Michael R1150GS Adventure
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Well after a year's retirement, Big Bertha was allowed out to play in the mud, sorry sand.
I promised myself it would be the last time I chucked her about after last year's Kielder K2 Enduro, but the bug got me.
The weekend was amazing, 800mile trip and a big chunk of off-roading in the middle.
Quite possibly the most welcoming bunch of people I have met in my life as well.
Thanks to tony and womble for leading the ride and a big hello to the lads I rode with - I'm terrible with names but Ditchwater sticks in my mind. Also a big up to Aydon (?) for getting his 1200 round on tourances! He also gets an award for some spectacular stylee jumps off his bike as the falls ensued - he has long legs so it looked like fun.
These tracks you guys have down there? WHERE'S THE MUD? Great fun sand surfing and splashing (wrong word, BOATING through those fabulously deep puddles. Water came over the dash more than once but Bertha kept going... incredible.
My previously polished stainless pipes have now descended into corrosion heaven, I can honestly say I have never seen anything as acidic as that shit you guys ride in - give me back my boulder clay, rocks and mud please.
Photos below are fab - what a shitty mess I now have on my drive.
The tip to use wheel cleaning fluid on the pipes is working a treat.
I promised myself it would be the last time I chucked her about after last year's Kielder K2 Enduro, but the bug got me.
The weekend was amazing, 800mile trip and a big chunk of off-roading in the middle.
Quite possibly the most welcoming bunch of people I have met in my life as well.
Thanks to tony and womble for leading the ride and a big hello to the lads I rode with - I'm terrible with names but Ditchwater sticks in my mind. Also a big up to Aydon (?) for getting his 1200 round on tourances! He also gets an award for some spectacular stylee jumps off his bike as the falls ensued - he has long legs so it looked like fun.
These tracks you guys have down there? WHERE'S THE MUD? Great fun sand surfing and splashing (wrong word, BOATING through those fabulously deep puddles. Water came over the dash more than once but Bertha kept going... incredible.
My previously polished stainless pipes have now descended into corrosion heaven, I can honestly say I have never seen anything as acidic as that shit you guys ride in - give me back my boulder clay, rocks and mud please.
Photos below are fab - what a shitty mess I now have on my drive.
The tip to use wheel cleaning fluid on the pipes is working a treat.