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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Thanks!
Well we’ve been back a few days and we’ve finally sorted the washing out. So it seems returning to normal now seems to be the order of the day…..
However before we all slip back into everyday life we’d just like to express our thanks to everyone who has supported us on our journey. We’ve all […]
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
PocketComms
No speaky….
Not a video review this time, unusual for us I know, however I’ve just got hold of a really nice piece of kit that may well prove more valuable than mine and Matt’s (failed) Russian language (Svetlana please forgive us….) course we had planned to do for the trip - I finished having trouble […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Off-road training day
The Ady Smith school sounded like a really great way to spend the weekend. Not only was it going to be fun but I was also looking at it as further rider training and being able to relate some of things I learned on the weekend to my road riding.
Ady Smith runs a good school […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Adventure Motorcycling Review (the book)
I was looking forward to having a look at this book when it came out. As practical ‘how to’ guides on adventure motorcycling are a bit few and far between so it’s nice to see another title for people to pick-up when they start planning or even dreaming about a long trip.
On first impressions the […]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
The Longest Day
Well as if a 5,000 mile trip to Russia wasn’t enough for me I’ve signed up for a special day out in June!
I’m going to use it as a bit of ‘light’ training…
Myself and some friends from www.xrv.org.uk will be attempting to ride from John O’Groats to Lands End on 21st June 2008 - the […]
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Back to Work
I’ve been lying low for a bit and the other two have been out and about on their bikes so all in all a busy period where not much has changed as far as my Africa Twin is concerned. I’ll say sorry in advance as this bike has turned into an obsession.
I’ve spent the entire […]
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
Summer Holiday
Well as you all know the Russian Bear will have to wait. I have a bike to rebuild once my body is rebuilt (thankfully unlike bikes there’ll never be bits left over when it’s fully back together) and to be honest I’m more or less there. With the trip on hold for a bit Matt […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
The cast is off…
Went to the hospital for another check-up and the cast is off. I am officially ‘partially weight bearing’ with the target of full weight bearing in 6 weeks. I’m in a leg support but it’s a million miles away from a fibre glass cast.
Foot looked pretty grim when it came out of plaster. A bath […]
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Monday, June 25th, 2007
Ebay is a curse at times….
I’ve been looking for spares since my accident. Some are harder to find than others and let’s be honest as this is a Honda new ones aren’t cheap so ‘previously enjoyed’ spares are the order of the day.
One part that’s been particulary vexing for me has been the front fairing spur - without being to technical it […]
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Slow Progress
It’s been a few weeks since my accident so I thought it would be nice to give a little update of how I’m healing. I’m still in plaster and my next appointment is 28th June and until then I’m non-weight bearing. It seems a long time but I suppose they are keen for the plate […]
