Thursday 5th November – Friday 6th November Delta, UT to UT/NV Border Unable to face another freezing cold day on the trail, we decided to stay another night in Delta and kit ourselves out with some warm gear. We found some good winter gloves in Ace hardware, picked up a puncture repair kit so Ed could…
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TAT Day 91 (Gunnison, Utah to Delta, Utah)
Wednesday 4th November Gunnison, UT to Delta, UT Having had enough of being cold, Ed decided that it was time to go and buy another layer, so after a lazy morning we headed in to town. We love riffling through thrift stores, but as Gunnison didn’t have one we had to make do with the local…
TAT Day 90 (Castle Dale, Utah to Gunnison, Utah)
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…
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 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…
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…