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      • Husqvarna TE 250i
      • Harley-Davidson DYNA Street Bob
      • Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Sportster
    • Our garage – full tour
  • The Accident
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    • An irreversible journey to becoming a Harley-Davidson rider
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    • Praep ProPilot trainer review
    • Physiolab review – S1 is a recover must have
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      • Do we really need so much stuff?
      • The power of a simple hello
    • Living with Vitiligo
      • All VITILIGO ARTICLES
      • Learn to love your body with vitiligo
      • Face camouflage process to hide white vitiligo patches
      • Vitiligo on face – psychologically manifestations
      • How vitiligo spreads – age 17 and 34
      • Vitiligo Ultra Vitiligo Review – Scam Products
    • Top ten tips for dealing with pain
    • COVID-19
      • Moto distancing with covid-19
      • Pause for thought – do we really want life as we knew it back?
      • Motorcycle Balance Training – sock challenge
  • Motorbike DIY
    • Get Inspired
    • Pros & Cons of vinyl wrapping
    • How to vinyl wrap a motorcycle
    • Protective Heat Shield
    • Cam Cover Chop Customisation
    • KTM EXC 200 2-stroke bottom and top end engine rebuild videos
    • How to Change a Bib Mousse Foam Insert Tube
  • Reviews
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      • Where To Start
      • Crusher Performance Maverick Air Cleaner Intake Review
      • Memphis Shades Café Fairing Review
      • Vance & Hines FP3 Fuelpak
      • Vance & Hince 2-1 UpSweep Exhaust Review
      • Metzeler MCE Six Days Extreme tyre review
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      • How to avoid ever having a flat battery – CTEK battery sense review
      • Charge you motorcycle – Ctek chargers
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      • Do you trust it?
      • Ultimate riding protection for enduro & hard enduro
      • Draggin Jeans Kevlar Motorcycle Jeans Review
      • Bowtex Kevlar Legging Review
      • HJC RPHA 70 full face motorbike helmet review
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      • Triumph Trident 660 first ride review
      • Harley-Davidson Sport Glide Review 2018
      • Husqvarna TE 150i 2020 review
      • BMW GS R 1250 Rallye review – life test
      • Africa Twin CRF 1100L adventure
      • Yamaha Tenere 700 Review – the rugged adv bike
      • Sinnis Blade X – The perfect first motorcycle for a step to off road
      • Super Soco TC Max review – life tested
      • Artisan ES1 Pro review – can it really go off road
  • Bike Adventures
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      • Enduro DreamLand Review, Ukraine
      • ToroTrail Review, Spain
      • Novo Adventures, Bolivia
      • Tour Enduro Sardegna, Sardinia
      • Jarvis Signature Tours Spain Review
      • Ride the Bolivian salt flats
      • Bolivia’s Death Road
      • Iceland – land of fire and ice with RideWithLocals, Iceland
      • Harleys and Horse Riding in Dominican Republic
      • Route 66 in 5 days, USA
      • Alps Bucket List with Tour1
      • Motorcycle Ride the Best of Europe and the Alps
      • A day with a custom legend, Charlie Stockwell
      • Honda Off-road Experience Centre
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      • Ultimate riding protection for enduro & hard enduro
      • 15 Iceland facts for a motorcycle adventure
      • What kit to wear in Iceland on motorcycles
      • Megs Braap & The Girl On A Bike Live Chats
      • How to up your game on the enduro bike
      • Getting Organised – Teng Tools dream workshop
      • Europe’s Best Riding Roads – St Gotthards Pass
      • What to pack on a motorcycle
      • The 5 Best Gifts for Motorcycle Enthusiasts
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🇬🇧 Vanessa Ruck 🇬🇧
It's memories of days like this that keeps smiles It's memories of days like this that keeps smiles going extra strong in lock-down. Being out of the house, armed with a motorcycle and getting muddy. Covid-19 seems to be playing havoc across the world and my thoughts are with everyone. What's it like where you are?

In England we're in national lock-down so it's stay home, stay safe mode.

#stayhome #covid19 #lockdown #lockdownlife #davethorpe #davethorpeoffroadcentre #hondaoffroad #enduro #endurance #packtalk #bikerbabes #bikerchick #jarvisbasic #tengtools #cardosystems #hebo #askforcardo #cardosystems #husqvarna #acerbis #romaniacs #romaniacstraining #honda #hondacrf #hondacrf250 #crf #crf250 #crf250rx #leattfamily #bridgestone #thegirlonabike
A pivotal moment in my riding goals...I was sweaty A pivotal moment in my riding goals...I was sweaty, near broken with exhaustion and wet through with mud and rain but this weekend last year I did my first ever hard enduro event @valleysxtreme. And that moment, purched by the finish line I realised...I had the bug. It's probably a totally irrational inner desire for personal punishment on a mental and physical level but hey. It's a sport so it's got to be fun!  Right!? 🤪

Fast forward a year and I'm stuck in lock-down again but I'm plotting away at my hard enduro goals with home fitness. @redbullromaniacs here I come!

Anyone else have one of those vivid pivotal moments that just ses you on a new destiny? It feels amazing right?!

What a weekend 💖

#valleysextremeenduro #valleysextreme #hardenduro #motoenduro #hardenduroworld #jarvisbasics #husqvarnamotorcycles #husqvarna #hardenduro #xtremenduro #twostroke #2stroke #goalsetting #packtalk #leatt #leattfamily #askforcardo #hebofactory #enduro #te150i #Husqvarna150 #goride #findyourflow #askforcardo #thisgirlcan #redbullromaniacs #iridewess #challengeyourself #romaniacs #thegirlonabike
Grab every moment, in every day to find a reason t Grab every moment, in every day to find a reason to smile. It might be small, it might be big but a moment smiling is worth hunting for!

This was me taking the scenic route for some essentials. The UK is currently on full covid-19 lock-down and so the opportunity to take the Africa Twin, even in 3 degrees centigrade, was a delight. My little fingers might disagree but seeing sunset from the ridgeway will keep me smiling ☀️

What little things have you done today to make yourself smile? I also filled in my new #fitnessdiary with my days balancing....although I've discovered something about my fitness "diary"...I'll confess in my stories tomorrow 🐮🤦‍♀️🤣 (thanks to @uperformuk for the idea)

#lockdown #lockdownlife #january2021 #januarymotivation #africatwin #africatwin1100 #hondaafricatwin #hondaafricatwinfans #compex #womenwhoride #winterriding #coldweather #coldweatherriding #covid19 #happiness #smile #smilemoreoften #advrider #advlife #advbike #advbikes #honda #esteelauder #sunsetride #dualsport #dualsportlife #thegirlonabike
Who can guess what bike I'm riding? Or swimming on Who can guess what bike I'm riding? Or swimming on...but thankfully not drowning 🤣

It's really mad what these bikes are capable of...I'm working on my skills to be able to utilise them more confidently😁

Get your bike guesses below?

Pic by @hp2mav 📸
#swimming #watercrossing #puddle #puddlejumpjng #adventuretime #femaleadventurer #bikedown #girlswhoride #bigtrail  #bigtrailmagazine #femalemotivation #femalemotorcyclerider #dualsport #dualsportlife #advrider #advlife #advbike #advbikes #honda #africatwin #africatwin1100 #crf1100l #hondaafricatwin #hondaafricatwinfans  #askforcardo #womenadvriders #greenlaning #thegirlonabike
The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidenc The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence but remember that even those hella confident people in the world, those that never seem to flounder or wobble, they have their moments too. So as we go into 2021 in a world of unusual times let's remember these things;
1. Believe in yourself
2. It's OK to not be okay
3. And everyone has battles, some invisible, so let's share love and support

Together we can rock 2021 ❤️ Who's in?

Snap taken with @daineseofficial on the Expedition Masters in Sardinia 🙏
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What a year! 5 months in lock-down, 1 hip surgery, What a year! 5 months in lock-down, 1 hip surgery, I’ve shared my struggles with pain, vitiligo and life’s challenges, but I’ve also tried to have 100% enthusiasm to make the most of each day. I’ve made more silly squeaks and noises than your average pig farm [if you watch my videos you’ll know…], I’ve entered my first ever extreme enduro race, fallen in the mud more times than I can count, abused my bike but not quite as much as it’s abused me, I’ve developed my mechanical skills and achieved a sub 3min 22sec tyre change [lock-down practice], and my post-accident love for all things two wheels has seen me swing my leg over 27 different motorcycles in 2020.

What a year! Happy New Year to each and every one of you! Cheers to 2021

What's some of your favs from 2020?

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From me to you, wishing you a wonderful Christmas. From me to you, wishing you a wonderful Christmas. For many in the world it's going to be a strange one this year. I'm sending all my love and energy out to you all and hope 2021 brings love to us all.

Remember we have the power in our own minds to decide to wear a smile and a positive outlook. Even in the darkest moments try to find something to lift your spirts and know you're strong. You're beautiful. And you're wonderful. And look back at how far you've come!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I'm going to be taking a few days off social media to recharge and hit 2021 with energy and more Vanessa shenanigans so I thought I'd leave you with this...my trousers...should they be inside the boot or out!? Let me know 🤪

Thanks to @hp2mav for snapping this power shot! 💪🏼
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It's time! Iceland part two now live...I'd love to It's time! Iceland part two now live...I'd love to say the whole video is me looking this composed but that would be a lie...I fall in a fast flowing freezing Icelandic river 😵 I feed the local pooch, ride deep sand and eat an apple in an unusual place.

Head to my YouTube, grab a drink and enjoy the two part Icelandic adventure on Husqvarna 701s. It's a must watch! Then let me know what you think!

Link on my profile or search ‘The Girl On A Bike Iceland’ on YouTube.

Who's seen part one?
I’d love to hear what you think? Fancy Iceland?

@ridewithlocals.is
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