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Starting an Adventure Motorcycle with a Dead Battery: 5 Different Ways

There is nothing worse than the dreaded click when pressing the electric starter button on your motorcycle. And riding an adventure bike, chances are that you are nowhere near civilization where you...

Hey! I am Francois and I’ve loved anything with wheels since I can remember. When I was 25 a friend and I took our old XT500's on a short trip and I fell in love with adventure bike riding.

Shortly after getting married my wife and I rode from Cape to Cairo on 200 cc Chinese road bikes. It took us 90 days to cover the 15 500 km.

From time to time I write motorcycle reviews for sports magazines and the local newspapers and attend the odd bike launch when I have to opportunity.

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