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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...

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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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New film PLUS the Supershirt

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

New film PLUS the Supershirt

Hi! I have a big ask. I would like to borrow 20 minutes and 4 seconds of your time. I say ‘borrow’, I don’t think I can give it back to you. But I can promise that I will try very hard to put a smile ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Supershirt Trans Euro Trail

Oct 7, 2022

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KTM790 on the UK TET

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

KTM790 on the UK TET

THE TET TRIP My friend Greg was 40 recently (happy birthday, Greg), and he invited a few of us to go on a motorcycle adventure with him to Spain. Coronavirus etc. and we ended up going from Northumber...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Hard Parts KTM 790 / 890 Luggage Trans Euro Trail

Aug 25, 2020

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AJP PR7 takes on the UK Trans Euro Trail

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

AJP PR7 takes on the UK Trans Euro Trail

Ah, TET summer in Spain. Hot, beautiful, amazing trails, great food. What a great way to spend your 40th birthday with friends. Assuming Covid-19 won't get in the way. Which it did. So Spain got shelv...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Clothing Hard Parts Luggage Trans Euro Trail

Aug 25, 2020

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The Rolling Hobo rides the Atacama Race Shell

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

The Rolling Hobo rides the Atacama Race Shell

Type 'KTM 500 Adventure Bike' into Google and right up there at the top of the results you will find 'The Rolling Hobo'. What started as a creative outlet for Jussi Hyttinen has turned into something ...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Atacama Clothing

May 11, 2020

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ADV Spec gear makes it through ECO Race 2019

Adventure Spec Ltd, Greg Villalobos

ADV Spec gear makes it through ECO Race 2019

AS: Hi Robin. What a time you had at this years Eco Race! We loved watching it unfold for you on Instagram, as well as read your interview on ADV Rider. How does it feel being home having ticked it of...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story Atacama Clothing Jacket Pant

May 7, 2020

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The Adventure Spec Story

The Adventure Spec Story

CHRIS & DAVE In the mid 2000’s, on a rocky hill in the middle of North Yorkshire, two guys pulled up next to each other on their battered old trail bikes. They may not have realised it at the time, bu...

Adventure Spec Adventure Story

Apr 24, 2020

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