Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

MOJO’S WORKING

When I first visited Ruta 340 it was nearly 10 years ago, so in the interest of MSL readers I decided to make a sacrifice and go to one of their three times yearly shows near Malaga in sunny Espana. So that’s why I was sitting in Portsmouth pondering on the fact that it’s 600 miles plus from top to bottom of Spain and that’s what I had ahead of me.

As a result of six months off work ill and another six months recovery I wanted to see if my bones could still do a decent ride, and the gentle ride down to Portsmouth on a sunny Monday was a good introduction. The Triumph Explorer was running perfectly despite only having had a couple of 50-mile rides during the

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