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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Days of the sun
The winter is finally over, even up here in cold northern Estonia. To be honest, I had completely forgotten [...]
Settling in and prepping the build
I'm not a fan of winter, and unfortunately there's a lot more of it here in Tallinn, as opposed to [...]
Not dead yet…
My apologies for the long silence, along with the usual excuses of my professional life getting in the way of [...]
Riding light – Toolkit
Adventure enduro is a holistic discipline. It revolves through the same cycles of preparation, riding and planning the next adventure. [...]
Bulletproof…
A couple of people kindly stated that my assumption, of the 19 litre tank sufficiently protecting the radiators, might be rather [...]
TPS Tool
New TPS Tool goodies just arrived from the US. I've been having some exhaust popping on deceleration and TPS Tool [...]
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Let there be light
The bike is going through some modifications, in an effort to make it even lighter for this summer's expedition. I've [...]
KTM 500 EXC Expedition oil changes
I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING The question of oil changes on the 500 EXC in expeditions use pops up regularly, [...]
Days of the sun
The winter is finally over, even up here in cold northern Estonia. To be honest, I had completely forgotten [...]
The rabbit hole and political correctness
Day five of The Crimson Trail is live. Perra has more problems with his bike and the Swedes' day ends [...]
The Crimson Trail continues to day four
The 2015 ride report on the first season of the Crimson Trail is back on track. Day four is [...]
Settling in and prepping the build
I'm not a fan of winter, and unfortunately there's a lot more of it here in Tallinn, as opposed to [...]