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North Devon coast, Exmoor and back to the Somerset Levels – the only problem was the seat… Settling into an excessively sized latte on Minehead’s high street, the urge to keep looking over at Low-Fat across the street is irresistible. Low-Fat is my motorcycle – Bavaria’s finest F650, pleasingly devoid of modern fripperies such as…

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When it comes to exploring the Brecon Beacons, you can’t beat experiencing it by bike… Measuring 835 square miles, the Brecon Beacons is quite simply massive. It’s one of the largest national parks in the UK and, undoubtedly, one of the most stunning. Especially when you start getting off the beaten track to see it…

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  Would you ride 1500 miles to a motorcycle rally in Croatia? Dave Owen and friends did… The rally didn’t seem to have changed at all since I rode here on my Kawasaki W650 10 years ago. I was met at the gate by club members who told me to relax, that entry was free…

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It’s 10,000 miles from Scotland to Sicily  – haggis to calamari via Somerset cider. We are from Slovakia, and after three years living in the UK, experiencing life in the countryside and meeting people, we were inspired to do a big trip to raise money for Samaria, a charity from Mark’s home town in Hlohovec.…

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One hundred relaxing miles around the west of Ireland, including optional green-laning and Arthur Guinness’s old gaff. The Wild Atlantic Way (www.wildatlanticway.com) is a 1600-mile route that hugs the entire west coast of Ireland from the most northerly tip of Northern Ireland, all the way south to the southern tip near the town of Kinsale,…

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A decade ago, Dave Owen rode a Kawasaki W650 to a Croatian motorcycle rally – now he returns, on a Triumph Explorer. Ten years ago I made a crazy, solo seven-day, 3000-mile round trip to a rally in Croatia and wrote about it for this esteemed publication. I decided to return for the 20th Wild…

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Paul Smith rides through Belgium and France to find the grave of his great uncle, who died on the Somme Wouldn’t it be great if there was a country about twice as big as the UK but with no more people, well-maintained roads, where bikers were generally welcomed and respected, and that could offer world-class…

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New Zealand isn’t that wide – you can ride right across it in a day. On a scooter. In fancy dress… New Zealand is well known for its endurance events, and one of them is the annual Coast to Coast, in which competitors run, cycle and kayak their way the 151 miles across South Island.…

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That funny bit of the UK between Yorkshire and Scotland is often forgotten by riders dazzled by the Dales and the Lakes. Steve Rose heads a little further north than usual for the best weekend of the summer so far. The first morning of our spontaneous tour is peppered with just one phrase: “Can you…

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