Everywhere Virtually

Before I write another thing I would like to thank Grant & Susan Johnson and Chris Colling & Dave Lomax at adventure-Spec for making my attendance possible this year. Without them it would not have happened. the 2010 10th anniversary event was much bigger than previous years. As I rode up the driveway to Lumb [...]

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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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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 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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I have finally started to get around to processing the video from the Touratech Travel Event in March. by a complete stroke of serendipity I happened to find one of the funniest clips. Austin Vince regails the audience with Viz style hilarity as he talks about his travels through Russia.

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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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I’m a regular contributor to ukgser.com and no subject is sacred on the forum. Death, politics, bikes, divorce, adventure it’s all there. Of course being a topical site swine flu raised it’s head above the trough (sorry) and I have to say I have never laughed so hard at some of the responses to the [...]

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Well with only 3 days to go until lift off I sit here with a mild sense of alarm. I haven’t made copies of my documents, money essential for the trip is owed to me, my co-riders bike broke down and is in the garage being investigated, my luggage is all over the place, I [...]

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This is my first High definition (HD) video for Sibirsky Extreme. I have spent the past week getting to grips with the camera. I’ve made all the usual silly vid’s you make when you first get a camera and this is my first real attempt at building up my part of the story for Sibirsky [...]

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