No Insta360, No Drone, No Post… So, Did You Even Go On a Trip? How social media pressure turns motorcycle adventure enduro travel into a job you didn’t plan for. We’ve been motorbike travelling long before social media became part of the ride. Back then, if you were adventure riding […]
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This is why earplugs make riding motorcycles safer.
Why earplugs make riding motorcycle safer and a review of the Alpine Hearing Protection Motorcycle earplugs If you want to walk around when you are old with impaired hearing and keep responding with a “Whaaat did you say?” to your kids cheating at board games, then keep riding without proper […]
Read MoreCan It Survive Real Adventure Riding? 10,000 km CFMoto 450MT
CFMoto 450MT 10,000 km Review – Is This the Lightweight Adventure Bike We Asked For? After 10,000 km on the CFMoto 450MT Ibex adventure motorcycle, with roughly 8,000 km of that on rough Namibian dirt roads, corrugations, sand and properly destructive terrain, we finally feel comfortable calling this piece a […]
Read MoreMost Common Suspension Mistakes in Motorcycle Adventure Riding
Motorcycle Suspension Setup Tips for Adventure Riders Why Motorcycle Suspension Fails on Dirt If you ride proper dirt most of the time, you already know this. Shocks work incredibly hard. Washboard, corrugations, rocky tracks, endless gravel roads. Every ripple is a hit. Thousands of hits per hour.Your rear shock and […]
Read MoreHow to Avoid Trouble When Traveling by Motorcycle
“15 Years, Countless Miles: How PikiPiki Overland Survived the World on Motorcycles” “Fifteen years of living off motorcycles, and luckily, not a single trip-ending disaster. Michnus and Elsebie Olivier of PikiPiki Overland have crisscrossed Africa, Europe, and the Americas on their adventure bikes. Dodging the kind of breakdowns, border chaos, […]
Read MoreScience Says: Riding with Music Triggers a Dopamine High
There’s a certain kind of grin that only riders know. The one that spreads across your face when you’re carving through a mountain pass, the bike just floating with you, your favourite song playing through your motorcycle helmet speakers. It’s not forced; it’s not planned. It just happens. If you […]
Read MoreLeft the Office for the Open Road – How we started motorcycle riding the world
We Took a Chance Riding Motorcycles Around the World, and it Changed Our Lives. I recently had a groovy chat with Neil from ADVRIDER.com and the podcast The Lowdown. We covered all sorts of ground—how we got into motorcycling, why we ditched the corporate grind, and how that leap of […]
Read More15 Years Experience: Our Journey with 3 Motorcycle Intercom Brands
The best motorcycle Bluetooth intercom headsets for 2025? I don’t know, but I can tell you about the ones that will go the distance and be of value to you. Over the years, our motorcycles have taken us across countries, over mountain ranges, and even into Walmart parking lots. Throughout […]
Read MoreCTEK Battery Chargers -This is what you need to know caring for your motorcycle.
Here are some tips and information that will hopefully save you battery life and money. One of our biggest grudge-buying expenses when travelling on motorcycles and keeping our other motorcycles in running condition back home is replacing batteries and initially using the battery with a trickle charger that eventually overcharging […]
Read More14 Years: Valuable Lessons We Learned On The Road.
We chat with Jim Martin from AdventureRiderRadio For 14 years, we’ve been exploring the world on my trusty Suzuki dualsport DR650 motorcycle. We’ve ridden countless miles, camped under unfamiliar skies, and crossed numerous borders. Along the way, we’ve gathered invaluable lessons that continue to reshape my worldview.
Read MoreThe best mountain passes in South America
Collection list of some of the best most scenic engaging and interesting mountain passes to ride with an adventure dualsport motorcycle in South America In this edition,, we share some of the nicest and grooviest mountain passes we rode in the last 4 years in South America.All those passes that […]
Read More6 Reasons To Love The Iconic Suzuki DR650
Keep It Simple Stupid – Why the Suzuki DR650 dualsport motorcycle is such a loved icon. The Suzuki DR650 is like that trusty old friend who’s always up for an adventure, even if they’re not the flashiest one in the group. This motorcycle has been around for almost 30 years. […]
Read MoreTHIS IS WIDE OPEN 2023 YEAR IN PHOTOS UpShift Online 89
Collection of the most insanely engaging photos from around the world adventure and enduro riding in this UpShift Online issue. Buckle up, wanderlust warriors! In 2023, Upshift Online and their intrepid crew racked up the miles, their wheels leaving track marks across nearly every corner of the globe. Each journey […]
Read MoreThis Is Epic Motorbike Must Rides: Chile’s Carretera Austral
What makes this ride so strikingly epic show-stopping and absorbing is the dramatic landscape reminiscent of a mythical land of hobbits and dragons. “If there ever can be a list of the eight best wonders of the world for must-ride roads, then Chile’s South America’s Ruta 7 would be in that exclusive […]
Read MoreAdventure Rider Radio Podcast 94: How To Motorcycle Travel Without Cash on Hand And Preparations to Handle Emergencies
It is all about adventure motorbike travel making money on the road and being prepared for emergencies, all the tips, and suggestions. We chat with Jim Martin from AdventureRiderRadio Embarking on a motorcycle adventure travel? Awesome! Now, before you hit the road, let’s chat about the two amigos that should […]
Read MoreMotorcycle Adventure Camping Secrets From World Travelers – AdventureRiderRadio Podcast
All about adventure motorbike camping, tips, suggestions, gear, and tents. We chat with Jim Martin from AdventureRiderRadio There’s nothing more satisfying than pitching a tent in a remote location after a gnarly, big-smile day riding through incredible landscapes. Motorcycle adventure riding and camping are like two peas in a pot […]
Read MoreEcuador: Amazing Amazon to Andes Ride – ADVMoto
How good can it get? The world is packed into a small country to explore from snow-capped volcanoes to warm oceans and the Amazon. “Unbeknownst to us, the road we took after entering Ecuador was into a bit of a “cocaine-up-the-nose” drug cartel area, occupied by shady characters who black […]
Read MorePodcast – Better Motorcycle Travel Budgeting and Planning
We chat with Jim Martin from AdventureRiderRadio about challenges when budgeting for long term travel funds going on motorbike adventures. “Budgeting for a trip has and long term travel always been a bit of an enigma, there are so many variables to consider. Will you camp, or stay in hostels […]
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