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How This RTW Couple Riding With Their Pup Turned Tragedy Into Joy

Jamie Elvidge — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:17:49 +0000

We can all agree that a successful multi-year, around the world motorcycle trip requires much more than a sense of adventure. It takes planning, resources and above all, the ability to be cool with all types of adversity. That’s tough enough when you’re riding solo or as a couple, but add animals into the mix, […]

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Carrizo Plain: One Of California’s Often Overlooked ADV Destinations

Jon Beck — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:56:27 +0000

Early explorers did not have it easy, compared to us in the present day. All things are relative of course, but it was once considered the norm that crossing a largely unexplored country was done at the speed of horseback, while having to simply know where to find food and water along the way, and […]

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Riding Romania: What You Need to Know

Egle Gerulaityte — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:24:16 +0000

For most people, Romania and especially its mountain region of Transylvania is associated with Count Dracula. For adventure and off-road riders, Romania is best known for the Red Bull Romaniacs, one of the world’s toughest hard enduro races. Motorcycle travelers know Romania because of its two spectacular mountain roads, the Transalpina and Transfagarasan, said to […]

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Rider Becomes Youngest to Circle the Globe Solo on a Motorcycle

Jamie Elvidge — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:31:57 +0000

When Londoner Henry Crew started riding motorcycles at age 19 he couldn’t get enough. He sold his car, bought a 1982 Yamaha XS400 and immediately felt his life shift in a new and positive direction. Four years later he was riding away from home, solo and unsupported, on a journey that would make him the […]

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Female Rider Sells Everything to Ride The World Solo on a Himalayan

Jamie Elvidge — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:53:18 +0000

Following her dream of traveling the world, Noraly Schoenmaker quit her job, sold all her possessions and hit the road solo on her trusty Royal Enfield Himalayan last December. Since she set off, Noraly has been on a continuous journey covering over 16,000 km through 7 countries with no plans to stop. The 31-year-old Hollander […]

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Round the World Journey on a Grom – Crazy or Crazy Fun?

Egle Gerulaityte — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:22:11 +0000

“Round the world? ON this?!” is often the reaction 23 year old Nicklas Aittamaa says he gets from people as they look at him in disbelief. In July 2018, the Swedish rider packed his stuff on the tiny 125cc Honda Grom and set off in hopes of visiting every single continent on the planet. Nicklas […]

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The Hard Way Down: Army Vets Cross Dangerous Darien Gap on KLRs

Bob Whitby — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:10:00 +0000

Here’s a bit of advice you rarely hear from someone who just completed a first-of-its kind adventure: Don’t. As in, don’t try this yourself. That’s the advice of Wayne Mitchell, part of a 4-rider team of army paratroopers on a motorcycle expedition from the Arctic Circle to the tip of Argentina. Many others have made […]

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Eastern Trail Nirvana: New Route From Europe to Asia on Dirt

Sean Klinger — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:37:45 +0000

We’ve all had the urge… that inner wanderlust calling… To pick a heading on the compass and go, letting our curiosity and desire to get far, far away from it all guide our way. That’s exactly the inspiration that created the ‘The Eastern Trail Nirvana,’ a 15,000 km (9320 mi) route that travels across 19 […]

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Meet the Fearless Woman Who Made History Riding Round the World

ADV Pulse Staff — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:59:43 +0000

Riding around the world was a little different four decades ago. There were few choices for long-range dual sport motorcycles. No email, no GPS, no internet. No reliable maps in some parts of the world. And if you got yourself into a jam, there were no cell phones or SPOT messengers to get you out, […]

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5 Big Rides Worthy of Your New Year’s Resolution List

Spencer Hill — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:30:09 +0000

Photo by Alfonse Palaima The end of the year is typically a time to reflect and start thinking about ambitions for the future. Most people are setting goals like spending more time at the gym or cutting out a bad habit but our only aspiration for the new year is to ride MORE and knock […]

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