Maria O' Grady GasGas 700ES or CRF300L? Hi! When I was planning the recent Lake District wet-weather-gear-test I had a very particular problem. What was our mileage likely to be? In fact, EXACTLY what was our mileage going to be? Because on... Adventure Spec May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady New Waterproof Pant Hi! There's a big slogan on our website right now that reads 'Outdoors gear for adventure motorcyclists'. Despite appearances, that short slogan has taken quite a while to get right. Because Adventure... Adventure Spec clothing May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady Micro Adventure Week. Hi! Last week was micro-adventure week. More specifically, a test-new-Adventure-Spec-gear micro adventure week. Now, it's not often that you find yourself praying for rain before heading out for three... Adventure Spec May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady RallyMoto. 500km. No gates. Almost. Hi! When was the last time you rode 500km, over 2 days through forests and gravel tracks and only opened (and closed) maybe, 3 gates? OK, in Scandinavia I’ll give it to you, that’s probably a normal d... Adventure Spec May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady New KTM 690 / GasGas ES700 / Husqvarna 701 Hard Part Prototypes Hi! A little while ago I let you know that our new KTM 690 / GasGas ES700 / Husqvarna 701 Hard Part prototypes had just landed. Creating parts for this series of bike was always going to be a bit of a... Adventure Spec hard parts May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady Blue Mongolia Pant Hi! I just typed ‘is double denim acceptable’ into Google. Now, as you would expect there’s some debate out there, but I’m planting my flag in the ‘yes’ camp. If Brad Pitt can pull it off that’s good ... Adventure Spec clothing May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady Baltic Mid Layers Hi! Now I will be the first to admit, this is not the most obvious photo to help sell Adventure Spec gear. For starters, there are no motorcycles in shot. There are no trails. There are no tents. Ther... Adventure Spec clothing May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady Why don't we sell our gear without armour? Hi Here's a question we get asked from time to time. "Hey Adventure Spec, why do you make me buy all my armour twice? I've already got a full set in my old jacket, can I just buy your new jacket witho... Adventure Spec clothing May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady Introducing Core Long Sleeve, Core Long Leg and Core Shorts Hi For the next ninety seconds I'm going to talk about zombies, bacteria, sweat, and baselayers. I know. You thought you subscribed to an adventure motorcycle newsletter. But I have three (semi)new pr... Adventure Spec clothing May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady Lightweight Adventure Festival Hi! A while back I was approached by two guys who were putting on a new motorcycle festival . I’d never heard of them. They had never put on a festival before. Frankly I was a little surprised. But wh... Adventure Spec May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady New Tenere 700 World Raid Hard Parts Hi A very quick end of the week message to let you know that the new Tenere 700 World Raid hard parts are now up on the website WITH new pics. I had a busy few days mounting and photographing our gear... Adventure Spec hard parts May 10, 2023
Maria O' Grady New Colour - The Blue Singletrack Jacket. Hi A few weeks ago I was out riding with Shaun in the Northumbria Hills here in the UK. We only met 2 people all day and one of those people, a walker with her partner, managed to sum up what we t... Adventure Spec clothing May 9, 2023