Book Review – Pushing Miles

In the dawn of the post-Covid era as the world was opening Ian and Wendy were attempting a monumental ride. Pushing Miles documents their 160,000km ride covering Australia and the USA.

Scotland 2023 – ride summary

The challenge with planning our Scotland ride was understanding the time and distance equation. That is, how many kilometres should you aim for each day that doesn’t make you feel like you are always chasing the clock, while giving you enough time to visit local sights without watching the clock. In this post I set out our ride plan and budget for our Scotland motorcycle tour.

Review – BMW R1250RT

I’ve made no secret of not being a fan of the boxer engine on these bikes. We put over 2,000 miles on the RT over a couple of weeks riding around the UK and want to provide my thoughts on the bike. Has two weeks on the bike changed my view.?

Honda ST1300 LED Lighting Upgrade

After purchasing the ST1300 I upgraded the halogen H4 and some cheap LED driving lights mounted under the mirrors. This was better … but not a dramatic improvement. With a couple of big rides coming up with a lot of night riding and road conditions deteriorating after all the rain better lights would be a great investment.

One of my aims is to improve the low beam, as it’s unsettling not having good coverage of light on country road when there is a lot of traffic around at night.

Camping Power Station Upgrade – All Powers S300

In April 2021 I did a write up on a little Powertech Power Station I bought for motorcycle camping and my impressions. At the time my two main criticisms were that the battery was too small and that the charge rate was too low. I am now upgrading to a 300 wat All Powers Power Stations which I am hoping has the right balance between, power, size, and charge rate.

Tracking Your Adventure

A few weeks ago I was asked about what I use for tracking my rides. I’ve tried a few different things over years and here are my thoughts of the main ones I have tried and why I would use them. On today’s ride I have used Spotwalla, Geo Tracker, and Relive to show the differences between them and my thoughts on each.

Review – Alpinestars Short Boots

In preparation for our 2018 two week tour in the US we each bought a pair of Alpinestars short ankle length boots as they were much easier to pack than full length boots. Since then they have become my go-to boot from commuting to touring.

Lighting your moto-camping adventure – Luci and Knog

When we head out camping on the bike we only pack our Luci lights which are a great solar rechargeable general light for around the camp, and our headlamps. We were recently put onto Knog headlamps which are a great headlamp and will be going into our kit for our next trip.

Power Stations – Powering your moto-camping adventure

Free camping has become much easier with today’s battery technology. But how do you leverage that for moto-camping. Power stations are a great option as they are portable all encompassing unit that provides everything you need in the one unit.

Review: Helinox – Chair and Table

For a number of years I struggled to find a camp chair for motorcycle camping that was small, light and comfortable. No you don’t need a chair but its nice to sit and have a cuppa at the end of the day.

I remember when I finally threw out the tripod chair in disgust and hit google trying to find a suitable option. My requirements, small, light, it had to have a back, and it had to be comfortable. This is when I found Helinox.

I love my Helinox chair.