On Monday 2nd November 2015 twenty of the survivors from Simon Pavey’s Off-Road Skills course headed out from Launceston on the five day ride-out around Tasmania, the group representing about a million dollars of mobile BMW revenue. As there was only one rider joining us who hadn’t done the training, we maintained our course level … More Finding the Tasmanian Tiger – Part 2
The Off Road Skills course run by ten-time Dakar champion Simon Pavey and organised by Compass Expeditions is now an annual event in Australia. Cindy and I did the course late 2014 in Mansfield which gave us very good preparation for our nine day Chile trip in January 2015. In late 2015 we signed on for a … More Finding the Tasmanian Tiger – Part 1
Saturday 25th of July 2015 is a day that will live in infamy for me. The day started early but not particularly bright with Cindy and me meeting the Warrego riders group in Toowoomba, for a planned weekend trip led by Luke Buenen and Dave Pidcock via mainly dirt roads down to Grafton. It had … More Back on the Horse in Cowboy Country
Before taking the tour in Chile, we had told people that we were riding motorcycles in a foreign country on the wrong side of the road, so couldn’t see what could possibly go wrong. In fact, the Chilean roads in the district were normally very good quality, and many of the drivers on the Bruce … More Chilling in Chile – The Trip
It is mid 2014 and Cindy and I had only recently returned to motorcycling after nearly 20 years hiatus. Cindy was riding a F650GS so at least looked the part for adventure touring, while I had a Triumph Street Triple, a model generally considered sub-optimal for powering through deep gravel. My previous off-road jaunt … More Chilling in Chile – the preparation
Why a Blog? Why the hell not! We enjoy travelling, preferably on 2 wheels and up for adventure on the road less travelled. This pic was taken on our 2015 trip to South America which started with an awesome motorbike tour, “Southern Lakes Explorer” through Chile and Argentina. An article that Duncan penned about our South … More Welcome to our Blog!
