I’ve now lived on the Isle of Wight for nearly 7 years. We moved here from Surrey and when we chose to move, I’d visited the island only twice before: once on a camping holiday and once on a research mission. It’s a beautiful island with over 30 wonderful beaches and, in Military Road, the island boasts one of the most iconic motorcycle routes on the planet. On that road you also have Grange Farm […]
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This little device caught my eye the other day whilst browsing a few articles across the inter web! Due to be released in the 2nd quarter of 2023, this tiny business card size device (70mm by 50mm by 11mm and weighing 70g) utilises MediaTek’s 3GPP NTN-standard modem to support Bullitt Satellite Connect, plus an eSIM and independent GPS. It connects via Bluetooth 5.1 to any iOS (14 or later) or Android (10 or later) smartphone. It’s been […]
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I absolutely love watching this build take place. Apart from the fact Thomas’ humour fits well with my own, which makes watching these vids a lot of fun, I’m fascinated that someone has the cajones to rip apart a new bike and virtually redesign it from the ground up! And the new design seems to work remarkably well, too! Be sure to give Thomas a like and a sub! If anyone deserves, he does! SUBSCRIBE […]
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I do enjoy manufacturing my own brackets and small parts for my T700 when need be, but I don’t have the equipment or competence to completely re-design and re-build a bike. Thomas Zurawski, however, has both and I’m finding it quite fascinating watching his radical T700 re-design take shape. Not many would dare to completely remove the tank and replace it with a 25.5L under seat tank that will eventually be manufactured from carbon fibre and […]
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According to reports in the media, a new 900cc version of the Tenere 700 may be shortly released. Visor Down just posted: “Speculation points to a new Yamaha Tenere 900 joining the Tenere 7 using the Japanese firm’s venerable 890cc triple-cylinder engine from the Tracer 9.A bigger, more powerful version of the Yamaha Tenere adventure motorcycle is in an advanced stage of development, according to sources in Europe.The venerable Tenere nameplate has been a popular […]
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Pol always comes up with some stunning looking versions of the T700 and this one is no exception. I’ll just leave this here.. IMAGE CREDITS & ORIGINAL POST SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 83 other subscribers.
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One of my favourite motorcycle over landers, this video catches up with Nick in Perth, Australia on his round the world trip on a Yamaha Tenere 700. SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 83 other subscribers.
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Came across this Pol Tarres T7 today whilst browsing the web and you have to say: “that’s a mean looking T7!” Love it! Image credits: @livelike_javi_thewho and @treceracing_society SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 83 other subscribers.
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A current UK government consultation into the vehicular use of green lanes and even the TET could see motorcycles banned from such routes. MCN writes: Riders are being urged to respond to a consultation on the green road network that could be used to ban bikes vehicles from unsealed and minor tarmac roads. The Government has begun the exercise on the back of the ‘Landscapes Review’ into National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty […]
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Jupiters Travels – This was the book! I was in my twenties and living in Stockholm. I loved to travel and had left Britain aged eighteen with 50 quid in my pocket, determined to see the places I’d dreamt of whilst ravenously pawing over a map of the world in my childhood bedroom. Eight years and about twenty countries later I was now in Sweden but all was not well. I was in a relationship […]
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