Getting Alegría ready for the trip

Alegría is my two-wheeled companion. A second-hand 2008 Triumph Sprint ST 1050 I bought three years ago to my friend Gary. One of my favourite bikes from my fleet even though she wasn't my first choice for this adventure.

The bike I was going to ride was Choccy, my 2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT Panorama. However, a little incident riding back home just three weeks before the shipping date twisted my plans.

I hit a cliff-like pothole near Carmila, bending both rims and damaging the chassis, so the new plan was getting Alegría ready in a week to be on time to request the carnet de passage before departing to Darwin.Read more