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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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Searching for the World’s Highest Motorable Road

Rob Dabney — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 21:28:49 +0000

Setting out from Kathmandu, Daniel on his BMW F650GS Dakar and Brian on his KTM 990 Adventure, were on a quest to ride the highest motorable road in the world. They would need to ride on some of the toughest roads in the Himalayas to make it across Khardung La, a pass that many claim […]

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Crossing a 4,000 Meter Himalayan Pass at Eighty Years Old

ADV Pulse Staff — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:23:16 +0000

It’s a grueling 1,000 meter climb up the high mountain pass in the Himalayas. The air is thin at 4,000 meters, making it hard to breath for both man and machine. The Rohtang Pass in India’s Himachal Pradesh region is one of the highest roads in the world. This Himalayan pass is known for frequent […]

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Crossing 3 Continents on a KTM 690 Enduro

ADV Pulse Staff — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:15:59 +0000

Preparing for the Trip It took 14 months of preparation for the trip of a lifetime across 3 continents and 13 countries. David Darcy of Australia and Darren Higginson of the UK would travel 13,600 miles (22,000 km) on what they expected to be a three month journey. Starting in London, they would ride through […]

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Riding “Two Up” from Delhi to Rangoon on a Royal Enfield

Rob Dabney — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:34:03 +0000

It started as just a crazy idea between Andy Benfield and his girlfriend Emilie Röell. They were discussing on the train how Andy still had his Royal Enfield motorcycle stored in Delhi, India from when the couple had lived there a few years earlier. They fantasized about picking up the bike and riding “two up” […]

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