Everywhere Virtually

I spent a very pleasant few days in Linz seeing friends and making new ones. Linz is the 2009 capital of culture and has made noticeable strides since I was last there in April and August of 2008. It has an energy and vibrancy which is tempered by the fact it is also a provincial [...]

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As the day warmed up to a pleasant but not uncomfortable temperature I soon made it to Germany. En route I chuckled to myself that I was nearing Helmond in the Netherlands… I thought this trip is so hardcore I’m going through Helmond. (referring to Helmand Province in Afghanistan) I made good progress and arrived [...]

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I am discovering that making promises to set off on epic journeys after work is a bad, bad idea. I managed to get the tyres sorted out which was nothing short of miraculous. In some ways that took the heat off and so I got home and realised I had to pack everything, pay bills, [...]

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The tyres turned up today which left only two more potential problems. Firstly how to fit them and secondly how to balance them. Chris at adv-spec sent me a link to BTS (Bike Tyre Services) I spoke to Matt who owns it and it turned out he had a cancellation in Macclesfield and was quite [...]

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I’m happy to watch this guy do his stuff on the F800GS as I would surely end up with bent metal and lots of broken plastic, minimum, if I did half of what he can do. Great control. TeachTrix.com BMW F800gs from Bud Mastrangelo on Vimeo.

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I have been rather remiss of late in updating this blog. I’ve been annoyed at myself because there has been a lot going on. A lot of good stuff going on… a lot of adventure motorcycling goodness I recently attended the Horizons Unlimited UK summer meeting at Ripley in Derbyshire. This is an event that [...]

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The guys at Horizons Unlimited are the real deal. They are just regular people who share their knowledge and expertise with other motorcycle travelers. I will be attending the lumb farm meet organised by HU in June this year and I also had the pleasure of staying with the head of HU Belgium this year. [...]

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On this day last year I passed the practical exam of my motorcycle license. What a day, what a moment. It was hot and sunny and the highway was open to me. At that moment I knew that a BMW F800 GS was soon to be mine. I also knew that I would ride to [...]

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Last year on two separate occasions I had to cross a ford in the road. One in Derbyshire and one in Warwickshire. I quickly realised it was a lot of fun and was keen to find more… But how do you find small fords and river crossings? I was distracted by the planning for Sibirsky [...]

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