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    When the motorcycle itself is the adventure:

    My MV Agusta F3 800, in the proper Ago Red over Ago Silver livery. We toured the MV Agusta factory in northern Italy where it was hand-built, before we purchased it.
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    What are your favorite motorcycle adventure movies?

    The Long Way Round, The Long Way Up, and The Long Way Down are obvious choices, even though they are actually TV series, not movies. I think my favorite is the 2014 documentary "Road", narrated by Liam Neeson, featuring Michael Dunlop, his brother the late William Dunlop, their father the late...
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    Can we get a separate "E-bike/Moped" forum?

    I am an avid motorcyclist, and I enjoy going to the "Adventure Motorcycle Chat" forum for motorcycle discussion. I am also an avid cyclist, so I enjoy going to the "Expedition Bicycle" forum for bicycle discussion. But it seems like the Expedition Bicycle forum is getting cluttered up with...
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    Current (2020) weBoost thread...

    The most recent weBoost thread I could find, was from 3 years ago. If I understand correctly, weBoost is pretty much the only game in town. It looks like their most poweful mobile offering is the $525 Drive Reach Fleet #470254. Their web site says it's 5G ready, and reaches up to 76% further...
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    My current adventure bicycle:

    2020 Kona Unit. It's a rigid steel single-speed 29er. Rack mounts, fender mounts, barnacles all over it. Boost spacing, bolt-in through axles, 160/180 hydraulic disc brakes- this bicycle doesn't have a single cable on it. It weighs 26.2 pounds once I dumped the tubes (it came tubeless ready). I...
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    I am convinced that those who use tire tubes, just enjoy getting flats and fixing them...

    I hate flats, so I only run tubeless. I haven't run tubes in any of my bicycle tires for the last 10 years, and haven't had a single flat. In the beginning, I ran "ghetto" tubeless using non-tubeless tires and rims, but I almost always use tubeless tires and rims now. My most recent bicycle...
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    Brophy aluminum folding scissor steps?

    We are looking for a lightweight set of removable steps, to use for both cab entry (61" high at the door sill) and access to our entry platform / front porch (58" high), for our dog. So far, the best solution that we can come up with, isn't quite a solution, and it seems unnecessary expensive-...
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    2200 watts of solar on the roof?

    If I'm doing the math right, we would be able to fit 22 Renogy Monocrystaline Compact 100-watt solar panels on our roof. Our roof would be 192" long, and 102" wide. We should even have room for a roof vent located between the two panels that are sideways. I would be inclined to build our...
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    Building our box out of wood?

    I know that most people are trying to build something light enough to work with their particular vehicle, but our MTVR has a 30,000-pound payload capacity, so there may be solutions that wouldn't work for other people, but would work just fine for us. Our MTVR's flatbed is rigid, and it's...
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    Modifying the external dimensions of an ISO shipping container...

    We may end up being a couple of inches too tall, so I'm wondering how much could be trimmed off the bottom "skirt" of a standard 20-foot ISO container- the hollow area underneath the floor that leaves room for a forklift to get under it.
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    Where can I find HP Brown Sauce in the U.S.?

    We enjoyed it in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and on the Isle Of Man, but I haven't seen it in stores here in the U.S..
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    24V house electrical system?

    I know that most house electrical systems are set up as 12-volt systems, but our truck has a 24-volt electrical system, and it might be nice to have the option to use the vehicle's alternator to recharge our house battery bank. Would it make sense to configure our house electrical system as...
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    What is the best motorcycle adventure that you've had?

    For us, I would have to say that the Isle Of Man TT was the best. It is absolute motorcycle Mecca. If you have any interest in motorcycles at all, I wish to encourage you to put down $500 on your accommodations for the 2022 TT today, and just go. If anyone wants information on how to do the TT...
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    Go big or go home:

    I recently purchased a 2007 Oshkosh MTVR. We intend to convert it into an overland expedition type vehicle and do full-time RV living. For those not familiar with the MTVR, it is an all-terrain military 6x6 truck built for the U.S. Marine Corps, and it is...big- nearly 12 feet tall. MTVR...
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