ADV Road

February 19, 2019 6 Comments Motorcycles, Riders

JESSE CAMERON

“This type of travel is not easy, but that is why I find it so rewarding. Always planning and organizing. Reading about routes and borders. Dealing with traffic, bad road conditions, weather. Finding tires, parts, oil or gas. However, I would say …

Gregor Halenda

“When I started riding big adventure bikes I did a lot of training. I’d train with Jimmy Lewis and Scott Harden, both Dakar veterans, and I’d be amazed at how capable these big bikes could be. I did many solo adventures and …

Behan Boshoff

“There have been a couple of really difficult situations, but most of these are more mental than physical. The Roof Of Africa Rally obviously comes to mind. A navigational GPS race where you are likely to spend ten to thirteen hours per …

LifeUnloaded RTW

“The key for us with long distance travel is to make it fun. We have a few sponsors, and they ask for a few things from us, so there is some work involved. Mostly this falls on Aida though. She does the …

Nicklas Aittamaa

“Fortunately, I haven’t faced any severe difficulties as of yet. The times when I feel the worst, in general, is when you make some bad calculations, and you end up with everything going wrong at the same time; No charge left in …

The Africa Twin Marathon

“A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind.” – Thierry Sabine The idea for the classic Dakar Paris Rally came about when founder Thierry Sabine became lost racing his motorbike during the 1977 Abidjan-Nice Rally in the …

Toby Price

“Riding a bike for me is really just about the sense of freedom you get. I guess, you can be having all the problems in the world with everything going wrong and you jump on a motorcycle, and it just clears your …

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