Good spot, could well be my first plan for 2023. I must learn from last time and take more thermals and drink less beer.

My other half is a folk singer and sometimes we get these gems,

I've had a few satnavs on bikes in my time. Most have had screens that are too small, also they are somehow getting smaller as I get older!

The best tool for road nav I've ever had a road map in a clear sleeve on my tank bag.

I had a CRF250 Rally and its pretty tall for that sort of thing and at about 166kg quite heavy too. Beta Alp maybe?

Small polite words like bonjour and merci are very apriciated To say nothing is taken as a bit rude. I have a smattering of French as I used to travel there a few times a year on business... but that was 25 years ago. My wife and I have been speaking rusty O level French since I decided on this tri...

Hi folks, In an effort to get more adventure bikes going to this show, the organisers are offering bikes free tickets - up to 3 nights camping and 2 days entry to the show. I don't suppose there'll be too much bike related stuff, but it may be interesting all the same. Details can be found here: ht...

Picked up this little beauty today , don't think it's ever been off road , still had the original mirrors , handguards , rubber covered footpegs , not a mark on the sumpguard , so I have started getting rid of all the crap , fitted a seat concepts seat to replace the plank that was on it , new cycr...

The headlamp is going to get a guard next looking at the extra metalwork on the ground that would be my thinking anyway, love the shower curtain rail too, Ha, I just gathered up all the metal stuff that might fit and offered it all up. The grill would have been better but attaching it would have ne...

Last week I was riding along and it felt like I hit a bit of rubbish. Didn't think much more of it. Today I've gone to mount my luggage ready for the Adventure fest tomorrow and found my exhaust heat shield is gone. I can only assume these two events are linked... Anyway I needed a quick fix so I've...

Flying back in next Friday to pick up Idris after the summer and ride it back home. Ferry booked for Sunday 18th, so makes sense to swing by this show for a couple of days. If you are around, keep an eye out and say hi. Can´t imagine there will be that many red Teneres with Spanish plates in the ca...