
The Meaning of Life
Chris Evans knows a thing or two about off-road motorcycling. Not that Chris Evans. As well as being the UK agent for the Dakar Rally and team manager of Cyril
Chris Evans knows a thing or two about off-road motorcycling. Not that Chris Evans. As well as being the UK agent for the Dakar Rally and team manager of Cyril
Who knew planning a trip to Hell and back would be like a trip to Hell and back? It all started at the 2017 Pub General Meeting. To get our
The Urban Dictionary gives various definitions for the Mongolian Clusterfuck: A generally futile attempt to solve a problem by throwing more people at it rather than more expertise An event
Us: “Can we order some puddings please” Waitress: “Yes of course, but first the Police are waiting for you in the bar” Manx Copper: “Are you lot Extreme Trifle? Actually
The last time we decided to go moped endurance racing we held up the event for an hour while one of our riders was scraped up off the floor, bundled
Part 9 – What would Bear Grylls do? To most people the French Foreign Legion conjures up images of men with rifles trudging up sand dunes. It was with some
Part 8 – Sun block. Inflatable guitars. When planning an adventure there is a lot to be said for items of luggage which have no practical use but do look
Part 7 – It’s definitely left. Or right A wrong turn is rarely more than an inconvenience. In the Sahara it’s the difference between reaching your destination or running out
Part 6 – Up the creek without a pump In hindsight, following a route that all the locals said was impossible was a bit daft. We have a habit of
Part 5 – It’s scorching. Let’s do coffee After dinner Greg quietly rolled up his trousers. Upon seeing his purple leg we had a fleeting moment of sympathy before ignoring
Part 4 – That is not a tyre lever The awful night’s sleep was only topped by waking to find that an irrigation pipe was leaking, and rather than irrigating
Part 3 – A rock and a hard place It was good to know that in the 12 years since we’d done the Plymouth Dakar Rally the Moroccan border experience
Part 2 – Two Wrongs Make a Wrong With the Transhit now fixed we were good to go. Kaspars was waiting to be picked up from Gatwick and now we
Part 1 – Stunt Double The world’s greatest adventurers have a lot in common. Meticulous preparation, determination, and careful use of available resources. This is why we are not the
As a rule, it is never a good idea to enter a country illegally. The last time we had to adopt smuggling tactics was when we had thirteen of us
Moldova. We’d all been looking forward to Moldova. It’s not that we knew much about the place. Most people have only heard of it because it’s one of those footballing
All great adventures have their highs and lows. Moments of jubilation and moments of utter despair. It may not seem like it at the time, but the breakdowns, arguments, border
Ever since we tried to reach the Tranfagarasan pass in the Car Trek mission back in 2008, we’ve failed to pronounce it properly. The Transfa..the pass, is a road popular
So far we had witnessed a lack of preparation rivalled only by the last time we went on a trip. The failure of Nick’s engine to be fair wasn’t anticipated
Arriving at our digs in Dresden we unloaded all the crap out of the van, trying to ignore the mad big boned woman shouting at us from an upstairs window.
Even though we’d had eight months preparation for the trip, Oz still felt the need to send a strongly worded email to the rest of the crew the night before
It was very kind of the NEC to time the Motorcycle Show to coincide with the launch of the Wrong Way Round. Our aim was to generate some publicity, get
After weeks of frantic searching I finally got my hands on that most elusive of beasts, the Yamaha T80. By the time I collected it and got back home it
Goa as you no doubt know, is a favoured hang out for dreadlocked die-hard hippies who say “cosmic” far too much. It is also a great place for spotting comedy
Midway in to the trip and certain patterns were beginning to emerge. First the daily drenching from the monsoon rains. By now we were heading up the West coast into
The Indians had at least attempted some road safety measures, albeit unsuccessfully. The placing of speed bumps coming in to built up areas was well intentioned but they produced less
There is a one hundred kilometre stretch of (almost) road between Hassan and Mangalore referred to locally as “the road of death”. When a road in India gets a label
A roadside breakdown is never a welcome experience, least of all when it’s raining so hard, it’s painful to stand out in it. We got split up from the group
Our journey had so far taken us through frenzied city streets, dusty villages and coastal tracks. As we pushed on further south we expected things to get easier. We should
Kerala was high on our list of expectations and didn’t disappoint. The landscape had changed to lush green plantations, and winding jungle tracks. We had a tour of a plantation
Everyone dreads the infamous “Delhi belly”. Despite being over 2,500 kms away, Delhi still seemed to be exercising its influence. As we headed inland the heat and humidity climbed substantially such
In the darkness of the interior you could just make out the fidgeting silhouettes. It was 4am, and we were nine hours into a sixteen hour coach journey. Everybody was
A group of young lads on squeaky bicycles marveled at the bikes parked up as we ate lunch in a shaded café. Their wide-eyed expressions illustrated the appeal of our
Six weeks before the trip we’d received an email “This is Moto Clube Faro – we are interested in your trip – we would like to meet”. After the initial
If proof were needed that you can’t take a moped that’s been festering in a back garden for years, chop it in half, weld it back together (badly), paint it
Once again we found ourselves making an impromptu stop by the side of the road. Greg was complaining that his bike steered really badly round left-hand bends and really well
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