My Land Rover LR4 came with machined 5 spoke 20 inch wheels. But I like to venture the trails. So I began a search for…
Category: Adventure
The Last of the Body-on-Frame Land Rovers – A Modern Classic 4X4
I was looking for a modern classic 4×4. Something that offered the timeless design of a functional classic with more recent comforts. Possibly, nothing fits…
LR4 Land Rover 5.0V8. Is this Peak Discovery?
Rather than making drastic changes, the Discovery 4, known as the LR4 in North America and the Middle East, was a continuation of the Discovery…
Backcountry Skiing in the Monashees
Backcountry in the Monashee range
Years ago I cycled a Gran Fondo from Coldstream to Arrow Lake. The route took us over the Monashee pass. A mountain range connecting the…
Honda CB 550 Motorcycle Build
In 2019 I purchased a Honda CB550 motorcycle. The year on the front plate is 1974. Which happens to be the first year the CB550…
Unearthing the history of a 1974 Honda CB550
Hints of the story behind a Honda CB550 that is what it shouldn’t be. When I went to look at a cb550 after it caught…
Installing Flatout Suspension on a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester SH
Flatout Suspension GR Lite
This past weekend I installed the Flatout Suspension’s GR-Lite coil overs and Rallitek spacers. They arrived packaged in the box. There were a couple things…
Do 15 inch Method 502 wheels fit a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester 2.5XT?
Yes! The 09-13 Subaru Forester 2.5XT has bigger front brakes than the non-turbo Forester. So I was unsure if they would fit. Method’s website say…
09-13 Subaru Forester XT – The start of an adventure vehicle
I’d been considering setting up an adventure vehicle to access the backcountry roads for ski touring. A 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT sat stored at our…
From the backyard to the backcountry – the start of an adventure vehicle
For the past year a 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT has sat stored at our property. It was my folks and then my younger brother drove…