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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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Rider Makes First Unassisted, Solo Crossing Of Africa On E-Motorcycle

ADV Pulse Staff — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:31:01 +0000

It’s one thing to cross a continent on an electric motorcycle, accompanied by a fleet of support vehicles and your buddy riding next to you (see “Long Way Up”). It’s quite another to do it solo with no assistance, no back up bikes and no generator chasing you. That’s how veteran adventure rider Sinje Gottwald […]

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Chasing Trails & Waves On A Motorcycle Journey Through Nicaragua

Maxime Ruiz — Fri, 12 May 2023 18:41:03 +0000

Each of us has his or her own definition of adventure motorcycling: A full day out in the dirt and a couple of beer-infused storytelling sessions, an entire week in the outdoors tackling difficult BDR tracks, a long ride on the Pan American highway top to bottom… At the end of the day, nobody is […]

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Chris Birch Crosses Panama Thru Unforgiving Jungle On The KTM 890R

Rob Dabney — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:54:34 +0000

Everytime we think we’ve seen it all from Chris Birch, he somehow seems to take it up a notch with his big bike antics. On one of his recent adventures, he heads down to Panama for the Ocean 2 Ocean Enduro — a 3-day event traveling across the country from the Caribbean to the Pacific […]

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Legendary Journey Thru The Infamous Darien Gap on a BMW R80 G/S

Jamie Elvidge — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:00:49 +0000

Few have come close to achieving what Helge Pedersen has achieved during his forty-plus years as an adventure rider. Heck, his first trip lasted a decade. In 1982 he departed Norway aboard his R80G/S with loose plans and a tight budget. He ended up putting 250,000 miles on the BMW, nicknamed “Olga,” riding through 77 […]

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We Previewed The ‘Long Way Up,’ Here Is What You Can Expect

Jamie Elvidge — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:00:27 +0000

This week we were given early access to preview Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s first three episodes of the ‘Long Way Up’ ahead of its September 18th debut on Apple TV+. This series, which follows the buddies as they ride from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Los Angeles, comes 16 years after the original Long Way Round […]

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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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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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10 Things You Need to Know to Ride Cuba

Egle Gerulaityte — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:09:30 +0000

Cuba, once called the pearl of the Caribbean, is a country rarely visited by motorcyclists – and undeservedly so. Cuba offers great riding both on and off the road, stunning landscapes, and incredible culture. Exploring this island on two wheels can be a life-changing experience, so here are eight things you need to know to […]

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