Articles by michnus

No Insta360, No Drone, No Post… So, Did You Even Go On a Trip?

Five Stages of Overlanding Social Media Fatigue

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 […]

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The CFMoto 450MT Ibex during our 10,000 km adventure motorcycle review, tested on harsh dirt roads and remote Namibian terrain with full luggage setup.

Can 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 […]

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The Most Common Motorcycle Suspension Mistakes in Adventure Riding

Most 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 […]

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How to Avoid Trouble When Traveling by Motorcycle - AdventureRiderRadio

How 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, […]

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Science Says: Riding motorcycle with Music Triggers a Dopamine High

Science 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 […]

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PikiPikiOverland Interview with Advrider motorcycle forum on Youtube

Left 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 […]

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This is what you need to know about caring for your motorcycle battery. Ctek Battery Chargers How to decide on a suitable battery charger for a motorcycle.

CTEK 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 […]

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14 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.

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Adventure 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 […]

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Motorcycle 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 […]

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Podcast – Better Motorcycle Travel Budgeting PikiPikiOverland

Podcast – 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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