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Category Archives: Resources
The Philosophy of Adventure Motorcycling
Published in ‘Horizons’ by the IOL, an interesting document here. It’s a synopsis of a masters’ dissertation by Matt Healey whose in the ‘outward bound’ business and went to Morocco on his DRZ where he considered AM as an alternative educational tool. … Continue reading
CRF250L – tuning an EJK fuel controller
My bike came with the commonly fitted Stage 1 performance kit: an EJK fuel controller, FMF Q4 pipe with MegaBomb header, drilled air box sides, spark screen removed from air filter element and a 13T sprocket. All probably great for … Continue reading
Exactly how big is soft baggage?
I said this already: soft bags may be ancient, pack animal-era technology but they seem to be catching on in advworld, with new products out from Giant Loop (review here) and Wolfman Rocky Mountains (below right). Some are little different … Continue reading
Posted in AMH News, Gear Reviews, Resources Tagged adventure spec magadan bag, Antoine de Connerie, Enduristan Monsoon panniers, Giant Loop Siskiyou Panniers, Jesse Luggage Systems, Newtonian envelope test, soft baggage for motorcycles, what is the maximum volume of a shaped but flexible container like a motorcycle side pannier?, Wolfman Rocky Mountain saddle bags 10 Comments
AMH6 Updates
Last update: mid-February 2012 AMH 6.1 reprinted in February 2013 with minor amendments and corrections. The reprint looks identical and the content is 99.999% the same. It includes 16 extra pages (400pp total) with a Tale from the Saddle as well as … Continue reading
Weighing your bike
Unlike most people, I was curious to know what my GS-R actually weighed. Now it’s taller (higher CoG) it doesn’t feel so light to push around, for what it is. Lacking other resources, I decided to try the bathroom scales … Continue reading
Review: Utah Backcountry Discovery Route Map & dvd [UTBDR]
This package caught my eye the other day: a trans-state, mostly dirt road adventure across Utah, comprising of a dedicated paper map, an hour long dvd and track logs on the BDR website to put it all together. With the Colorado … Continue reading
Posted in AMH News, Gear Reviews, Resources Tagged Adventure Cycling Association, adventure motorbiking handbook, AMZ, Backcountry Discovery Route, Benchmark atlas, Butler Maps, Curbsyde Productions, Garmin BaseCamp, Great Western Trail, Moki Dugway, Monument Valley, southern Utah, Trans Am Trail, Utah Backcountry Discovery Route, utbdr, Valley of the Gods 2 Comments
Building a rack – 3 of 3
I revived a dormant discussion on DIY rack building on the HUBB (cited in Part 1) and users came up with several more good ideas on materials, joints and designs. One particularly interesting example was a mini-rack for a TTR made … Continue reading