Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

David Peterson is a motorcyclist, inventor and entrepreneur that has contributed plenty to our motorcycle community. On this episode we feature David in our MotoMogul segment. Lawrence Hacking is a motorcycle racer and has been since 1971, he is an author and journalist and is the organizer of his own successful rally called Lawrence Hacking’s Adventure Rally held each year in Ontario, Canada. Spe...

The Borden Family Motorcycle Adventurers  Travelling with your kids by motorcycle through foreign countries could be one of the best bonding agents imagined and the Adventure Trio, Jack, Terry and Sandy Borden, are doing just that. Life is not always easy for them on the road, in fact they clearly say that it's not all roses, but in the end, the scale is heavily weighted to the positive side for l...

Linda Bootherstone-Bick has travelled the world by motorcycle for over fifty years and continues to ride. For her upcoming seventieth birthday she is planning to ride South America and be with friends playing her music. On this episode Linda talks about what a lifetime of motorbike travel feels like to her. Linda has never lived a "normal" life as such so she may be the most seasoned moto-travelle...

  Lois Price Tired of the cubicle job at BBC, in 2003 at 29 years old Lois quit her job and set out on a solo adventure riding her 225 Yamaha Serow motorcycle from Alaska to Ushuaia. You can read about her motorcycle adventures travelling to the southern most town in the world, at the tip of Argentina in her book, Lois on the Loose. She had barely returned back home in the UK before she was planni...

Adventure Rider Radio turns one year old.  ADV greats like Ted Simon, Sam Manicom, Grant Johnson, Rene Cormier and more. Music: Song "Neurosis Of The Liver" appearing on "Cullah The Wild" by Cullah Available at: http://www.cullah.com Under CC BY SA license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

 Freedom on Both Ends of the Leash  Ara Gureghian & Spirit Moto Travel    Ara & his rescue dog, Spirit, have been motorcycling, camping and living full time on the road for the last 10 years in North America, following the good weather and the sights Mother Nature provides. He began his trip as therapy for both himself and Spirit, after the loss of his son, Lance. Riding “Old Faithful”, th...

Robert Wicks Motorcycle Author  Robert Wicks Robert was born in South Africa and started riding motorcycles at the age of 16. He has always had a passion for adventure and has climbed Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. He is an experienced paragliding pilot and has visited more than 50 countries, many of them on two wheels. Following military service and university he worked for South A...

Elisa Wirkala has done a fair bit of motorcycle adventure travel. On this episode Elisa talks about frugal travel on small displacement bikes in South America. http://travelbugblues.com Melanie Cowpland is taking her autistic daughter to Africa on a motorcycle. What lies ahead could be sensational but will be trying. http://toafricawithautism.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Motorcycle Destination: Peru   Peru may be the ultimate adventure motorcycling destination . Alberto Lara and Naomi Tweddle share their travel experience about Peru. Find out more about Naomi and Alberto at their website. motolara.com Information from Alberto and Naomi about Peru       •    Huaraz - Huascarán National Park:    ◦    Llanganuco Lakes    ◦    Paron Lake    ◦    Wilcacocha Lake    ◦ ...

  Meet Jacqui Furneaux , a dedicated housewife nurse and motorcyclist, who found that life had changed as she approached her 50th birthday. Jacqui, who has a love for travel decided to embark on an a year’s journey, backpacking in Thailand and South-East Asia then to Pakistan and India. There she met a Dutchman who inspired another change for her. She bought herself a Royal Enfield to celebrate he...

Samuele Marcora , is an avid motorcyclist and the Professor of Exercise Physiology at the University of Kent, UK Sam Marcora has been an adventure rider since he was fourteen years old. He is now grown up and the Professor of Exercise Physiology at the University of Kent, UK. Sam travelled 13,000 miles, just shy of 21,000 Kilometres from London England to Beijing China with 14 other riders ona Glo...

ADV Motorcycle Suspension II Part 2 of our motorcycle suspension series.   Max McAllister from Traxxion Dynamic s and Ian Glynn from Touratech USA have loads of tips and explainations for both front and rear motorcycle suspensions.   What to look for in a new suspension. What question to ask before you buy. Do bugs affect your motorcycle? How to tell if you need a new shock. How to tell if your mo...

 Ted Simon talks about his life, his world famous motorcycle book , Jupiter's Travels and his view on adventure travel and what adventure means to him.  It is a great conversation that covers areas we haven't heard anywhere else. Including, quite possibly, answers to previously unanswered questions like, what prompted the great motorcycle trip in Jupiter's Travels.  Some of Ted's friends drop by t...

You're in for a shock, literally with this episode that focuses on motorcycle suspension . We will learn so much on this episode and all from the experts. Grant Johnson walks us through the basics and Ted Porter from The Beemer Shop answers some hard questions on motorcycle suspension and if you think this isn't about you - think again.  More Moto at AdventureRiderRadio.com ★ Support this podcast...

Simon Pavey - off road motorcycle racer and riding instructor from Off-Road Skills in the UK talks about his world class BMW adventure motorcycle rider training school.  Off Road Skills http://www.offroadskills.com AltRider's Don Hogan and Jeremy Lebreton discuss soft luggage and thier new pannier system that may revolutionize the way we pack adventure motorcycles. More on www.adventureriderradio....

Should You Attend Off Road Motorcycle Training School Class ? GEMS and Allan Karl Goes to China  We look at off-road riding schools beginning with PSSOR this week with Bret Tkacs. Do you really need lessons to ride your adventure bike off road or can you learn through the school of hard knocks. After-all isn't that how the pros learned? Find out on this episode of Adventure Rider Radio. RELATED LI...

Herbert Schwarz - Not a Typical CEO - Still Living the Dream   The name Touratech is well known among motorcyclists , especially, BMW fans but not the name Herbert Schwarz. Find out why.   Herbert Schwarz is not your typical CEO. He does run an expanding motorcycle accessory business with three hundred plus employees but his real passion is what got his company started - adventure motorcycling. Fi...

In 1995 Carla King rode a Ural motorcycle around the borders of the United States as an experiment for her publishing company and Ural America. After endless breakdowns and problems Carla, the Ural and the sidecar made the trip but not until many parts where replaced on route. Carl wrote her book American Borders about the trip. On this episode Carla talks about her book and motorcycle adventures...

Glen Heggstad had some tough beginnings, including foster homes and living on the street. He travelled at the age of 16 and joined a bike gang in his early twenties but soon changed his ways and took up martial arts. Learning progressed to teaching and soon Glen had the most successful martial arts school in his area and became well respected for his school and his work with troubled youth.  Glen...

It's Snowing - Perfect Motorcycle Riding Weather?     Doris Wiedemann    Doris Wiedemann is an author, journalist and world motorbike traveller and she loves riding her motorcycle in winter snow. Yep, you read that correctly, winter snow. You can hear it in her voice, she really loves riding in slippery, cold snow on two wheels. Doris gives us some tips on picking our bike up after a fall. Who bet...

Pillion Power Ups and Downs of One or Two Motorcycle   The ups and downs between riding with two motorcycles or one for two riders. Brian Rix and Shirley Hardy-Rix discuss the things to consider with Jim Martin. You'll be surpised what they say. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tiffany Coates Grand Motorcycle Adventures continued from last week. We left her in Timbuktu on the previous episode, so listen in to see where she ends up next. We also talk with Ben de Boer, founder of Motortourer, the company “building the world’s largest online social community solely dedicated to motorcycle riders around the world” - quite possibly the next Facebook for bikers?  And Grant Joh...

Tiffany Coates   Part 1 of Tiffany Coates' Grand Motorcycle Adventures   Considered the world’s foremost female moto adventurer, Tiffany Coates has covered more miles than any other solo female rider. She’s a well travelled motorcyclist, visiting many countries and having ridden over 200,000 miles. In 1997, Tiffany and her best friend Becky took a crash course for beginner motorcycle riders, got t...

  Rachel Lasham and Ed March’s C90 Moto Adventures   Hunkered down in Canmore Alberta Lasham and March motorcycle ride through the Candian winter.   Here’s proof that you don’t need a big motorcycle to have a real adventure. Ed and his trusty Honda C90 have travelled around the world, visiting 36 countries and covering over 70,000 miles.    Seven months ago, Ed and Rachel Lasham from England, bega...

A lex Chacon - Viral Adventure Motorbike Video   36 countries in 500 days in just under 3 minutes. Hard to believe? Really. Meet Alex Chacon, an adventure motorcyclis t who travelled from Alaska to Argentina and captured all the places he visited on a Gopro. When Alex returned from his great adventure, he produced his “Around the World in 360 Degrees - 3 Year Epic Selfie” video on Youtube and it w...