Category: Nige’s LEJoG 2025

Another parcel arrived the other day, this time it was from Beeline navigation. I am well known to love navigation, not to rely on, but when riding and you see a road you like the look of, you know that you will always be able to get to your destination. I have used their Moto…

Another parcel arrived the other day, this time it was from Two-Wheels friends at Atom Batteries. Atom helped with the understanding batteries page on Two-Wheels and have supplied a lovely new gel battery for the GS. Please excuse the state of the wiring, this will be attended to once the tracker for the Challenge has…

Again, life has got in the way, I was recently elected as a County Councillor, so the run up to the election was busy canvassing and meetings and since the election I have been busy with setting up the new council and my roles. That said, the bike is on two wheels, painted (not the…

In between work and family life, I have managed to paint the wheels and mount the new tyres! I wont pretend these were easy, for some reason they had to be the hardest tyres I have ever fitted and I dread to think how many tyres I have changed in my life! I will admit…

Another busy few days. The painting is as good as complete. I have started putting stickers on the bodywork. Still to do: Still quite a lot to do. Nige has teamed up with 12 volt planet, Atom batteries, All Oils, Beeline navigation, Dr Wack, Goodridge, HiFlo filtro, Lomo, Lone Rider, MandP, MSG bike gear, Pinlock,…

The bike see’s daylight! Today feels productive. There is still a long long way to go, however, Dan popped over and we got the front built up and dragged the bike outside. The tank and seat are merely placed on. There is still a lot more work to be done, but after Dan left, I…

Well, from the back at least, it almost looks complete. I am in two minds whether to keep posting images of the bike going back together or wait till it is all done and have a ‘grand reveal’. Part of me wants to keep posting images, so I will have to find a way to…

Well it has been a productive few days in-between work and life. We are still quite a way off, but we are definitely on the home stretch now. I have taken the tyres off the new wheels from Jamie and in typical fashion, the bead breaker pole was too large so I had to make…

Unlucky for some? Well today, a good friend Jamie visited to borrow my carb balancer, however when he came to mine, he had gifts, a top box holder (and box) a fuel tank and a set of wheels with brake disc’s, the rear has a brand new tyre (although on the wrong way round). Honestly…

With renewed energy, I have managed to get most of the controls back on the bike, I have also finally sorted the fuel lines and put a in-line fuel filter on and now I have moved on to the painting the tank and the plastics (so far only a base coat and a mist coat…