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Sibirsky Extreme Project DVD Join prolific adventure motorcyclist and Siberia aficionado Walter Colebatch and his friends on a ride of discovery into Central Asia and the darkest depths of Siberia. Sibirsky Extreme was the journey that pioneered new routes across Siberia, including the legendary BAM Road. This journey also features the Tuva Track, Vilyuisky Trakt [...]

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This has been in the pipeline for a while but 2011 is the year it all kicks off. I am very much looking forward to this.

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Sibirsky Extreme 2010 is underway. I have known for some time that it was going ahead in July when I met Walter in the UK last month at the Horizons Unlimited event. His bike had been upgraded in many areas from his original suppliers. I had also learned that Sherri Jo Wilkins would be joining [...]

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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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The last time I did it was on the shore of Lake Prespa in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Fitting brake pads in Macedonia from everywherevirtually on Vimeo. After staying the night in the little village of Stenje beside lake Prespa in Macedonia I decided it was a good time to do some early [...]

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Some of you may know that despite riding the Balkan leg of the Sibirsky Extreme project I am also the creative brains behind the website and supporting media. The logo is a different matter. That honour goes to Matt Hill of Terra Circa. He also designed the Mondo Enduro logo and is a very talented [...]

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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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Lake Garda to Ancona We started off the day by being fleeced by an Italian grandmother. The previous night she wooed us with a €30 per person per night rate. Come the morning it had jumped to €34 euro. Not much you say but we are on a tight budget and 8 euros is 8 [...]

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