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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The white wolf
Another great day at the garage. Finally sorted out the ultra light rack and put on the new skins. I [...]
The build continues
Another day at the garage, installing hard parts and messing around with the ultralight luggage setup. Still working on some [...]
I thought I was doomed…
I had a bit of a fright today, after the very first oil change at 32 km. Upon starting the [...]
The build continues
Spent this evening at the garage, bolting hard parts on the bike. The build page should be up by the end [...]
Breaking in the 500
After two days of wrenching in the garage, the bike finally saw the light of day in the from of [...]
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Frosty tools and the legion of dirt
The first day of wrenching this year started in a blizzard. My garage in Berlin is essentially a glorified sea [...]
The Crimson Trail 17 – Ashes of empires
Another season begins after a less than perfect one just ended. What a relief. It feels as if a veil of [...]
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 [...]
Polish beauty
More pics from last weekend in Poland.
Loving Poland
We enjoyed fantastic fall colours and near perfect weather in Poland during the weekend. Here's Derek rolling on a leaf [...]