Edinburgh Trial
Lands End Trial 2014 – Report: must try harder
Well, we did it. Third time lucky. In 2012 (my first year on the Chott) multiple punctures brought things to an early close and I spent the night – the whole night! – at Barbrook, on the edge of Exmoor, trying to mend them. Last year electrical gremlins took up residence in the 90-minute van … Continue reading
Laverda 2TR – preparing for the Lands End Trial – Part 3
As a first time competitor in a long distance trial and a complete off-road novice, the one thing that baffled me beyond anything else (beyond single digit tyre pressures even!) was how the hell I was going to read (and manipulate) a route card that runs to 20 pages of A4 whilst nipping around the … Continue reading
Lands End to Edinburgh without turning a wheel
Well the Lands End Trial came and went without me finishing the Laverda prep, but she’s done now and looking and riding great. Eyes now fixed on the Edinburgh in October (dates still tbc by MCC). Repairing and refinishing the badly corroded aluminium part of the enclosed rear chain was a tricky job. Cleaning off … Continue reading
