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832 km overall and 581 km selective. 2 days. 67 starters and 55 finishers. and more red dust than i thought i would ever see let alone inhale. i’ve always enjoyed rally racing, i like the additional challenge of navigation. luckily i never sold my old gear and with a little effort the old imo…

this has to be a personal record. 15 years ago when we prepared the bikes for the rallies we typically finished after midnight the day before – well technically on the day. and sometimes things actually worked. more often some things did not, and there was a bit more fixing to be done just before…

preparations for the condo are progressing. at least the part i can so myself. so far i have: – built a holder for the roadbook & the imo from 4mm alu sheet – replaced the inner tubes with mousse (back & front) – mounted a new rear tyre – replaced the handlebar & mounted a…

last time i got the front tyre sorted, this time it was the rear tyre’s turn. some of the ingredients: a mousse tube, a new tyre and an empty rim, freshly wirewheeled. tools of the trade: 3 long straight levers, 3 long curved levers and 2 short levers (i used these 2 until now to…

ok i mean mousse. and you can’t eat it either, but it’s a good idea to put some in your tires. it’s not a new invention, it’s been around for a few years, and it’s easy to see why.it’s really unpleasant to have a flat tyre on a ride. not as nasty say as a…

it’s been a very long time since i last raced in a rally – i mean really raced. and the rally was the type of racing i enjoyed most. that’s maybe because i’m not a very fast rider, but when i took my time and got the navigation right i did actually do fairly well…

it’s been a while since i have last tried my hand (foot, back, head, pretty much a full body experience) at racing. probably because i’m not very good at it for starters, and also because i’m getting older and even less fit. that been said i still enroled to the nowra 8 hours pony express…