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Ducati recently announced an extension to the DesertX name – the DesertX Rally. The DesertX Rally takes the off-road ability of the original DesertX a major step forward with a slew of upgraded components. The key components that in my book headline the Rally variant are: Longer travel up-spec suspension Stronger and narrower wheels These two are the headline components that state the use case of an conquering off-road adventure...Read More

For the longest time Garmin and their Basecamp program has been the industry standard in GPS navigation and desktop route planning. No longer. In recent years Garmin really have not progressed in the face of alternatives in this space. I would say both in terms of hardware and software. I’ve been a Garmin fanboy for many years and rely on a Garmin Fenix watch as my EDC timepiece but sadly...Read More

I did a thing this year. I got back into motorcycle racing. In my 50’s. Yep I turned 50 last year, and sure call it a mid-life crisis but I was keen to get a 450 motocross bike and get back into some racing. Now I raced a fair bit of motocross, enduro and Supermoto from 1992 to about 2004 and it taught me a lot about riding. I never...Read More