Well hello Chris - there's a name from out of the past! Yes, I'm still enjoying life - I took early retirement almost 10 years ago and have spent a lot of that time either on holidays with my wife or biking trips and journeys with my motorcycling friends. In 2023 I'm off to an adventure bike ride down through Spain and Portugal as well as a longer road motorcycling trip all the way down through Europe to Slovenia and back, as well as local trail riding with my friends in the local Trail Riders Fellowship group. (TRF). So - what about you? Cheers, Steve.

@@streakyone i now live in Devon and moving was the best thing I could have done Mr coward as i will always remember you as worth a good tutor sorry for the grief i would have given i was a little s××t. Good to see you getting on well as from you utube .🙂👍

Where abouts? I’m the same!!

@@owen3214 southwick, I had a little blast up on the plain last week what a place!

HI, I went Andreani springs on the front and a Hyperpro shock on the back. The change made a big difference in the feel of the bike when riding on rougher trails - smoothed things out a lot more than on oem settings. The rear shock change also felt more like you were sitting on a rounded seat where you bum went - sort of strange to explain but a much better connection with the rear end of the bike. As to the bike, loved it on the road - also great offroad - did the TET Great Western Trail last June and the Welsh TET last September, but since sold the bike and changed it for a KTM 690 which I think will sort the sort of riding I'm planning for the future.

Was thinking the same. Similar ACC1 and ACC2 inside the headlight case. Good video. Thanks for sharing

Love to know what you think about the adjustable suspension on and off road.

Hi Peter, being Vice Chair of Wiltshire TRF - Trail Riders Fellowship, I'd suggest you look at joining the TRF , look online at our Facebook page, join, then choose Wiltshire as your main group, you'll then get on to our Private FB group where rides and events are posted up. You can also post up " I'm a new member is there anyone who can take me out" and there are quite a few members in your area. I can take you out on suitable trails in the Marlborough, Aldbourne area as trails on the Plains during winter are lethal and slippery due to chalk so as I'm presuming you're new to green lining it might be better to start where trails aren't so slippery. Your membership goes to legal costs to keep greenlanes open and to have access to lots of different events around the country. If you want to chat to two of our members then pop into Burbidges Bakery in Andover where Steve and Becky are the owners and members of the TRF. Hope this helps - if/ when the weather improves and you fancy a trial ride based around Devizes contact me and I'll take you out. Steve

@@streakyone cheers mate il do that...lol i goto burgidges bakery often ...I was at choppers cafe last weekend and was sitting next to 3 guys who were in the TRF..i should have just asked them 😆

They were really cheap ones from China on Ebay, I've looked them up and not for sale any longer.

These lanes are in the South Molton and North Molton area.

These are all legal greenlanes that are linked by great country roads between Wroughton, Aldbourne, Ramsbury and Lambourn in North North Wiltshire and West Berkshire.

HI, its just a cheap extension I bought off of Ebay 4 years ago to use on the Africa Twin I had at the time. I find it cuts out a lot of the wind I used to get on my shoulders as well as on the helmet. I know a lot of owners have made comments about the screen and buffeting, quite a few have added a screen like this one as well as taking off the plastic side pieces under and either side of the headlight unit - they seem to find this also reduces the amount of wind and buffeting - I haven't done this as I feel ok now but it might be something you might also try?

@@streakyone cool thank you.

I got the Givi airflow on my adv s. It is ugly, but its amazing, I have it in the lowest position (I'm 5'10) but you can slide it up for your hight. Have a look at that one if you havent found a good one yet.

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@@streakyone Thank you!!

Hi, yes they were the Adventure ones - you have to be careful as my memory tells me you have to cut and shape the end that goes into the ride by wire end so it fits the lugs that the original throttle slips into - this took a fair amount of time planning where the cut outs in the Oxford grips should go using the original grip as a guide - measure twice and cut once - although all good when finished.

@@streakyone thanks for your help. Happy trails.

No real hills or steps on Salisburg Plain, just lots of mixed gravel, grass and even harder in wet weather chalk and clay trails.

Hi, yes its just to the north of Amesbury.

It's between Amesbury and pewsey just off the roundabout by upavon on the 345

I used a Cool Covers seat covering that came off my Honda Africa Twin which helps spread the weight.

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@@streakyone Thank you very much! I will give it a try next week when the lockdown restrictions are lifted. I hope its still rideable after the storms we have had these past couple of years.

@@streakyone Cheers, I took a ride over there at the weekend, that part was overgrown but easy to ride on my 1090. Where is the really bad section? I would like to take a look at it before I try a big bike down there.

Rhayader LD6 5HR gets you to the information centre

KTM Steve thank you 👍

Oui

I live on Salisbury plain a lot of the tracks are old roads pre 1890s when the army brought the plain

Hi. I ride across the Plains from time to time,not at the moment due to covid, when things ease I'm happy to meet and take you round the Plains, but more interesting if you could come to Swindon or Marlborough where far more interesting lanes.

KTM Steve well I am looking at hopefully doing the French tet when lock down eases. Would be great to meet up with you to do some trails if you know them. I live in Essex so it’s a bit of a journey to get there but I do have a few friends in Salisbury so I could leave from there some time.

That was meant to say “ride outs” lol

@@ownyourworld no problem with that. Best to get back to me in closer to when you might be up this way. I'm off to the Pyrenees hopefully in September.

KTM Steve will do , Pyrenees is lovely , Andorra especially !

There are a number of us based in Swindon who are in the Wiltshire TRF group, I'm Vice Chairman and have been part of a very active group. We meet in Melksham 1st Tuesday of the month, obviously not at the moment, have a lot of active members, organise a National ride weekend in May and I also organise group weekends in Wales and North Devon. Once the lockdown is over message me and I'll be happy to take you out.

I would suggest you join your local TRF group who work to keep green lanes open as well as organising many local rides plus larger country wide events you could join in with. The Wiltshire group I'm part of is very active and is a great place to make friends, share ideas and join in with a wide range of rides.