We are the organisers for the annual Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting in Spain. The meetings are held at different locations all over the world and were the brainchild of Grant and Susan Johnson who spent 11 years travelling the world on their BMW. If you’ve never been to one of the meetings you can get …
Picking Up a Fallen Bike
This video is a good place to start as it demonstrates the safest way to pick up a fallen bike. Picking up a motorcycle can be dangerous and cause serious injury if done incorrectly or under poor footing. A simple back injury could wreck your life! Always, always, always try to get help first—and remember, …
Manual Downloads
These XT downloads have been available since 2007. We paid for most of the manuals and want to share them with you. But if you download these manuals and find them useful, please make a small donation to help with our hosting costs. Yamaha TT600K Service Manual (28kb) Yamaha XT600E (2001) Exploded Parts Catalogue in …
Spark Plugs
The appearance of the firing-end of a spark plug graphically reflects the condition of an engine, the suitability of the spark plug heat rating, and whether or not the carburettor and ignition timing are properly adjusted. To obtain an accurate reading from a new spark plug: Accelerate at full throttle on a straight, Push the …
Portugal, Spain, France on alert for hurricane force winds
Spain and Portugal were on alert Saturday for a storm expected to bring hurricane force winds up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) an hour, that should also hit several regions in France. Spanish meteorological agency Aemet said the storm would be short but very violent and capable of causing serious damage. Strong winds of around …
Shipping Your Bike
Having your bike transported to the destination of your trip takes the boring bit out of adventure touring. You fly into Malaga on a cheap flight and a short time later you’re on the ferry to Tangier or Ceuta. Bikes can be picked up in most ‘major’ parts of mainland UK at least one week …
Changing a Tyre
Article and photos by kind permission of Ned Suesse – thanks Ned! Ned is also the virtual riding instructor behind the Dual Sport Riding Technique DVDs. It is a sad fact of life that motorcycle tires are a short lived affair, especially the knobbly ones that so many of us enjoy punishing in the dirt. …
1,500 people evacuated from their flooded homes in Andalucia
Some 1,500 people in the provinces of Córdoba, Jaén and Sevilla have been evacuated from their homes in the past few hours, as storms continue to batter the region and river levels continue to rise. The heavy rains are still causing the river Guadalquivir to rise and the 32 reservoirs that empty into it have …
Strange Traffic Offence
This news article appeared late 2006 and you’ve got to give the guy credit for being ‘resourceful’. The Spanish newspaper Ideal Gallego reports today on one of the strangest traffic offences ever to be seen in Spain when drivers were surprised to see a motorised bed travelling along the motorway in Ferrol. It happened last …
