Bikes, builds and gear
Buying a bike is just the beginning of the project, and no bike will survive adventure enduro rides right off the production line. The two main design fundaments of the build were intertwined. One affects the other and vice versa. The final build is a delicate balance of terror between weight and endurance.
The obvious goal was to keep the bike as light as possible, which is easy with parts selection. The hard part is applying the same fundament to everything that goes on the bike.
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Perceptions
Disclaimer: the following perceptions are by an extremely unprofessional, excited individual who is mostly just amazed that the bike actually [...]
Time to put the tools down and ride
After fitting the shocks the bike is pretty much in one piece, and I took it for a spin. During [...]
Blackened
Spent a while at the garage today again. Put the belly pan and side fairings back on as well as [...]
Little things
The torque link is back in and the rear brake caliper is now back together, on the bike, bled and [...]
Yacugar / FTR Suspension
Yacugar it is. Will Thomas with FTR Suspension really came through and I should have the shock in my garage [...]
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Updates ahead.
This Hobo site is getting some work done. Nothing massive, but some restructuring and organising. All suggestions welcome.
Eastern Dirt 14 is over.
I parked the bike in my garage on Monday and have been back for four days now. I've done my [...]
Travel gear
Here's my gear list for Eastern Dirt 14. It remains to be seen if everything will fit. So, what did [...]
Spare parts
Here's what we carry on Eastern Dirt 14. The original plan was to ship a crate of spare parts to [...]
Test Run ’14 in short.
I got back yesterday after just over 1800 km of riding in four days. This was our shakedown test [...]