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Preparing the GS for Morocco
Morocco trip report here. I nipped back down in the 6°C fog to Vines in Guildford for a first service and to get some parts fitted to the bike. They pretty much add up to the essentials I did to the...
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BMW F650 GS SE ~ pre-Morocco test run
Morocco trip report here. I did a bit more work on the GS then loaded it up and took it out into the countryside for a spin. The last-minute jobs included: Sizing up the Enduristan panniers on the...
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Morocco – the road home (slideshow)
It’s only been a couple of weeks but feels a lot longer of course, and as the song says: seen a lot of things, been a lot of places, bashed a lot of pistes. In Fes now, wondering about making …...
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Heidenau K60 Scout tyre review
HEIDENAU K60 SCOUT TYRE REVIEW DESCRIPTION Ordinary looking but hard wearing dual sport tyres. However there is some confusion over differing tread patters on Heidenau tyres branded as ‘K60 Scouts’....
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BMW F650GS 4000-mile review
BMW F650GS SE long-term test Story in Motorcycle Monthly here • Small gallery here • For an X-Lite helmet review, see this • Heidenau K60 tyres reviewed here • Aerostich Falstaff jacket reviewed here •...
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A Moment on a Triumph
I popped into Carl Rosners on the way back from Portsmouth to ask for a quick spin on a Triumph Tiger 800 – the non XC one which compares to the F650GS SE I was riding back from Morocco. I was …...
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Enduristan Monsoon review
ENDURISTAN MONSOON THROWOVER PANNIERS DESCRIPTION Thirty-litre, Cordura and TPU-coated fabric, roll-top, throwover panniers. Enduristan web page. (See also my Touratech ZegaFlex review) WHERE TESTED...
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Morocco – BMW in the Black Rock Desert
Short story right here. BMW test report here. Morocco slideshow. Filed under: AMH News, BMW F650GS SE long term test, Project Bikes
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Tested: Trail Tech Vapor and Voyager
TRAIL TECH VAPOR (Voyager, see below) IN A LINE For my sort of use, better than the more complex and expensive Voyager. WHERE TESTED Around SW USA for a few weeks on a Honda CRF250-L. PRO • Easy to...
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BMW F650GS SE long term test – first impressions
Full, 4000-mile report here. My immediate thought on riding a new F-GS SE off of Vines forecourt was ‘What a nice engine!’. Easy to pull away briskly and spins up fast enough to normal road speeds. And...
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