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Dark Skies Rally

Hi! Read to the end of this blog if you want to find out about… - Navigating through forests in the dark using a roadbook. - How to turn the GasGas ES700 from an adventure bike, into a rally bike, and...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Hard Parts Mini Fairing

Nov 16, 2023

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New Waterproof Gear

Hi Let’s get one thing straight. I love camping. And lightweight camping off the back of a lightweight adventure motorcycle is the cherry on the cake. If you’ve been out on a multi-day TET adventure r...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Singletrack Trans Euro Trail

Oct 19, 2023

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TET Trails in the north of England - Scottish Borders.

Hi! When Gary from Sideburn Magazine suggested a northern UK adventure in August, I suspect he’d anticipated keeping his feet dry. He was wrong. Very wrong. Last week we were out exploring TET trails ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Hard Parts Linesman Mini Fairing Singletrack Trans Euro Trail

Sep 8, 2023

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Are There Any Trails In Scotland?

Hi! Are there any trails in Scotland? I know that's all you want to know. It's all I wanted to know on the day that I left on our week long adventure to the Outer Hebrides. Firstly a super short bit o...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Gravel Linesman

Jul 10, 2023

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Beware The Power Of The GasGas.

Hi! The Scottish Highlands are well known for some epic biking roads. Sit at any fuel stop north of Fort William and you will be passed by hundreds of big ADV tourers heading off on their North Coast ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story GasGas ES700 / KTM 690 / Husqvarna 701 Hard Parts

Jul 7, 2023

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Lightweight Moto-Adventure

Hi! Here's a sentence I didn't expect to write. This time a couple of weeks ago I was getting sunburnt on a tropical beach in Scotland. I know, I was surprised too. Scotland not being well known for e...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story

Jun 29, 2023

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Things To Know On A Multi-Day Adventure

Hi! Here's a quick(ish) list of the stuff I learned on my last multi-day adventure. 1: You can rough it without a tent. We stayed in bunkhouses on this trip, including the YHA in Hawkshead . It was a ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Baltic Linesman Singletrack Supershirt

May 10, 2023

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Stocking Sideburn Magazine

Hi! Today we are welcoming a new product to the Adventure Spec store. We didn't make it. You can't wear it. It won't protect your bike. But reading it will make your life richer. Sideburn Magazine has...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story

May 10, 2023

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GasGas 700ES or CRF300L?

Hi! When I was planning the recent Lake District wet-weather-gear-test I had a very particular problem. What was our mileage likely to be? In fact, EXACTLY what was our mileage going to be? Because on...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story GasGas ES700 / KTM 690 / Husqvarna 701 Gravel Hard Parts Honda CRF 300L

May 10, 2023

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RallyMoto. 500km. No gates. Almost.

Hi! When was the last time you rode 500km, over 2 days through forests and gravel tracks and only opened (and closed) maybe, 3 gates? OK, in Scandinavia I’ll give it to you, that’s probably a normal d...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story

May 10, 2023

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New Colour - The Blue Singletrack Jacket.

Hi A few weeks ago I was out riding with Shaun in the Northumbria Hills here in the UK. We only met 2 people all day and one of those people, a walker with her partner, managed to sum up what we t...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Gravel Linesman Singletrack

May 9, 2023

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Raining cats and dogs - The Aqua Pac Jacket

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

Raining cats and dogs - The Aqua Pac Jacket

Hi! This is Davy on the last day of our TET Spain trip. My bike (450EXC) was having clutch issues and we were in the middle of a frantic 150 mile dash back to get back to the ferry on time. I wasn’t s...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Aqua Pac Clothing Jacket

Oct 7, 2022

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