Forgot to say, a weak spot seems to be the front discs, the OE ones seems to warp around 15k and I'm not that heavy on the brakes either, so a test ride would be good to check. The current set I have are some "good value" Chinese ones which so far have lasted longer (they are slightly thicker). Also...

I bought a 99 Blade new and still have it 70k miles later, it has taken me around Europe many many times with absolutely no issues. Over the years I've tweeked the bike a bit to make it more usable every day with Heli Bars(a bit higher and closer), slightly lower pegs, CBR600 mirrors(they have longe...

Just a thought. Re using footpaths, surely it would be wise not to publish photo's of bicycles going over stiles etc. A photo on a track or path without a stile is much less obvious. I have done some reading on this.... it seems cycling on a footpath is not actually illegal as in the Police cannot ...

Just a thought.

Re using footpaths, surely it would be wise not to publish photo's of bicycles going over stiles etc. A photo on a track or path without a stile is much less obvious.

I did the Bafang BBS01 crank drive a few weeks back on my old Specialized - loving it and out every day :) Specialized.jpg The frame shape did present a challenge and I couldn't fit the conventional battery, but the seat-post mounting is working fine, and you don't notice the weight as much as expe...

Just over year ago I dipped my toe into the E-mtb world with a 250w Bafang kit onto my old Canondale hardtail, it worked well enough on roads and smooth trails but was less good on bumpier trails/bridleways, so after a bit of research I found a unwanted mtb Xmas present for a bargain price and trans...

Really enjoying reading your book, it brings back many long forgotten memories.

Great montages too.

Have been using Sidi Adventures since 2015, mainly road riding but all through the year. Last year one boot started leaking so sent them back to Goretex and they replaced them with the current later model. The new ones are a bit chunkier than before but still comfy enough. I also suffer from cold fe...

I believe the 19 650 Vstrom still has damper rod forks with progressive springs fitted, my 06 Wee has. A better solution is to fit a set of "imitators" to mimic a cartridge fork.
There are loads of threads on https://www.v-strom.co.uk and https://www.stromtrooper.com

Just Google

PD fork valves

A Super Tenere could be an option, I bought a prereg one in March....it has almost 12k miles on it now. The engine is super smooth and has lots of character.