Category Archives: Adventure Motorcycling Gear Reviews
XSR 700 Scrambler – final mods
XSR 700 Scrambler front page My XScrambleR sets off in a month for Morocco and, bar some luggage, is ready to go. Don’t think I’ve ever had a bike ready so far in advance. Using some left-over or unused components, … Continue reading
Tested: Kriega Overlander S – OS-32
Kriega’s new Overlander-S is their second iteration of a luggage system suited to bike travel. A few years ago they brought out a similar plate-on-rack idea (below right) but, with modularity using their existing 15-litre packs (or Rotopax), which were semi-permanently riveted to the HDPE plate … Continue reading
Tested: Giant Loop Fandango PRO Tank Bag
Updated January 2019. Lower price at Adventure Spec UK For my kind of riding I’ve not been a great fan of tankbags. When you get off the bike it’s another thing to unclip and lug around with you, along with your lid. … Continue reading
Tested: Klim Outrider pants
updated summer 2018 Tested: Klim Outrider pants. Where: 3000km over a month in southern Morocco. Then another 5000 in Morocco and Spain and another 1000km in Algeria in 2018 and so on. UK price: £165 at Adventure Spec. See also: Klim Dakar ITB; … Continue reading
Tested: Kreiga R15 backpack + Hydrapak
Updated October 2018 The R15 is the smallest of Kriega’s six Rider Packs (right), excluding the Hydro 3, and comes with all the features you expect from Kriega gear. It’s pitched at the active off-roader not wanting to carry too … Continue reading
Tested: Double Take mirrors
I’ve been using the original round Double Take mirrors for the last few years on various bikes, usually as a back-up mirror alongside an original mirror on the other side of the bars. Riding down and leading groups in Morocco, a mirror is … Continue reading