With an unasailable hold on the big bike market, it was inevitable that BMW would want a slice of the emerging market for lightweight adventure bikes. Step up the BMW G310 GS, a small but perfectly formed younger sibling to the world-conquering R1200 GS. But with manufacturing transferred from Bavaria to Bangalore, can the entry […]
OK so you’re reading the blogs on the Ride Expeditions website, so there’s a fair chance that you absolutely love bikes. Like some kind of depraved addict, all your spare cash and time goes into supporting your habit – searching out the next hit of motorcycling junk. And we’re just the same – when we’re […]
The chain on the sprockets on your bike are integral to the way it performs. You cannot expect to get the best out of that finely tuned motor if you don’t look after the bits that convert all that power into forward motion. Yet a swift look round your average bike park will reveal a […]
At Ride Expeditions we’re big fans of base layers. Whether we’re road riding or venturing onto the rough stuff, they are the first bit of kit we reach for. Having used Alpinestar base layers for the past few years, we wanted to try the latest generation of technical clothing, so we headed for the Forcefield […]
MOTORCYCLES, MAGAZINES and MUCH,MUCH MORE … Hello Everyone – the sun’s out the weather is hot and there’s a dirt bike in the garage ready to go – life is sweeter than a sugarlump! It’s been a busy time since last month’s Newsletter. The Himalayan Heights season is in full swing, the South African office […]
With adventure bikes taking over the entire motorcycling market, Ride Expeditions could not ignore the trend. We’ve just launched big bike tours in South Africa. and on the domestic front we’ve been fettling a Yamaha Tenere for use on and off the roads. The bike has precious little crash protection fitted as standard save for […]
So you’ve finally decided to pull the pin and book up for the trip of a lifetime. You’ve got your holiday on the wall planner at work, your flights have all been booked and paid for, and perhaps most importantly, your ‘significant other’ has given you the green light. It’s all systems go for an epic […]
Ok Ok, so we know it’s not newsletter time but we’re so excited about this news that we can’t wait to get the word out… OUR FIRST AFRICAN ADVENTURE IS HERE No your eyes aren’t deceiving you, our first African tour is indeed ready and waiting – all it need’s now are a few adventurous […]
MOUNTAINS AND MOTORCYCLES ACROSS THE WORLD Good morning all and welcome to a summer of fantastic riding. Oh, and for those in the Southern Hemisphere, we hope that your winter is allowing you to get out on the bikes and on the dirt as much as we are. The trails are sweet, the tarmac is […]
Now we all like a good hack. No, not a lung shaking early morning cough, but a bit of simple and inexpensive genius that makes life that little bit better. Our first list of Trail riding hacks went down so well, that we asked our tame trail monkey Julian to come up with ten more nuggets from […]