Getting into Adventure Green

this; what’s the appeal?
I guess it’s just something different
and fun, which for me is what riding
a motorcycle is all about: it should
be fun!
Did anything go wrong on the
trip, and if so how did you deal
with it?
The only thing that went wrong
was when Bernard flipped his C90
going over the pass in Applecross.
It went badly wrong and if the
crash barriers weren’t there he
and his C90 would have gone over
the edge. Lucky for us that did not
happen. Also, when he fell off he
broke his screen and smashed his
top box off. We fixed the top box
back on with cable ties and just
put the remains of his Rickman
screen on the back of bike with
bungees.
How did the C90s cope with
the trip?
One didn’t make it home... I have
to be honest I had fitted mine
with a Lifan 110 engine, not for
speed, just for the 4th gear. As
for Bernard’s C90, he had a nice
standard low mileage bike with
about 7000miles on it. The engine
only lasted around 500 miles
before he managed to kill it about
10 miles from my house on the
way home, proving that they are
not bomb proof, though it could
have been Bernard giving it a
hard time. Other than that they
did just fine
What would you do differently
next time?
The only thing I would do
differently is fit a single saddle to
the bike, as you have to unpack to
get to the fuel tank under the seat.
Other than that I can’t think of
anything; I just love to travel on a
small bike.
Where next?
Next for me is to some local rallies
in Scotland and then the Horizons
Unlimited event in South Wales,
which is about 650 miles round
trip. I’m going to get some
information and tips on travelling
overseas, as I plan to ride to
Mongolia in the near future. At the
moment I’m not sure if it will be a
solo ride on my C90, of it anyone
wants to join me...
LAND’S END TO JOHN O’
GROATS - JOIN IN.
It’s been an idea of mine to do the Land’s End to John O’ Groats ride
for some time now, just as a means of seeing more of Britain. I plan to
ride it on the 105cc Honda CT 110 that I rode back from Australia on
and later across America. Cruising speed will be low - around 40mph
- so the smaller the bike the better, or an opportunity to drag the old
junker out of the shed. It’ll be camping the whole way and looking
to do it in seven days, as that seems about the right amount of time
people can get off work. It shouldn’t cost more than the petrol, food
and campsites to do it; so £200 tops.
Let’s say meet at Land’s End visitors centre, 9am on Saturday 13th
May, when hopefully the weather will have broken. See you there.
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