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  • Lysevegen

    Norway Adventure: Planning a 2025 Motorcycle Tour

    Planning soon to be completed With the diverse weather conditions Norway will throw at us this will be great practice for next years global adventure. Anything packed for this trip will be coming around the world with us! Bike luggage, cooking equipment, clothes & gadgets. If they are not used on this trip then they

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  • ABR Festival 2025

    ABR Festival 2025

    27th-29th June Who’s going to be at the ABR Festival? Let us know in the comments below The line up has been published for all stages Have you planed your ABR Festival 2025 weekend here’s the official schedule, courtesy of ABR magazine. The ABR Festival 2025 at Ragley Hall is just a week away. Thousands

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 8: Carrick-on-Shannon to Home

    ๐Ÿ๏ธ Day 8 โ€“ The Long Ride Home: Sunshine, Sea Air & One Worn-Out Tyre on the Wild Atlantic Way Date: May 9th 2025 After a late-ish night enjoying the warmth of Irish hospitality on the Wild Atlantic Way, I enjoyed the hospitality. I savored my final few pints of Guinness. The evening was delightful.

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 7: Ballyshannon to Carrick-on-Shannon

    ๐Ÿ๏ธ Day 7 โ€“ Legendary Riffs, Hairpin Rides & One Last Guinness ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿบ Date: May 8th 2025 My final full day on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way was unforgettable. It was a memorable conclusion. She didnโ€™t disappoint. After yet more air in the rear tyre! This was a tour de force through Donegalโ€™s dramatic coastline, winding

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 6: Achill Island to Ballyshannon

    ๐Ÿ๏ธ Day 6 โ€“ Forgotten Villages, Windswept Lighthouses & Trad Tunes in Ballyshannon ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ๐ŸŽถ Date: May 7th, 2025 Day 6 kicked off under bright skies and a slight chill โ€” ideal riding conditions along the Wild Atlantic Way. I started the day by inflating my rear tyre once again. Then I explored more of Achill

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 5:

    Solo Rides, Sky Roads & Emergency Rations ๐ŸŒค๏ธ๐Ÿท Adare to Doogart Achill Island Day 5 โ€“ Solo Rides, Sky Roads & Emergency Rations ๐ŸŒค๏ธ๐Ÿท Date: May 6th, 2025. Discover the stunning landscapes along the Wild Atlantic Way. Day 5 began like the previous couple of days. I started by inflating my rear tyre. There was

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 4:

    Day 4 โ€“ Cliffs, Craic & Goodbyes ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Our final day as a group took us along the dramatic Wild Atlantic Way ๐ŸŒŠ, to the towering Cliffs of Moher (no hike, full bike kit ๐Ÿ˜…), and finally to Doolin for a Guinness-fuelled send-off. The best roads. The best laughs. The best people. ๐Ÿป Whatโ€™s your…

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 3:

    Day 3 โ€“ Low Tyre Pressure & High Spirits: Killarney to Adare Date: May 4th, 2025 We left the Killarney campsite bright and earlyโ€ฆ until my low tyre pressure warning lit up like a Christmas tree ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ˜ฌ Pulled over, checked for puncturesโ€”nothing obvious. A quick blast of air and we were back on the road

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 2:

    Day 2 โ€“ Cork Curves, Healy Pass & the First Guinness ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ๏ธ๐ŸŒ… Date: May 3rd, 2025 We pointed the bikes east then south, chasing the tarmac along the stunning West Cork coastal route ๐ŸŒŠ all the way to Castle Lower on the Wild Atlantic Way, and then it was time for the star of the

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  • Wild Atlantic Way 2025 – Day 1:

    Day 1 – Dublin Drama, Mountain Magic & Blarney Beers Date: May 2nd, 2025 Day 1: Landed in Ireland… and so did a puncture.Is there a better way to start an epic tour along the Wild Atlantic Way? We got a flat tyre before even boarding the ferry. One of the bikes decided it wanted

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