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corners are pretty tough. especially when you’re not very good at it. this week’s session was mostly about corners. i spare you the little uninteresting ones (which i am also not very good at). berths are much more fun. and next week i’m going to practise right turns. 😉 promise.

ok, let me be completely honest here: not a lot of action on the motorcycle side; after a couple of months pure street riding i first had to develop a feel for the ktm. and it did not go well. not at all. so the action was more on kris side, taking pictures, and finding…

enduro racing is fun. isn’t it? so. i’m still alive & kicking, although i might have to make some concessions regarding any kicks that require extra energy or nimbleness. still, this is not robocop speaking, as it was two weeks ago. all things considered it (the last enduro race of this year) went pretty well,…

comparing apples and oranges does make sense at times. they don’t look the same, they have different taste & features, but they still serve the same purpose and, for that reason, may be compared. just like the yamaha yzf 600 r, aka thundercat, and the aprilia rsv mille. i’ve ridden the mille for a couple of hundred…

i admit i was a little anxious. after all, i do like to ride with my dear wife on the pillion. well, not always, have to drive nicely with her on the back, and a little excitement every now and then can’t be wrong. 😉 anyway, after the first 10 minutes on the mille kris…

i tried to fight it, but it was a loosing battle all the way. just have a look at the picture and you can guess why. there are times when you just loose your heart and there is nothing you can do about it. initially i did want to get a new bike, to replace the yamaha…

day 2. started off with a visit to a nearby cross track. fabio & fabrizio took turns to focus on cornering (with & without berths), jumps and whoops. i quite liked the little cross track, with its friendly layout, the nice jumps – none of the scary stuff – and the excellent corners. one of…

certified, too. i’ll tell  my insurance company, and demand a discount. 😉 boys need their toys and their adventures, and the most recent adventure was the enrolement in fabio fasola’s enduro school, together with andy, and johan, my dutch (belgian !) enduro pal. fabio is multiple enduro & rally champion, so the guy knows what…

the plan was to go to texel, a small island in the north of the netherlands, have a nice little trip around, have a cappuccino & some apple tart and a boat ride to see the seals lying on the sand banks. the plan changed because we found it was too windy. it was rather…