CLICK HERE TO WATCH EPISODE FOUR! A Tranquil Start to the Trip Proper—Riding the Smoky Mountains With the motorcycle build completed, it was time to bid farewell to friends in Clemmons, North Carolina, embark on a journey westward, and begin riding to begin the trip proper. Finally, it’s happening—starting in the Smoky Mountains, where we […]
COMPLETE PARTS LIST: 2023 KTM 500 EXC-F Countless individuals have inquired about the transformation of our 2023 KTM 500 EXC-F dual sport, street-legal, dirt-bike oriented motorcycles into globe-trotting beasts. After much anticipation, we’re thrilled to unveil a comprehensive parts list detailing every modification, along with where to source them. It’s been an exhilarating journey turning […]
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR THIRD YOUTUBE EPISODE! In completing phase one of building the ultimate adventure bike, adventurizing our KTM 500 EXC-Fs into globe-trotting beasts, we shifted our focus to the heartbeat of our modern steeds: electronics and navigation. Get ready for the grand reveal as we reach the culmination of our adventure-ready bikes’ […]
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR SECOND YOUTUBE EPISODE! Episode Two! We dive into building the ultimate adventure bike, our KTM 500 EXC-Fs, into globe-trotting beasts! These off-road titans are gearing up to conquer the world. Wondering why these formidable dirt bikes aren’t already destined for the open road? The answer lies in their stock status, […]
HURRAH! We’ve finally unleashed our first YouTube episode, and it’s packed with all the thrills and spills you’ve been waiting for!
Jason and I had the pleasure of engaging in a Podcast with Overland Journal’s Ashley Giordano – pop the kettle on, make a cuppa and put your feet up. (Published here on Expedition Portal – a joy and privilege to also win the coveted award: 2022 Overlanders of the Year!)
Jase and I have visited Scotland numerous times and have always loved it – known for its charming cottages tucked in the hills, amid the Highland cows and deer grazing in a valley below a big sky full of drama. Our neighbouring country possesses some of Western Europe’s largest wildernesses, which we have roamed extensively […]
Photography by Jason Spafford I’ve always been fond of Scotland, our near-faraway neighbour, famed for its white-painted dollhouses nestled in the hillside, among red deer grazing in a lush green glen. There are likely more sheep than people, chewing the cud on the rush pasture amid bright bursts of yellow gorse bushes. There’s often a […]
This is our latest montage, which we hope will give you a flavour of the many dynamic landscapes we encountered on our two-and-a-half-month odyssey around Iceland – of all the Nordic countries we visited in the second half of 2019, this was our favourite by quite a margin.
At the tail-end of Hurricane Dorian, a fierce wind battered our ferry as we pitched and rolled through the chop, blown into a white-capped frenzy. As water smacked against us, there was little choice but to ride the waves of nausea after embarkation in Denmark. Two days of being tossed up and down in the […]