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Entries from March 2010

The F800GS has to go

March 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments

It is with great sadness that I have to hand back my F800GS. The recession has bitten me hard and I can’t afford the bike anymore. I could only afford such an expensive bike on finance and I can be glad I had two great years on it seeing places and meeting people others only [...]

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You’re Hardcore Jon… NO, I’m not

March 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

I get people saying I’m hardcore and crazy for riding in the snow and ice etc. I have to say, NO, I’m very far from hardcore. You want to see hardcore… watch this… and if your palms are not sweating or you don’t feel a little queezy afterwards then you are Hardcore!

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A years riding – part 1

March 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Everywhere Virtually part 1 from everywherevirtually on Vimeo. Included in this video are extracts from Sibirsky Extreme in Western & Eastern Europe and other footage taken throughout 2009 and 2010.

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Myself and the 800 are in Visor Down this month

March 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Late last year I took some time out to write a full review on the F800GS for Visor Down magazine. Thanks to Mark Godsland in the UK he made me aware that the article had been published along with all the feedback from my many friends and fellow 800 riders in the UK and beyond. [...]

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Tags: BMW F800GS · BMW Motorcycling · early days · Publications

Hallstatt

March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

Home of the Celtic Hallstatt culture, it was somewhere I always wanted to go. Hallstatt from everywherevirtually on Vimeo. A ride around the surroundings of Hallstatt. Despite the snow it was 17c and the first true sprng day.

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The Sibirsky Extreme DVD is coming

March 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Walter has posted onto YouTube the first draft of a trailer for the Sibirsky Extreme DVD. It gives a tantalising taste of what is to come and adds an extra dimension to the wonderful photos that he posted on ADV Rider.

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French Bikers Protest

March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I spotted this article from Mike Werner about a legitimate protest by French bikers in a number of cities across France. It is something many bikers across the world will identify with. Mike says French motorcycle riders had their day in the news this weekend. Organized by the FFMCFederation Francaise des Motards en Colere – [...]

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Tags: Biking · Europe · Events · Everywhere Virtually · Protest

How to fix a bent footpeg… or not

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Fixing a bent footpeg – Attempt 1 from everywherevirtually on Vimeo.

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Tags: Biking · BMW F800GS · BMW Motorcycling · Europe · Filming & Editing · Maintenance · Vimeo

Ever wanted to know what it’s like to crash in snow and ice?

March 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

My YouTube buddy Svangalie has put together a compilation of his crashes on the ice and snow. It’s handy because I didn’t have a camera with me when I went down so it demonstrates to my friends and family how it can almost be fun. When people think motorcycle crash they they high speed impact [...]

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Tags: Adventure Travel · Biking · Europe · Everywhere Virtually · KTM · YouTube

If Carlsberg made crash bars…

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments

They’d probably not be as good as these… So the videos are fine but everything looks good in the factory. I can tell you that I have had over 5 heavy offs whilst riding the bike off road and in the snow. It has gone down hard and the bars only sustained cosmetic damage. In [...]

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