Tuesday 3rd November Castle Dale, UT to Gunnison, UT We both had a brilliant nights sleep, and after treating ourselves to a sleep-in we loaded up the bikes and rode in to town. As Ed had to finish the welding in the dark, he checked to make sure he’d got it all in the morning and…
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TAT Day 89 (Castle Dale, Utah to Castle Dale, Utah)
Monday 2nd November Castle Dale, UT to Castle Dale, UT After a leisurely start to the day, we grabbed a snack from the fuel station, topped up our cans and tanks, and hit the road around 11am. It was a perfectly clear and sunny day, and thankfully the sun had some heat to it. …
TAT Day 87-88 (Green River, Utah to Castle Dale, Utah)
Saturday 31st October – Sunday 1st November Green River, UT to Castle Dale, UT It was obvious that my bike wasn’t happy, so we decided to stay in Green River another night and address the issue. Wayne continued to be a star and gave us a generous discount on a room, before we set to…
TAT Day 86 (The Great Escape!)
Friday 30th October – Moab, UT to Green River, UT As my vehicle attracted even more attention now (I didn’t think that was actually possible) getting out of Moab was tricky. We couldn’t go down the main high street so opted for the backroads, then found a bicycle path which took us alongside the main…
TAT Day 84-86 (Trike Training: Trails and Tribulations)
Wednesday 28th October – Friday 30th October Having finally finished the trike, and needing to get some new tyres fitted, I decided to have my maiden/test voyage on the way to the bike shop. For some reason, during the entire building process, not once did I wonder how it would handle. I knew it would…
The Making of the Beast
I could almost hear the cogs whirring as Ed suddenly had an idea. ‘We can make it in to a trike!’ As soon as he’d come up with the idea he was excited, and so was I, especially after thinking that the next miles for me would be in a plane going home. Ed loves…
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you…
…The Hondukis Yamakazufan 4000!! Post to follow on ‘The making of the beast’, but it includes parts from a Honda, a Polaris, a Yamaha, a Kazuma and still has my Lifan engine. Hence the name. We think it’s rather catchy, when you can remember it 😀 And many thanks for all your kind…
TAT Day 56-77
Day 56-77 Weds 30th September to Wednesday 21st October When we returned from the White Rim Trail neither me nor my bike were in good working order. My bike hadn’t been making the best of noises before we’d ridden it, and afterwards it sounded horrific. Ed diagnosed it as cam chain slap, and as…
TAT Day 55 (White Rim Trail: Day 2)
Day 55: White Rim Trail Day 2 Tuesday 29th September I woke early to do some yoga as the sun rose, and the other guys were up and packing as Ed got up. We had a good chat with them in the morning, and they had us laughing with their tales of their…
TAT Day 54 (White Rim Trail: Day 1)
Day 54: White Rim Trail Day 1 Monday 28th September I first heard about the White Rim Trail on Facebook. Three Kiwi’s who we’d met on the TAT had done it and posted a few photos, and we rather fancied having a go. It looked incredible, and up for exploring the spectacular scenery of Canyonlands…