The day looked promising from the outset, blue sky and with a temperature above freezing so I decided not to wuss out in the car but to take the 7 for a run out. When I got there I saw a sea of large imposing bikes, more aluminium panniers than surely is healthy, and immediately realised that of course average buyer of a GS this or KTM that isn’t going to be put off by the weather.
What defines a journey, an adventure? What characteristics would separate a journey from a mere trip? Perhaps a journey takes you somewhere different, somewhere out of the norm. Maybe it is the distance or time statistics that differentiate a journey from a trip. A journey may be judged to be as such not only by the physicality’s of it, but also by the capabilities (assumed or real) of the person undertaking it. A fit and healthy 30yr old may (indeed should) have a different perspective on riding across the UK than perhaps a pensioner on a 125cc would.