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KTM SuperDuke Coolant Flush and Change
After friday’s wet ride, yesterday the sun finally came out so I decided it would be a good opportunity to wash the SDuke! Yes…my decision making hability has been questioned before…. Well washing is...
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Lisboa Motoshow
Portugal has a fantastic weather (except for this year….) so several manufacturers choose our roads for the international launch of their new models, both for cars and bikes, were however not known to...
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Is this the production version of KTM’s 1290 Super Duke?
A couple of photos surfaced online of what seems to be the production version of the Prototype KTM 1290 Super Duke. It retains the beautiful single sided swingarm, the frame and the wheels...
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More on the new 1290 KTM Super Duke
The guys at Superduke.net have released a new photo of what should be the prodution version of the new 1290 Super Duke. It seems like a more finished version, compared to the previous photos released....
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Fitting Kawasaki’s ZZR 1400 Top Case Rack and Shad SH42 Baseplate – HowTo
When I first bought my ZZR back in 2009 it came mounted with Kawasaki’s Top Case Rack instead of the pillion grab handle. It had been painted to match the colour of the bike and because I thought it...
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Triumph Tiger 800
After seeing the new Triumph Tiger Explorer XC at Lisbon Motoshow I was really curious to ride it, I love Triumph’s 3 cilinder engines and the Explorer XC really got my attention, so I booked a...
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The Triumph Tiger 800 again
A great promotional video by motorcycle gear manufacturers Icon, where you can see two heavily modified Triumph Tiger 800 being ridden with proper talent!
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Test- Ride – 2013 BMW R1200GS
The test ride season is open! After attending the launch of the 2013 BMW R1200GS a couple of weeks ago, this weekend I went for a test-ride around River Douro in Porto, courtesy of the guys at Antero...
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I found myself…
on youtube! Yap, that’s me on the orange KTM on the back of the screen. Was searching youtube for videos of Portimao Track to refresh my memory for the upcoming riding course when I found this video...
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Finally did it, got down on my knee!
Second time on track with the KTM and I’m proud to announce I did it! Knee down cornering 101! After last year’s Advanced Riding Course at Portimão race Track (see here) I knew I had to get back to the...
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The hardships of bike ownership
I’ve reached a somewhat obvious conclusion this past weekend! Owning multiples bikes is wonderful, if you like bikes that is… but then again if you’re reading this I suppose you do… and it’s also hard...
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Test-Ride KTM 1190 Adventure R ABS
After a quite few last minute changes and cancellations finally got my hands on a KTM 1190 Adventure for a Test-Ride this last saturday, courtesy of the guys at Migtec. If you follow my blog you...
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Flash Touring
Who ever said you need three weeks vacations to do a bike tour? I only had one week off work and after spending most of it taking care of boring stuff and/or working (yes…) I decided I need a break,...
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Box of Goodies
A box of stuff I’ve ordered from Louis.de as just arrived in the mail! A set of padock bobbins for the ZZR A pair of Rok Straps to tie luggage down. Never used this kind of straps, they’re supposed to...
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Time to Change the Brake Fluid
The braking feel on the ZZR has started to feel a bit spongy so before thinking about changing the hoses (which according to the manual should be done every four years, but they still look to be in...
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It seems the ZZR is heading for the Alps after all!
After a couple of months with an amazing amount of setbacks and uncertainty, this year’s bike trip was officially canceled but in a last minute twist was just revived! It’s official, the plane tickets...
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It appears we are missing some parts…
The ZZR in the workshop yesterday with the front wheel off to replace the front tyre. Just fitted a new Michelin Pilot Road 120/70 ZR 17 to replace the previous one. Lasted me for around 18.000km but...
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Route Planning Time
Check the Google Map here Just finished the route for the trip, the flight to Milan has been booked and so have the hotels. Just counting down the days of work still ahead, 4 full weeks!
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Mobius Action Camera
I had been looking for a low cost alternative to the ubiquitous GoPro action cameras and after trying a couple of really cheap chinese made camera (MD80 etc) I had settled on waiting either for a...
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