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    • Jupiter’s Travels review at last
    • The Gypsy in Me by Ted Simon, 1997 Penguin
    • Nick Plumb’s Adventure Riding Basics DVD part 1, released 2013
    • Red Tape and White Knuckles: One woman’s motorcycle adventure through Africa: Lois Pryce, 2008, Century Books
    • Charley Boorman – Race to Dakar (DVD)
    • The Road Gets Better from Here: A Novice Rides Solo From the Ring of Fire to the Cradle of Civilisation (Perfect Paperback) by Adrian Scott 2008
    • Uneasy Rider: Travels Through a Mid-life Crisis (Paperback) by Mike Carter
    • Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books (Paperback various publishers) by Ted Bishop 2007
  • Reviews of stuff
    • First ride with Keis G601 Heated Touring Gloves
    • DMD T-865: shall I keep it or ditch it?
    • Mosko Moto Tank bags compared – Nomax and Hood
    • Dialing out the pain: mini review of Oxford Lidlock
    • How comfortable should we be camping? Mini review of Helinox Zero chair
    • Sony RX100Va first thoughts
    • Reviewing Mosko Moto Nomax Tank Bag
    • First experience of Klim Carlsbad suit
    • Review TCX Drifter boots
  • My motorcycles
    • My motorcycles: 1 Suzuki Bandit
    • My motorcycles: 2 Triumph Sprint 955i
    • My motorcycles: 3 BMW R1200GS Adventure
    • My motorcycles: 4 BMW R1200GS LC
    • My motorcycles: 5 KTM 790 Adventure
  • The Journeys
    • My first motorcycle trip – 2008 four nights in Germany
    • 2009 Wednesday 22nd April: Off to Denmark via Harwich
    • 2009 Germany Czech Republic and Slovakia by Triumph sprint ST: today is the day I leave
    • Preparing for my first trip on Bertha BMW 1200GS Adventure – 2010 Spain France and more…
    • My trip to Denmark and Sweden starts: September 2012
    • 2011 Biking to Scotland
    • A second staycation on the bike (2021)
    • Leaving for Portugal today: August 2022
    • Norway and the Arctic Circle 2023
    • The trip for 2024 – North Wales
  • Routes and Maps (under development)
  • Links and resources

Obliquepanic’s blog

Skip to content
  • Last s/c/ene
  • Blog
  • About this blog
  • Book and video reviews
    • Long Way Up review
    • Lone Rider by Eslpeth Beard: 2018, Michael O’Mara Books
    • Jupiter’s Travels review at last
    • The Gypsy in Me by Ted Simon, 1997 Penguin
    • Nick Plumb’s Adventure Riding Basics DVD part 1, released 2013
    • Red Tape and White Knuckles: One woman’s motorcycle adventure through Africa: Lois Pryce, 2008, Century Books
    • Charley Boorman – Race to Dakar (DVD)
    • The Road Gets Better from Here: A Novice Rides Solo From the Ring of Fire to the Cradle of Civilisation (Perfect Paperback) by Adrian Scott 2008
    • Uneasy Rider: Travels Through a Mid-life Crisis (Paperback) by Mike Carter
    • Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books (Paperback various publishers) by Ted Bishop 2007
  • Reviews of stuff
    • First ride with Keis G601 Heated Touring Gloves
    • DMD T-865: shall I keep it or ditch it?
    • Mosko Moto Tank bags compared – Nomax and Hood
    • Dialing out the pain: mini review of Oxford Lidlock
    • How comfortable should we be camping? Mini review of Helinox Zero chair
    • Sony RX100Va first thoughts
    • Reviewing Mosko Moto Nomax Tank Bag
    • First experience of Klim Carlsbad suit
    • Review TCX Drifter boots
  • My motorcycles
    • My motorcycles: 1 Suzuki Bandit
    • My motorcycles: 2 Triumph Sprint 955i
    • My motorcycles: 3 BMW R1200GS Adventure
    • My motorcycles: 4 BMW R1200GS LC
    • My motorcycles: 5 KTM 790 Adventure
  • The Journeys
    • My first motorcycle trip – 2008 four nights in Germany
    • 2009 Wednesday 22nd April: Off to Denmark via Harwich
    • 2009 Germany Czech Republic and Slovakia by Triumph sprint ST: today is the day I leave
    • Preparing for my first trip on Bertha BMW 1200GS Adventure – 2010 Spain France and more…
    • My trip to Denmark and Sweden starts: September 2012
    • 2011 Biking to Scotland
    • A second staycation on the bike (2021)
    • Leaving for Portugal today: August 2022
    • Norway and the Arctic Circle 2023
    • The trip for 2024 – North Wales
  • Routes and Maps (under development)
  • Links and resources

Links and resources

Historic BMW models

Vintage BMW Owners website

aurora rally

Aurora Rally Equipment

ted simon jupiter cover

Ted Simon’s Jupitalia

MyRouteApp route planning

American ADV website

International Journal of M/C Studies

ktm bike

790 Adventure FAQ

Mosko Moto

hot sun and sky in Portugal

My YouTube channel

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