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    Elephant or Bust

    Jan 05, 2022 5 minutes
    WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY: Colin Ebbs

    I love doing the Elephant Rally. In 2019 I was on a modified Kawasaki ER-5. When I say modified, I mean homemade pannier racks with pushbike side bins; a massive box from B&Q; Amazon muffs; perspex leg guards tie-wrapped to the crash bars; extended screen; and, of course, loads of teddy elephants tied everywhere.

    I left Peterborough at noon and after a cold, wet ride caught my Chunnel train, using the train time to check the bike over. A bolt helping to hold the top box and side panniers on had gone missing, but tie-wraps provided a temporary replacement. Easy, I love it.

    The A16 motorway was comfy despite rain, sleet and cold, thanks to my heated jacket on medium heat, yum. Found my hotel in the middle of Ypres and had time to see the Last

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