This weekend things have started to move on the Andes Moto Extreme website development. Walter Colebatch got in touch about his latest project and through mutual support of each others projects I am now following on from my work on Sibirsky Extreme to now focus my efforts on the new website. Sherri Jo Wilkins has [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Maintenance'
Andes Moto Extreme
January 21st, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Adventure Travel · Adventure-spec · Altitude · Andes · Andes Moto Extreme · Austria · Bike building · Biking · Exploring · flickr · HID50 · Maintenance · Mountains · Sherri Jo Wilkins · South America · Vimeo · Volcano · Walter Colebatch
Project Black is Born
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Ok perhaps the name is overly dramatic considering I’m modifying a DRZ but it made me chuckle for a moment. In all seriousness though the project has started in earnest. In recent years there has been a hive of activity in Holland when it comes to Adventure Motorcycling. Whether it is welding extra fuel tanks, [...]
Tags: Bike building · DRZ400SM · Everywhere Virtually · Maintenance · Mod's
The wheels are in motion
January 13th, 2011 · 3 Comments
I have not posted for a long time because there were a number of false starts and idea changes. My circumstances have changed quite a bit and after much thought I stopped compromising on the kind of bike I needed. I was considering a bike that would be a halfway house between going two up [...]
Tags: Adventure Travel · Adventure-spec · Africa · Biking · DRZ400SM · Europe · Luggage · Maintenance · Mod's · Mongolia · Sahara · Suzuki
Horizons Unlimited Meeting 2010
June 27th, 2010 · No Comments
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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It always happens when money is short…
May 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
I was riding down the road today and the handling of the bike became a little wobbly. A quick glance at the front tire and everything was OK. I got to the traffic lights and had a check of the rear and all was not well. It was looking as if it was at half [...]
Tags: Everywhere Virtually · Maintenance
Not much news
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Everywhere Virtually · Maintenance · Mod's
How to fix a bent footpeg… or not
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Fixing a bent footpeg – Attempt 1 from everywherevirtually on Vimeo.
Tags: Biking · BMW F800GS · BMW Motorcycling · Europe · Filming & Editing · Maintenance · Vimeo
It’s that time again – brake pad replacement.
February 14th, 2010 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Adventure Travel · BMW F800GS · BMW Motorcycling · Everywhere Virtually · Filming & Editing · Maintenance · Motosyberia
Horizons Unlimited Event 2009
July 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Adventure Jackets · Adventure Travel · Austin Vince · Biking · BMW Motorcycling · Camping · Clothing · Europe · HUMM · Maintenance · Mondo Enduro · Sibirsky Extreme · Terra Circa · TouraTech
Cramp Buster Mod
December 31st, 2008 · No Comments
My cramp buster stops the heat getting through to my last two fingers on my right hand. To fix this I have drilled holes in it which allows more heat through. The weather is well below zero at the moment which made for perfect testing conditions. There is a noticeable improvement after the mod and [...]
Tags: Maintenance · Mod's
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