A group of mates decided a three-day shakedown ride would be a good idea. The thought was to sort out luggage and bike set-up under real riding conditions. Ken Dark rediscovered a few basics all too easy to overlook.
We five stooges were all experienced adventure riders, and the overall group’s average age was 54 – and that’s with one young pup being a youthful 38. We shouldn’t have had the dramas we generated for ourselves because we all knew better, but Mr Murphy can still wield a bloody big stick, and the ride turned out to be a true adventure.