Sunday, 25 April 2010

Exmoor and beyond – Sunday 25th April 2010....

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A much warmer night and a lot of rain… Some of us sle pt but some did not. It was rumoured that I snore a little but that has been put in th...
Saturday, 24 April 2010

Exmoor and all that

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23rd April 10 – Exmoor Good day – today was the start of the Shakedown run to the West County. Steve is still stuck on the rigs in the No...
Wednesday, 14 April 2010

4 Weeks and Counting..........

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With just over 4 weeks to go till the off...   and only a week before the "shake-down" trip to Exmoor... The planning of the rou...
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Nearly there............

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Well, just about 7 weeks to go before the off.... We have a meeting this weekend to sort out any issues - then it's a weekend "shak...
Monday, 22 February 2010

Bugger and Brakes........

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Mmmmmmm -  Not a good end to the week - the front brake calipers seized on Friday - just managed to get home.   I have now taken them off an...
Wednesday, 17 February 2010

... and still planning...

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Planning for the trip goes on; Travel Insurance done, Int'l Driving Permit obtained, Overnight accommadation sorted for Folkstone (prior...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010

...and then there were Three

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Planning is still moving on a pace.  Unfortunately one of the team has had to drop-out on account of a fall he had on ice whilst jogging !! ...
Thursday, 14 January 2010

Brrrrrrrrr

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Well hopefully the cold and snowy weather is now gone !!! - it was good practice for riding in Ice and Snow .... -7 degrees was not fun. We...
Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Poland & Beyond goes Multiple

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Not sure how but the next big trip to Poland & Beyond will now have 4 bikes. I am still trying to keep the planning minimal. The only fi...
Thursday, 3 December 2009

That was a week that was...

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What a week - first the fuel pump on the bike - then the switch for the heated grips and then the car but that's another sad tale.. Visi...
Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Up Up and Away

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Well it looks as thought it will be three for Poland and Beyond. The trip will now be Dave Charlton, Steve Davies and myself. The date is ...
Sunday, 15 November 2009

One becomes three - possibly

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Well - following the republication of me article about the trip to Andorra - two colleagues has come forward and are wanting to join in to t...
Sunday, 18 October 2009

A quick dash at the Weekend

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Well what a brilliant weekend - all the IAM Observers from SAM going on a training weekend into darkness Devon. 372 miles over two days of ...
Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Life goes on .... and on .... and on.....

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Yes life goes on... Bike has had new footwear and a service (33,000 miles) - hopefully the oil leak has gone ! Planning for Lithuania is sti...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Went West..........

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Hi Each - just return from a very quick trip to the West Country - 2 days on Exmoor... very relaxing and the both the weather and the lager ...
Monday, 7 September 2009

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...Time marches on.... Not a lot happening - the bike is still running well but will require new tyres before too long - have a little time ...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009

..The deed is done

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Having checked with management the plan has been approved and the destination is Poland (and possibly Lithuania) !! The planning starts no...
Monday, 10 August 2009

Is it planning or scheming !!

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.. Well I have made up my mind to ride to Poland in 2010 - the plan is to ride over the top and stop at Sopot ( I did stay there in 1979) an...
Wednesday, 15 July 2009

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..... Well not much to place on the blog - the bike has clocked up 30,000 miles (which is 19,500 miles in 14 months).... whoops - and 2,000 ...
Sunday, 21 June 2009

..@ HU Ripley

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Good morning, it’s is 8 am and I am at the Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting in Ripley Derbyshire. Arrived on Wednesday afternoon – had ...
Monday, 15 June 2009

.... India...

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The decision has been made - delay Enduro India until 2011... that give me a little breathing space and the other chap a chance to pass his ...
Friday, 12 June 2009

... the planning goes on...

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All recovered from the trip to France and Andorra - the focus now is the Horizons Unlimited event at Ripley in Derbyshire http://www.horizo...
Friday, 5 June 2009

.....and what next..

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Well the next trip will be the Horizons Unlimited Meeting at Ripley Derbyshire on the 18th to 21st June - with tent of course. Mr Mugabe is ...
Sunday, 24 May 2009

23rd May 2009

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The rain managed to stay away yesterday evening and I enjoyed a warm sunshine and a couple of beers before retiring for the night. Was on th...
Friday, 22 May 2009

22nd May 2009

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After pitching the tent at Camping-Moto I wandered down to the bar for a well deserved beer and sort out the route. I did glance at my e-mai...
Thursday, 21 May 2009

21st May 2009

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Well the early night promised did not happen the German hosts had invited people to the evening meal 3 French and one Englishman – the food ...
Wednesday, 20 May 2009

20th May 2009

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Well another brilliant day although it did start badly – I managed to lock both sets of bike keys in the panniers while packing the bike thi...

19TH May 2009

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Having gone to bed at about 7pm I still slept through until 7am this morning. I would make a note for the record – I ventured into the Army ...
Monday, 18 May 2009

18th May 2009

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Following an excellent supper with 10 others around a table at the Camping Moto, and a couple of well earned lagers it was another early nig...
Sunday, 17 May 2009

17th May 2009

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So much for heading for the sun - last night it rained hard from 7pm until about 7 this morning. After a couple of medicinal largers I was ...