for the run today, she has about 10 hours up now, so the suspension is bedding in at this stage. The front end […]

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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