Ok, a beer in Iceland maybe. But with no engine in the bike and virus induced isolation a dirtbike messiah needs something to do. You can control the zoom level in Locus Maps with the volume buttons on your headset. I had planned to just … Continue readingAndroid Handlebar Remote for Less Than the Price of a Beer
In 2019 I spent four months riding in South America on a little 150CC Honda, this is one of a series of posts telling short stories from that trip. When anyone asks the inevitable question – what was your favourite part of your trip in … Continue readingSalar de Uyuni – Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Salt
The Rade Garage airbox makes contact with the seat on most 701s, reducing the usable surface area of an already small filter and – presumably – reducing air flow. That’s not so good. This simple modification is inspired by (well, blatantly copied from) Dominic Thorburn … Continue readingRade Garage Airbox – Seat Clearance Mod
Most Chileans I’ve spoken to so far are happy to admit that their bureaucracy is absolutely world-class, I’m happy to agree. Buying and registering our two bikes here wasn’t a terrible experience, or a particularly complex one – so don’t be afraid of doing it. … Continue readingBuying a New Bike in Chile
Well, that didn’t quite go according to plan. I’d love to write a detailed series of posts on the trails, terrain and challenges of exploring Iceland. I’d be overjoyed to show you a collection of impressive photographs of glaciers, lava fields and river crossings. I … Continue readingHot in Iceland
Hellas was my first real rally; the closest I have done before was the Horizons Unlimited Mountain Madness event in Spain – which was much more of an orienteering exercise than a rally. I’m going to describe the experience from my point of view as … Continue readingHellas Rally 2018
Over the last week or so I have been getting my bike ready for Hellas Rally, which has included installing the Rade Garage fairing and auxiliary fuel tank. One of the reasons I went for the tank now, where I have been reluctant in the past, was that … Continue readingRade Garage Fuel Tank – Alternate Install
At the end of September 2017 I took a solo trip to France and Spain to attend the Horizons Unlimited France meeting, ride the Pyrenees and compete in the HU Mountain Madness event in the Sierras de Espana. After some currency-conversion related overspending in Georgia … Continue readingMountain Madness
This blog post was copied from www.travellinghewitts.com – the blog I maintained between 2015 and 2018 with Lena, my now ex-wife who I was travelling with at the time. I have no intention of going through the old posts to update them – the past … Continue readingThe Caucasus
This blog post was copied from www.travellinghewitts.com – the blog I maintained between 2015 and 2018 with Lena, my now ex-wife who I was travelling with at the time. I have no intention of going through the old posts to update them – the past … Continue readingTrans-Portugal Trail