Author Archives: Chris S
‘CRF800L’ Africa Twin
See alsoAfrica TwinHonda CB500X 5000 milesYamaha XScrambleRBMW F750GS MCN‘s recent claim of Honda’s plans to make an Africa Twin based on the NC750 motor was a rare instance of my wish coming true. When the popular CRF1000L (below) became an … Continue reading
Africa Twin: Sealing the Rear Wheel for Tubeless
AFRICA TWIN INDEX PAGE Lately, I’ve been rewriting loads about conversing spoked rims to tubeless. There are several updated pages from here on what, why and how. If ever a bike wanted tubeless wheels it’s the AT (and T7 for … Continue reading
More Adventure Twins for 2020
In last year’s end-of-year preview I wrote ‘… the future looks bright – we’re gonna have twins.’ And twins we got: the long-awaited XT700, Guzzi’s 85TT, a ’19-er’ CB500X, and the KTM 790s. Only the Norton 650s remain stuck in … Continue reading
BMW GS310s still in Morocco
More about Morocco tours See also: G310GS 2200km review G310GS first ride in Morocco Three groups did a similar 1200-km loop, mostly on G310Gs all with around 30,000 rental kms on the clock. The 310 engines and finish are still … Continue reading
BMW F750GS in Morocco • 1200-km review
After ten successful years, in 2018 BMW Motorrad replaced the 700 and 800GS parallel twins with all-new ‘750’ and 850 versions. As before, the two models share an identical 853-cc engine but, along with other aspects, are significantly different. According to … Continue reading
Saudi – a new link on the overland trail?
Updated January 2020 Saudi Arabia, a notoriously reclusive country, recently announced 90-day tourist e-visas are now available online. This easing of restrictions to non-Islamic foreign visitors as well as hosting the Dakar in 2020 is said to be part of the Vision … Continue reading
