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The 2010 Tenth Anniversary Of Horizons Unlimited

…was the worlds largest motorcycle travellers meeting, we were there and we had a great time!
It was a busy year with both the shop to look after and three presentations to prepare,  not to mention literally hundreds of friends to catch up with. Not much sleep was had!
By the end of day three two of [...]

Yamaha XT660Z Tenere Range Ready To Roll!

We are delighted to announce our new range of products for the Yamaha XT660Z Tenere (here). We have used the usual Adventure-Spec methods of coupling high quality materials and workmanship with  experience based design for our own parts, and matched these with other superb quality parts from around the world to complete our range. The [...]

Putting Some Miles on the Klim Adventure Rally Suit

Life at Adventure-Spec is pretty hectic. Keeping up with the needs of the growing customer base has meant less riding than is ideal. So when he spotted a couple of interesting looking events, Chris took the opportunity to put some miles on his Klim Adventure Rally Suit aboard the Trusty Pig (his Honda XR650R)…
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The 2010 Tenth Anniversary Of Horizons Unlimited

July 7, 2010 News
The 2010 Tenth Anniversary Of Horizons Unlimited

…was the worlds largest motorcycle travellers meeting, we were there and we had a great time!

It was a busy year with both the shop to look after and three presentations to prepare,  not to mention literally hundreds of friends to catch up with. Not much sleep was had!

By the end of day three two of the Adventure-Spec presentations,  ‘Overweight is Underprepared’, were over and many travellers moved to the overspill room and continued their discussions about lightweight travel tips/techniques/kit but eventually ran out of time. Any extra information that was promised at the time can be found here (apologies for the delay!).

It was great to meet so many old friends, especially those who had returned from trips to tell us superb stories and give us such amazing feedback on our products. Although we use all the gear we sell, its always you guys who ultimately let us know if we’re doing it right or not!

At 10pm on Saturday night Dave Lomax was filmed in the main presenting room telling the first full unabridged version of the Salt and Gold 2009 trip.  Some you might have seen the Salt and Gold DVD but the extra pictures and film clips had the capacity audience gazing in wonder at the beauty of the empty western quarter of the Sahara Desert.

In short it was a great weekend.  Special thanks to Danny at the roadkill cookout for again keeping us supplied with smoked dead things to consume and regular ’special treats’!

Home for the weekend was the Adventure-Spec mobile shop showing the full range of Motion Pro Tools, Gi-T Hardware and Klim products including the new Rally/Adventure Suit.

Many old friends dropped in including Andrew Neri with his 2010 Dakar bike (Andrew chose Klim clothing to ride in as well as lightweight Motion Pro tools for his Dakar 2010 bid).

And Walter Colebatch on his trusty BMW X-Challenge fresh from another crazy foray into the far north of Siberia. We were delighted when Walter told us how happy he was with his new Adventure/Rally suit!

Adventure-Spec at Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting…

June 21, 2010 Events and Shows, News
Adventure-Spec at Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting…

Adventure-Spec will be attending the Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting at Lumb Farm, Ripley, Derbyshire from this Thursday 24th June – Sun 27th.

Visit the tent to check out a full range of Adventure-Spec products from  Klim, Giantloop, Guard-it Technology, Vision X, ADV tank, Aqualine Safari, GPR, Motion Pro, Barkbusters, RAM Mounts and Double Take Mirror.

Dave Lomax, one of Horizons Unlimited’s most prolific presenters, will be delivering 3 shows over the weekend…

Thursday 24th June at 9pm in the Main Room – Overweight is Underprepared! If you thought you travelled light, think again! Distinguishing between things you ‘need’ and things you ‘want’ with you on your motorcycle adventures. Dave’s presentation from 2008 is featured in its own section of the new Horizons Unlimited DVD  ‘Gear Up!‘ , a part of the ‘Achievable Dream‘ series (see trailer below).

Saturday 26th June at 10am in the Main Room – Overweight is Underprepared!

Saturday 26th June at 9pm in the Main Room – ‘Salt and Gold’ Timbuktu and beyond the hard way, The tale of an attempt to reach the Salt Mines of Taoudenni following ancient camel routes across 3000km of virgin desert. Includes previously unseen film sequences of the recent ‘Salt and Gold film‘ filmed by Austin Vince.

registration for the event is now full but if you’re one of the 600+ registered visitors we look forward to seeing you there!

Adventure-Spec will be CLOSED from Wednesday 23rd June, re-opening on Monday 28th June. Last orders go out wednesday 23rd at 1pm…


(achievable dream series trailer)

Putting Some Miles on the Klim Adventure Rally Suit

June 10, 2010 Rider Updates
Putting Some Miles on the Klim Adventure Rally Suit

Life at Adventure-Spec is pretty hectic. Keeping up with the needs of the growing customer base has meant less riding than is ideal. So when he spotted a couple of interesting looking events, Chris took the opportunity to put some miles on his Klim Adventure Rally Suit aboard the Trusty Pig (his Honda XR650R)…

“Horizons Unlimited are close to our hearts at Adventure-Spec. We’ve been picking the brains of overlanding experts on the HUBB and attending the excellent traveller’s Meetings for many moons. So when i heard there was a new event being organised in Northern Ireland it seemed like a great opportunity. Ive spent a lot of time working in Belfast in the past, but never had the time to explore what i now feel is a bit of a hidden gem.

As ever the actual decision to go was last minute, booking the ferry at 4pm Friday for a 2.40am sailing from Holyhead. I threw a few essentials into my Giantloop Coyote saddlebag and headed off into the night, zipping up all the vents on the Rally suit putting it into ‘boring long stretch of fast straight tarmac’ mode. The last stretch into Wales and across Anglesea was crossed in darkness and i was pleased to have the VisionX Solstice Solos lighting the way, i had enough of getting caught out with pathetic standard lights a long time ago…

The three and a half hour ferry crossing was packed and i got little in the way of sleep, but was desperate to catch the group for the trail ride so held the Pig wide open as i headed north-west out of Dublin in heavy rain.

Grim weather and an early morning on the road...

To my dismay id missed the group by about 1/2 an hour on my arrival at Enniskillen, they’d left early at 8.30am. Nobody knew the route, but in a vain attempt to catch up I got hold of the run-leader’s number and sent a text. Surprisingly, i got a call an hour or so later as i was stood at the counter in Tesco’s getting supplies for a camp breakfast, plus some local maps. Brian the run leader gave me a rendesvous point, i had 40 minutes to do 26 miles of twisty tarmac, so again the Pig got a beasting…

I was glad to see a fleet of mud-splattered bikes out side the services. The fleet ranged from 250 enduros upto an r1200gs, pretty much the whole spectrum, although the KTM LC8 Adventure was the most popular ride, followed by the BMW XChallenge

It don't get much better than this..

The route had good variety with fast flowing rocky trails running into more technical woodland sections and everything in between. I love getting out on the trails, a perfect way to see some beautiful country side.

i thought id left the bank holiday traffic jams in wales...

Brian had put together a really good route taking into account the mixed ability level in the group. There were only a couple of show stoppers, with the R1200GS doing its best submarine impression as it buried itself upto the cylinders in a bog.

best have a rest before digging the beast out...

It was a long day in the end coming back way after 6, with those who had ridden all day completing over 180 miles. Full ride report photos here, thanks for the photos grumpyman! If you fancy trying some riding in the area Brian McGirr can be contacted on 07968 135310.

I caught the last of the presentations upon return and settled into a night of Irish Hospitality accompanied by lashings of Guinness and a BBQ the like of which i have never seen anywhere, even in the US (ie. it was a gigantic amount of food). As ever at Horizons Unlimited events I bumped into numerous people i’d met before and with the aid of the Black Stuff the tales of derring-do grew taller and larger, but a great night was had by all.

Feeling a little worse for wear i had a late start to the next day and slowly packed up my tent whilst cooking up a plan for my next couple of days. I was thinking of heading to the Rory Gallagher festival nearby, but just as i was saying my goodbyes i spoke to one of the new friends id make the night before. David and i had got chatting and realised we had communicated before. David had posted some very kind words about the quality of our BMW F800Gs Crashbars and Bashplate on the UKgser forum which we had seen. In my excitable state id forgotten about the wonderful invite to stay at his house in Coleraine, accompanied by a cracking route through Donegal to get me there. i had a plan, Happy Days!

The scenery in the North West of Ireland is right up there with the best i have seen, the route being almost the perfect ride for the time i had.

I headed towards the most Northern most point of Ireland before hopping on the short ferry from Greencastle back into Northern Ireland as the sunset

I got off the ferry and rode pretty much straight onto the beach for a flat out blast down several miles of riding heaven. I got my Dust to Glory moment that day…..

(check out this link to the section of Dust to Glory i refer to, from about 3.55. My bike isnt geared to pull 110mph, but you get the picture, if you havent seen it i can highly recommend getting hold of a copy as its an awesome movie)

David’s mate Martin was over from Liverpool for the HU event, so the three of us headed into Port Rush for a drink and some food. David’s house is practically on the North West 200 circuit, so during a trip around the circuit I learnt the intricacies of slipstreaming on narrow public roads at over 200mph. I must get over for the race as soon as possible, it sounds like a great event.

After an evening discussing their plans for a South American expedition next year, David and Martin sent me on my way around the Antrim Coast Road.

My Hosts!

What a road! Twisiting serpentine tarmac from Coleraine all the way around to Belfast. I took the opportunity to divert off and explore a few trails at various points, one took me out to the cliffs at Torr Head (the photo topping this post is from there). Epic views of Scotland across the ocean were my reward, atop cliffs towering several hundred feet above the shore below. This was the treasure at the end of my mini-adventure…

My ferry back from Dublin landed me at Holyhead at midnight, so once again i zipped up the vents on my Rally Suit and headed into the cold night eventually getting back to adventure-spec HQ at 4am.

Next week a mini adventure trail-riding from Yorkshire down to South Wales…

Yamaha XT660Z Tenere Range Ready To Roll!

Yamaha XT660Z Tenere Range Ready To Roll!

We are delighted to announce our new range of products for the Yamaha XT660Z Tenere (here). We have used the usual Adventure-Spec methods of coupling high quality materials and workmanship with  experience based design for our own parts, and matched these with other superb quality parts from around the world to complete our range. The outcome is products that will fit first time everytime and keep you and your bike safe in the harshest of conditions

At Adventure-Spec we don’t cut corners, we know that a poor weld, poor quality fasteners, or poor quality products can lead to BIG problems when you are pushed hard in the wilderness or stuck down a dirt track. That’s why all our products come certified Adventure-Spec. If we wouldn’t use a product ourselves on our adventures (see here), then you wont find it for sale in our shop.

Check out:

The Crashbar/Bashplate Combo
The new dual lighting mounts for our LED VisionX lighting systems
The rear luggage rack
The FAMSA Tenere Tank Bag
The Yamaha Tenere specific Barkbusters
Yamaha XT660 Tenere 2008 titanium slip on silencers

We hope these parts will be as successful as you tell  us our other product ranges have been (check out HERE for testemonials).

Ride Safe!

Chris and Dave

We’ve Sold More Than 1000 sets of BMW F800GS Crashbars and Bashplates!

May 20, 2010 News
We’ve Sold More Than 1000 sets of BMW F800GS Crashbars and Bashplates!

A quick look at our shop the other day showed a great fact. We have sold (way) over 1000 sets of Adventure-Spec/Guard-it-Technology crashbars and bashplates for the BMW F800GS! We thought it was a milestone worth celebrating and have decided to take a look back at some of your comments regarding one of our best selling products.

“Just received my bash plate after placing order last week.  This looks to be the highest quality motorcycle “farkle” I have ever bought. Hefty, nice welds, looks to line up and fit well (not installed yet).Very impressed. I ordered other crash bars…but they may go back for some Adv Specs…”
Gumbeaux

“These bars do exactly what it says on the tin, i had a shunt on the M5 into the back of a vehicle the bars worked great, taking the hit and protecting the bike when it hit the deck ! small repair needed but i hate to think what would have happened without them ! Buy some.”
May 20 2010, 09:46 AMby Jeff Chauntry

“The GIT crashbars are absolutely a must have for any rider for any type of riding. Since installing mine, i have taken by bike deep into the mountains going through deep sand, tight trails and gone up/down rock gardens. Due to my short legs and limited skills, i have dropped my bike several times on these trips. I must say short of some scratches on the bars, they have help up perfectly and solidly. My bike still looks as new (thanks to the crash bars) even though it’s been dropped multiple times. My latest crash was on the road, for reasons unknown, my rear wheel slipped out while doing a left turn on a surface street and my bike slid about 15 yards with sparks flying. My bike suffered scratches on the bar end but otherwise the crashbar took it all. the bars held up perfectly nothing bent just scrathed. Solid design, solid product and the best looking one out there (IMO). Paid for itself 3x’s over.”
Mar 05 2010, 23:35 PMby Johnston

“There are two reasons Adventure Spec was chosen as the supplier of the crash protection equipment on the Overland Journal’s F800GS project: It fits, and it works. Every hole lined up properly, every bolt was the right length, and I didn’t have to make a single trip to the hardware store to buy something that was forgotten during packaging. The crash bars have taken a few hard hits, and continue to show their resilience. Absolutely great product. I have no hesitation recommending these crash bars to our subscribers, or my friends. The best of the breed, right here!”
Feb 25 2010, 23:26 PMby Brian DeArmon, Overland Journal

“Extremely well made. Welding is near perfect and powder coating is excellent. I get the impression that if these bars were put to the test they would do a great job. They also look like they will protect the expensive Tupperware which other bars seem not to do.”
Sep 28 2009, 13:06 PMby Roderick McLean

We’re very happy to be able to offer Yamaha XT660z Tenere riders our new crashbar and bashplate setup plus a full range of other accessories.

We would like to say a great big thanks to you all for taking the step to buy a product you had never seen and trust your bike (and in some cases your lives!) to our products.
THANK YOU!!!!
Chris, Dave and Mark
We’d like to thank Matt from longdirttracks.com for taking the stunning photo that heads this post(check out a larger version here). He was one of the first riders to use these products travelling around the Aussie bush extensively. Cheers!

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