Off-Road Riding with Philippine MOTO Adventure Touring and Trails

Trail riding on a motorbike is not my thing and probably beyond my skill level at this point. I have never tried trail riding before although I have experienced riding off-roads every now and then but on my scooter where I am well familiar with its handling, control and limits.

The unknown lake in Toledo. Can you spot the carabaos (water buffalo)?

One of the guys at Philippine MOTO Adventure Touring and Trails is a friend and a clubmate at Cebu Scoopy Club, Carlos "Kano" Russell. Since its inception, I have been following its Facebook posts about the places they have been and the obstacles they have to overcome while riding and I was intrigued by the routes they take and the scenery of the mountains of Cebu, Talisay and Toledo. I am less intrigued by trail riding because for one, I am not familiar with riding an underbone motorcycle (Honda XRM 125) and I am not that interested in trail riding, either. Basically, I am just after the view and vistas one would encounter in their trail and touring adventure ride.

First Solo (Alone) Ride and Finally Posting CSC Sticker in Felixberto

Note: Riding solo can be alone and can be with a back rider. Solo means a single motorcycle. There can be riding alone solo and riding in tandem solo.

Mesha posed at a nice spot going to Top Garden in Busay.

As long as I can remember, I haven't tried riding solo and alone. Okay, except when going to work and running some errands. What I meant is a relatively long ride alone with no back rider(s). My wife and daughter always want to tag along. This time, I tried to ride solo and alone and at the same time, finally posting our Cebu Scoopy Club sticker in Felixberto Burgers and Hotdogs in Balamban (Felixberto).

My ride began at 10am. I checked the tire pressures and I figured I needed to add more PSIs to both tires. For a Honda Scoopy stock-compatible tires, 29psi front and 33psi rear. Then, I gassed up at Shell Maguikay. After that, I looked at Mesha (my Scoopy) and she's totally untidy so, I went to Fibroworkz and Carwash first to wash her dirt up. Php50 for a motorcycle wash. They don't offer wax, only free tire black which I don't like to be applied to Mesha. I don't know but I feel paranoid about sliding my wheel while banking when there is tire black applied to Mesha's tires.