As I approached my 50th birthday, after all the stress and drama I have been through over the past two and a half years, I decided I deserved a nice bike. Having gone through a messy seperation, a wildfire destroying my home and killing my three dogs, been locked out of our second home by …
As nice as the Tiger Explorer 1200 is to look at, it isn’t really an adventure bike. The Tiger Explorer 1200 is best described as an adventure style touring bike, and from my 2 hour test ride, its not a particularly good touring bike. This is of course subjective; if you have very little experience …
On paper, it ticks all the touring boxes, and we all know its never going to replace my KTM 640 Adventure for off-road riding ability, but it is a very nice and comfortable bike.
My KTM, as good as it is, is due to be replaced, but with what? So many choices, so many variants, I’m struggling to decide. The KTM is an incredible machine off-road, but I am now doing 95% of my riding on tarmac, so do I need something so focused off-road? I have a few …
A couple of weeks back, I was cleaning my Hebo Raptor helmet with my Muc–Off cleaning kit, and I noticed 3 cracks in the plastic shell. That left me with no choice other than to replace my helmet so the quest to find a suitable replacement started. I have been an Arai fan for some …
Whilst touring the UK to promote Spanish Motorbike Tours, there have been many occasions where cars have pulled alongside me whilst travelling on dual carriageways or motorways, matched my speed for a while, then waved as you accelerated past me. I’m sure some of you were looking at my well travelled KTM, but I suspect …
When i moved to Spain, I quickly discovered my need for speed had been replaced with my desire to explore, and that change made me start searching for online forums with likeminded people, great conversation and an abundance of knowledge and experience. I joined a few sites who seemed to focus on two wheeled adventure …
Spanish Motorbike Tours will be attending the Adventure Bike Rider festival at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire this weekend. We should be easy to spot, wearing our new Spanish Motorbike Tours motocross shirts, thanks to Ravensport in Dewsbury. Don’t be shy, come and say hello and lets talk about your next Spanish motorbike tour.
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-tech/synthetic-petrol/
