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Left from Jack Lilley Triumph pretty much on time. Dave, Stu and everyone there have been great. Thanks for all your help boys! Set the trip computer to zero. That should provide some interesting data in 3 months time

Took over an hour but at least it’s loaded up and ready to go.

After a bitch of a day where if it could go wrong it has, I’m almost ready. Had to sacrifice some of the kit due to lack of space. Early start tomorrow to pick up some last minute bits then … Continue reading →

My Chinese visa came though this afternoon. That’s the last piece of the puzzle, so 48 hours and counting. I’m having one of those “what the hell are you doing moments”. Gawd I need a ciggie right now.

As I hadn’t ridden on dirt, sand, mud or gravel since I was a teenager, I figured it might make sense to get some off road motorcycle training in before leaving to get used to the bike moving around. The … Continue reading →

After a bit of too-ing and fro-ing the Kazakh Embassy have issued my visa. Nice.

The guys at Jack Lilley Triumph have been awesome and a huge help getting things ready. They will aslo be providing back up in case I need parts shipped out to wherever I may be, which is really good to … Continue reading →

Tested the Helmet Cameras @ GoPro.com with a time lapse set up shooting 1 frame per minute, works quite nicely.

Russian visa is done. Nice one!