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Last weekend was beautiful weather in the Bozeman, Montana area, so a ride was planned. I have to say I felt a little out of place. I went with 3 Kawasaki KLR owners, while I was on my Suzuki DR 350 (my KLR is still in pieces!) And I was the only girl. But . . . → Read More: Spring KLR 650 Weekend Ride with a Suzuki DR350Spring KLR 650 Weekend Ride with a Suzuki DR350 is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

First Ride of 2012

Published on 2012-04-05 18:56:12

New year, new country, new friends, new places to ride! Last weekend when spring peaked out, we went to a famous motocross track near Bozeman, Montana by Radersburg, MT. It was a Saturday, but we were shocked that nobody was there yet! The best part… well, ok, the best part was riding my new . . . → Read More: First Ride of 2012First Ride of 2012 is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

New Suzuki DR 350

Published on 2012-02-19 08:36:34

Woot! Today I got my Suzuki DR 350. Its a 1999, electric starter with 5,867 miles on it. I was lucky enough that the seller agreed to hold the motorcycle for me in exchange for a batch of cookies. Apparently he had to fight of some prospective buyers, I’m pretty lucky he kept his promise! . . . → Read More: New Suzuki DR 350New Suzuki DR 350 is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Albania Ride Report and More

Published on 2012-02-17 11:09:55

Hello everyone! Early in 2012 came the Chinese New Year, which was the year of the dragon. A year of change, and new beginnings. I had many changes to my life, and this website, of course, reflects it. I’m now living in Bozeman, Montana, full of mountains and riding fun. Sweden was great, but cold and . . . → Read More: Albania Ride Report and MoreAlbania Ride Report and More is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Installing a set of Xvision Solopods on the Suzuki DR350

Published on 2011-12-06 10:04:59

We have used LED lights previously and really like these small sturdy lights that take little power and put out amazing amounts of light. They are a bit pricy but so far they have a proven good investment never failing or acting up. On the bike its an aftermarket headlight that is lighter and less . . . → Read More: Installing a set of Xvision Solopods on the Suzuki DR350Installing a set of Xvision Solopods on the Suzuki DR350 is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Installing a Trail Tech Vapor Suzuki DR650 kit on a Suzuki DR350

Published on 2011-11-11 07:04:21

Some of the pictures might not be very good since for part of this install an old cell phone was all we had to take pictures with, sorry about that. The choice was the Vapor model with tachometer but there is no kit for the DR350 so we choose a Vapor kit for a DR650 . . . → Read More: Installing a Trail Tech Vapor Suzuki DR650 kit on a Suzuki DR350Installing a Trail Tech Vapor Suzuki DR650 kit on a Suzuki DR350 is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Kick starter arm overhaul on the Honda XR400

Published on 2011-10-08 15:16:03

The kick starter arm was somewhat loose and wanted to fall out so took it off, hard to see but the hole in the aluminum arm is oval: Measured the diameter: Brought it over to a place where I could borrow a mill, was a bit hard to rig it up to hold . . . → Read More: Kick starter arm overhaul on the Honda XR400Kick starter arm overhaul on the Honda XR400 is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Fork change and getting the KTM ready for inspections.

Published on 2011-08-13 03:17:13

In Sweden we have to do annual check ups on cars and every other year on motorcycles. Since I didn’t get the KTM ready for it before heading for America I missed the inspection and it was put out of traffic. No worries about that but its not legal to drive before getting the inspection . . . → Read More: Fork change and getting the KTM ready for inspections.Fork change and getting the KTM ready for inspections. is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

4th of July, And getting back home!

Published on 2011-07-17 15:28:22

Day 47, July 2nd Started from Rexburg, Idaho, drove down to a lava field called Hells Half Acre located along I-15 a little north of Blackfoot. They had made a really impressive walkway through the field, with information along the way: Ended up on some dusty gravel roads going around Southern Big Butte: . . . → Read More: 4th of July, And getting back home!4th of July, And getting back home! is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Beartooth Highway, Yellowstone

Published on 2011-07-10 20:48:35

Day 45, June 30th We slept in Laurel, Montana made it down over Red Lodge down to the Beartooth Scenic Byway: Chipmunks on a rest area: Amazing views: Still some snow left: Was quite cold up high and plenty of snow left: Made it to the Yellowstone entrance: Alot . . . → Read More: Beartooth Highway, YellowstoneBeartooth Highway, Yellowstone is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Badlands and Mount Ripoff

Published on 2011-07-06 18:15:00

Day 43, June 28th My dad had seen this V8 powered manure flinger …how do you think something like this up? Saw some of the bad parts even before the park: Inside the park it sure is a harsh area: They had a Bison area also ..huge animals: Did some of . . . → Read More: Badlands and Mount RipoffBadlands and Mount Ripoff is a post from: Dirty Motorcycle Adventurers > read more

Minnesota and South Dakota

Published on 2011-07-03 12:17:36

Day 41, June 26th Got everything dried up and packed up and we are ready to leave Wisconsin: Poor mail man having to look into this barrel every day: Found the Capital of Sweden also: Entered Minnesota: Reached 10 000 miles on my bike: Having a > read more

Wisconsin, relatives and rest

Published on 2011-07-02 12:14:06

Day 38, June 23rd Weather this day didn’t look good, can you see the light house? But we made it into Wisconsin: So it was just a transportation to Marathon City where I have relatives that we could stay with, feeding us a delicious pea soup > read more

Lake Michigan and getting there

Published on 2011-06-28 16:02:32

Day 35, June 20th Was pretty much a transportation day, quite early getting over a small hill and a big trailer blocking the road sure wakes you up: GPS directed us along some road that was closed off cause of this? Hardly enough to get the rubber w > read more

East Coast, Police, Heading Back West

Published on 2011-06-20 19:19:12

Day 31, June 16th Another meeting with the law, partly cause of the missing plate and partly cause I was standing up to get some feeling back in my buttocks. But he was cool and let me go after looking at the title and my drivers license: After that > read more

Eastern Tennessee, Smoky mountains

Published on 2011-06-17 01:48:07

Day 26, June 11th After Nashville we continued east the most interesting first part of the day was some landfill: Some bridge we crossed: Some old rock house where some president had visited at some point we didn’t investigate further: Some > read more

Nashville

Published on 2011-06-14 02:06:40

Day 25, June 10th First plan was to share a hotel room in Nashville with a friend from www.3wheeler.org but that was not possible since we arrived there during the CMA some country musics award show. But Chip helped us with a room in Smyrna (anyone h > read more

Natchez Trace

Published on 2011-06-13 17:34:56

Day 24, June 9th Since we had a full day getting from Memphis to Nashville we did some smaller roads including the Natchez Trace: It is a very green area, we had a small deer cross the road just a little ahead of us, not sure what the helmet camera > read more

Graceland

Published on 2011-06-11 17:46:26

Day 22, June 7th, Arkansas We still had one state to cross before Memphis, TN. We had some nice smaller roads on the way to Arkansas: And we didn’t make it all the way to Memphis so stayed at some small placed called Hazen that seemed to be pr > read more

Route 66 Museum

Published on 2011-06-10 22:59:11

Day 21, June 6th We saw this big Route 66 sign going into Elk City, Oklahoma last night when searching for a motel. Looked up the hours and squeezed in a visit the next morning: The Route 66 part might not have been super impressive, but they had so > read more

Cadillac Ranch and Palo Duro Canyon

Published on 2011-06-07 20:05:08

Day 19, June 4th. Left Longmont Colorado quite early to start covering some distance. Saw some odd things along the way including a toilet for road worker with a flood barrier around it? Is it to keep things in or out? Found a field full of these ni > read more

Wolfman Luggage, Car Show and American Ribs

Published on 2011-06-06 13:20:45

Day 17, June 2nd. Since we were lucky enough to get hosted by a fellow Advrider member in Denver we started from there. Wanted to get some more luggage and since we already had Wolfman Luggage on the bikes and it seems to be good gear we went by Long > read more

Castles Around Prague

Published on 2011-06-04 10:58:03

It was a beautiful day in the Czech Republic, so me and my friend Valter from Sweden decided to take a motorcycle ride and go castle hunting. I pick him up as it is on our way out, and though I ran out of credit I did manage to find his doorbell, but > read more

Independance Pass in the Rockies

Published on 2011-06-02 09:37:03

Heading for the Independence Pass: Panorama view from the first part of the climb: As we got higher there were more snow along the road: We made it to the top: The decent was great also: Drove trough Aspen and that sure looked touristy. To get b > read more

New Mexico and Into Colorado

Published on 2011-05-31 22:01:19

Day 14 New Mexico Not that many pictures from today but have plenty of video that I cant add while on the road. Highwayed it from SkyCity Casino where we slept to meet up with Hilary’s dad for a light lunch and some evil cats: Later we meet up > read more

Day 14 New Mexico and Day 15 Into Colorado

Published on 2011-05-31 22:01:19

Day 14 New Mexico Not that many pictures from today but have plenty of video that I cant add while on the road. Highwayed it from SkyCity Casino where we slept to meet up with Hilarys dad for a light lunch and some evil cats: Later we meet up with a > read more

Lava in New Mexico

Published on 2011-05-30 11:13:33

Day 13 May 29th We left Phoenix and headed east, saw a few more cacti: Plan was to take road 60 north but we ended up on 87 to Payson, we still started seeing some forest: Drove through some badly burnt land around Heber and Overgaard. Entering New > read more

Sams House and Walmart

Published on 2011-05-29 00:11:16

We ended up taking a resting day hanging out at Hilarys uncles house. We did go out to fuel up the bikes and get a Walmart experience and it wasn’t bad: But it sure was hot, we skipped the ATGATT a little and just went with shorts and sneakers > read more

Heart Attack Grill FAILURE

Published on 2011-05-28 19:02:06

Day 11, May 27th We headed south from Flagstaff towards Phoenix aiming for that Heart Attack Grill as we got further south it started warming up alot and it started being cactuses on the side of the roads: And since we were hungry we aimed straight > read more

Grand Canyon

Published on 2011-05-27 09:25:28

Day 10, May 26th After a night at a cheap motel a little to close to the road in Kingman we rode some along the historical route 66 bringing us by the Roadkill Cafe where we had a breakfast: Not until here I noticed it had lost my license plate, loo > read more

Death Valley

Published on 2011-05-26 23:29:38

Backtracking a little since I didn’t have time earlier. Will rework the posts later on and add links so it can be followed. Day 8, May 24th Started the morning from Lone Pine where you still could see snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains in the > read more

Hoover Dam

Published on 2011-05-26 09:20:47

Day 9, May 25th Did not have time to do a post about Death Valley and Las Vegas, will be added in the future. Can say that it was hot and we just wanted to get a room in Vegas, ended up paying $150 for suite at Imperial Palace. But we got some redemp > read more

Sequoia Forest

Published on 2011-05-24 09:59:58

Day 7, May 23rd We were lucky to be able to get hosted a little south of Fresno a little on the country side near the Swedish Village of Kingsburg, didn’t hear any Swedish around: Tried a nectarine we snagged from a tree along the way, but it > read more

Yosemite

Published on 2011-05-23 01:58:12

Day 6, May 22nd First day of the real trip. Heading east for Yosemite saw this on from the highway and got off to get a picture, glad we did my rain gear had come undone but not fallen off: And no its not a real doozer just a building looking like o > read more

Doohickey

Published on 2011-05-22 01:09:27

Day 5, May 21th Apparently the KLR is famous for its “doohickey”, has to do with the tensioner for the chain driving the balancer shaft …it tends to break: Luckily we got some help from Martin, bought one of the KLRs from him and h > read more

More preparation and shooting

Published on 2011-05-21 00:52:06

Day 3, May 19th More preparation, we changed the oil in one of the bikes since we didn’t know when that was done last: Finishing installing the 12 volt outlet: Did a short test ride, the intercom sure is nice and so far it works great! Looke > read more

Airplanes and bike preparations

Published on 2011-05-19 09:25:32

From the small airport in Skelleftea with its wooden traffic tower. Landing in Arlanda Stockholm with one more connection in Frankfurt Germany where we caught a glimse of my dads bag so this far the luggage is with us, we didn’t need to > read more

Hilary all ready to leave!

Published on 2011-05-16 07:44:30

The plan was for her to depart early tomorrow but with the weather not being very good and she was able to find a place to couchsurf halfway down to Uppsala we got her ready to leave today. After some struggling getting all the luggage in place and f > read more

Looking over the coolant system on the Transalp

Published on 2011-05-09 11:43:23

Was a little worried that the thermostat wasn’t operating as it should since the temperature gauge hardly moved. Only on really slow riding it jumped up. So started by stripping the bike down: Drain bolt for the coolant: Hmm no washer on that > read more

Lowering Suspension on the Honda XL600V Transalp

Published on 2011-05-08 11:53:11

Will start with the harder part, the rear end (even if we did lower the front first and that was not enough). Found online people that had extended the frame to shock link arms, but that would involve cutting and welding a cast aluminum part, and als > read more

Gel Battery Upgrade for the Transalp

Published on 2011-05-07 14:09:14

Since the battery that was on the Transalp didn’t hold the charge very well and Hilary wants to lay motorcycles on their side here and there we wanted to upgrade the old acid battery for a more modern sealed gel type battery. We took out the ol > read more

Quick mount Top Box for the KTM 950

Published on 2011-05-05 13:04:02

Another old accessory for the KTM 950, a quick mount top box made out of a small pelican case. While they don’t come cheap, they are water proof and come with foam if you ever want to ride with expensive equipment. Made L-shaped pieces from t > read more

LED lights on the Transalp

Published on 2011-05-04 03:52:13

Even if the Transalp have decent light it’s far from enough if having to ride in the dark. So we added some Vision X XIL-S1100 Solstice lights to it. Just a clamp on the crash bar: The clamp was a little too big, and a smaller size would not r > read more

First Rides of 2011

Published on 2011-04-26 15:56:51

Yes! The snow has finally melted off the road, and it is time to start riding! I can’t believe how much better my mood is now that I can be back on 2 wheels. We spent most of the winter wrenching, preparing for our trips. Johan is off to Amer > read more

Wiring up heated grips on the Transalp

Published on 2011-04-22 12:34:19

This is a continuation of mounting the heating elements on the Transalp. Here we will cover how we wire up the electrical part. The previous owner had added an outlet so we had an extra set of wires feeding power to the front end, it was complete wit > read more

Replacing cranky high low beam switch on the Transalp

Published on 2011-03-10 13:41:22

The high low beam switch was cranky and needed several pushes to work and that is annoying so we started looking into the problem by taking it apart: And what the insides look like, in the right part there is some hook that moves in some kind of pla > read more

Replacing cranky high low beam switch on the Transalp

Published on 2011-03-10 13:41:22

Rear brake protector for the KTM 950 Adventure

Published on 2011-03-05 14:23:03

Another old add on an aluminum plate bent in shape, a hole to still see the fluid level. There are options that you can purchase but it wasn’t very hard to make: You will need some bolts and a piece of tube for spacer for the front bolt that i > read more

Rear brake protector for the KTM 950 Adventure

Published on 2011-03-05 14:23:03

KTM 950 Adventure Air Horn Installation

Published on 2011-03-04 15:11:23

Another old modification. Since I installed the Vagabond bracket the original horn interfered and it couldn’t be turned around cause of the ballasts from the H.I.D conversion. Had a simple cheap air horn I had gotten my hands on since it was pu > read more

KTM 950 Adventure Air Horn Installation

Published on 2011-03-04 15:11:23

Rear wheel bearings removal on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-25 16:44:51

Since we are changing tires on the Transalp we have the wheels off and every time you have the wheels off its good to look over the bearings and lube them up to prevent water and dirt from getting in and destroying them. The outer box seal can be pri > read more

Rear wheel bearings removal on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-25 16:44:51

Adding heated foam grips to the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-24 03:48:50

So we did some work in the garage adding equipment on the Transalp. When it comes to heated grips there are alot of them out there. I prefer the kind with loose heating element that sit under the grip so u can still choose the type of grip that suits > read more

Adding heated foam grips to the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-24 03:48:50

Adding heated foam grips to the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-24 03:48:50

Vagabond bracket and LED lights on the 950

Published on 2011-02-23 04:00:49

After being forced to drive at night in the pitch black on twisty gravel roads in Bulgaria I sure realize the value of a lot of light. Had the H.I.D conversion already and that really saved the day …I mean night =) So I wanted to add some light > read more

Vagabond bracket and LED lights on the 950

Published on 2011-02-23 04:00:49

Vagabond bracket and LED lights on the 950

Published on 2011-02-23 04:00:49

After beeing forced to drive at night in the pitch black on twisty gravel roads in Bulgaria I sure realise the value of alot of light. Had the H.I.D conversion already and that really saved the day …I mean night =) So I wanted to add some light > read more

Broken bolt holding heat shield on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-22 15:34:53

Had a broken bolt holding the heat shield on the Transalp: Sprayed it a lot with some penetrating oil and the one bolt came out but was almost stripped of all threads: Freshened up the threads: Tried extracting the broken off bolt by soaking in pe > read more

Broken bolt holding heat shield on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-22 15:34:53

Broken bolt holding heat shield on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-22 15:34:53

Cardo Scala Rider Multiset

Published on 2011-02-17 06:43:43

So we bought an intercom to be able to talk after some reading online we decided on the Cardo Scala Multiset. It came in a nice box: The parts are nicely packed: Since it was bought in the US we needed adapters to EU plugs but the chargers can hand > read more

Cardo Scala Rider Multiset

Published on 2011-02-17 06:43:43

Cardo Scala Rider Multiset

Published on 2011-02-17 06:43:43

So we bought an intercom to be able to talk after some reading online we decided on the Cardo Scala Multiset. It came in a nice box: The parts are nicely packed: Since it was bought in the US we needed adaptors to EU plugs but the chargers can hand > read more

Adding a luggage rack on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-11 04:08:35

So after some research on the available luggage racks for the Transalp we decided to save some time and ordered a FIVE STARS Side Rack Systems from the German site Louis. But it didn’t really fit super nicely, spacers too short and holes were n > read more

Adding a luggage rack on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-11 04:08:35

Adding a luggage rack on the Transalp

Published on 2011-02-11 04:08:35

H.I.D Xenon lights

Published on 2010-12-23 14:58:46

Another old modification I have done. Was an impulse purchase since the British pound was low and I ordered other stuff and threw in H.I.D lights for both low and high beam. All dual sport bike should have good lights! A large punch to open the rubbe > read more

H.I.D Xenon lights

Published on 2010-12-23 14:58:46

H.I.D Xenon lights

Published on 2010-12-23 14:58:46

Side Luggage Racks for the Transalp

Published on 2010-12-19 05:28:50

I'm planning a trip down to Prague, Czech Republic where I have many friends, and I will be taking my Honda Transalp XL600 with me. Since I will be gone for a month, this means I need some side luggage. I'm short and not that strong, so I will be opt > read more

Side Luggage Racks for the Transalp

Published on 2010-12-19 05:28:50

Rear Homemade Aluminum Tank

Published on 2010-12-17 04:56:38

This I worked with early 2009 during the winter. Got some good help with problems I had on advrider. Had the rear spring out and had pulled the rear wheel up to see that I still could use the full suspension length and worked with cardboard to see wh > read more

Rear Homemade Aluminum Tank

Published on 2010-12-17 04:56:38

Sidestand relocation

Published on 2010-12-17 04:30:31

Since its winter and cold ill add some of the old modifications I have made to the bike. Enough posts on advrider about cracked engine cases to make me worried. First went with the bracket welded to the frame: But since I didn’t have any brace > read more

Sidestand relocation

Published on 2010-12-17 04:30:31

Fat Foot for the 950

Published on 2010-12-17 04:17:38

Since its winter and cold ill add some of the old modifications I have made to the bike. Started with a template in carboard then cut out the pieces from som scrap aluminium and had it welded. Made a small notch in the stand with a bolt to stop it fr > read more

Finally have the Transalp and my girlfriend home!

Published on 2010-12-08 15:14:09

So could borrow my dads car so I didn’t have to haul a trailer to get the bike, was a quite tight fit, had to remove the windscreen or it would have been to high: Glad we decided to remove the shelfs he had to the left side similar to the righ > read more

Just an amazing story!

Published on 2010-11-24 17:39:20

Hilary will be mad she doesn’t like reading about other people traveling but this is just amazing: From Estonia with love (Round the World awesome ADVenture!!) A few tastes: The couple doing the traveling: Random amazing pictures from South A > read more

Honda Transalp for Hilary

Published on 2010-10-15 15:55:49

So Johan and his father are planning this amazing two month trip around the United States in the spring. That is great for someone who can take 2 months off of work (which they both can and keep their jobs), but I unfortunately can’t… and > read more

Have fun in some local sand pits!

Published on 2010-08-21 08:39:30

I know we are a little behind on the blog but blame it on having to go back to work and some complications with the new computer. Straight forward, just a little throttle and the V-twin just gets up no problem. The thumper didn’t have any tro > read more

Test some drivebys with the new camera

Published on 2010-08-06 15:50:26

While driving home I took some side roads and did some test mounting the camera to some trees with a clamp I have with a camera mount. Might be a little slow to load since its HD quality. Test some drivebys with the new camera is a post from: Dirty > read more

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