The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Ben 'King on the Road' King ! "Awesome, brilliant, amazing..." Ben has done a few podcasts about his several long distance, longer time trips, so we recommmend you seek them out, starting with the brilliant Adventure Rider Radio one where he is stuck in Iran with a broken arm; while the bottom fell out of his world, the world fell out of his bottom. We find out...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever fancied and trip to Nepal,or Morocco? Or maybe you want to turn your Harley Davidson into an enduro bike? Of course you do. Either way, you should definitely watch all of the films made by our mate, and latest guest Ollie Moto(not his real name). A man with more screen presence than Johnny Depp, but maybe thats because his arms aren't long enough for anything ot...

Send us Fan Mail A full debrief of our 10 day trip to the Pyrenees in the north of Spain. What can I tell you? Noel fell off, all the KTM's broke, usual stuff. Have a listen, they are a funny bunch. Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/borders Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/a-perfect-day Licens...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the final episode of season 2. We are off on our travels for a few weeks, but we will be back soon. We are going out with a bang though! It's Austin Vince! Austin Vince! Austin Vince being Austin Vince, and Austin Vinceing it to the max! Just doing his thing. Literally awesome. Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-...

Send us Fan Mail Have you heard of the Iron Butt Challenge? Fancy having a go? Magnus shares his experience of preparing for the challenge with a couple of his riding buddies. We also talk about his 'garage nights'. Every town should have garage nights! We look forward to having him back on to tell us about how it went. Got a big adventure planned? Just done one? Give us a shout, we woul...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wanted to ride across Europe and Asia to Australia? Darren did. And made a great film of his adventure too. Continental Drift is available on YouTube on the MAD TV channel. Motorcycle Adventure Dirtbike TV channel. Darren joins us to tell us more about his amazing Russian prison dodging trip. Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat....

Send us Fan Mail Are you thinking about venturing off road? Are you about to put your name down for a Honda CRF300 or a second hand 250? Then this is the podcast for you. We are joined by Marc and Jamie The Lightweight Adventurers off of YouTube. They have an excellent channel about all things moto adventure and lightweight. Loads of great ideas for adventure and they both ride Honda CRF250s, so t...

Send us Fan Mail Do you use tech on your biking adventures? Don't know your GPX from your TPMS? This could be the podcast for you. We cover everything from SatNavs to Powerbanks, via lights and optical inserts. Something for everyone, even Noel.... Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/borders Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ht...

Send us Fan Mail Do you need some inspiration for some very do'able moto adventures? Dan and Alan share the stories of their fantastic trips to Vietnam and across the Coast to Coast in northern England. We are massively grateful for them taking the time to record with us. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did, and that they inspire you to plan something for yourselves. Get out there! Photo...

Send us Fan Mail A short one this week as Clive is enjoying a lovely few days away without his motorcycles...But we managed to squeeze in a conversation and catchup. We also spill the beans about who we have lined up for a petrol soaked moto chat. Right, who wants to be on the podacst? Of course you do! We tell you how... Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.i...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know you can now book the ferry from Holland to Norway? Welcome to the Sweden leg of our Scandinavian Odyssey. Robert from Nomad Sweden joins us to talk about his posse and the highlights of Sweden; the 3000 free cabins the 10s of thousands of miles of gravel tracks and why whiskey lovers should go there immediatley! Make sure you subscribe to their YouTube channel - Nomad...

Send us Fan Mail Are you considering using the reported new ferry from Amsterdam to sample the delights of Scandinavia? We certainly are, so we thought it would be good to hear from some local expertise. In this first episode we welcome Thomas Hansen of Norway(tshansen on YouTube) to tell us the price of a Norwegian pint and when best to avoid the midges! And a lot more...Put your best listening e...

Send us Fan Mail Do you buy stuff from Rally Raid? Do you know much about the bloke that designs and makes a lot of the stuff you buy? That's our Adam that is. Adam Mitchinson. Well here's your chance to find out. You might also get to hear about what RR are planning to build for the new Honda CRF300L, and some by now old news about building suspension for Yamaha and Pol Tarres. Plus you...

Send us Fan Mail The final episode of our trip planning/kit special. Need to know which gloves, boots, tent and cooker to take on your next trip? You've come to the right place! We share our love for Kriega, Hippo Hands and Sidi Adventure boots, plus as always, some 'great' money saving tips from Noel. Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wonder what helmet you really need for trail and adventure riding? Want to know why a buff is invaluable? Need to know how much food to take? Why a layering clothing system works best for adventure riding? Then you have come to the right podcast. Spark up the laptop and prepare to do some adventure shopping! Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):...

Send us Fan Mail Do you need to plan a motorcycle adventure trip? Heading off for a few days on the TET? Then this is theseries of podcasts you need to listen to. Have you packed your waterproof pyjamas? No I thought not. Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/borders Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/a-...

Send us Fan Mail Is it possble to talk too much on a podcast? Our dissection of trip planning has now been divided into 2, or possibly 3 parts. Part 1 barely even touches the surface, but we had fun talking around where to go and how far you should expect to get each day. We are delighted that Greg Villalobos and Paul Jennings were able to join us. Thanks Chaps. Hope you like it...Here are the lin...

Send us Fan Mail The third and final installment of the beginners guide to trail riding. Noel manages to log in, and only 20 minutes late. Alex and Will talk trail tech and leave us old duffers wondering what's so wrong with maps. The trail is long and all is well with the world, apart from that new strain of Covid... Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to part II of the beginners guide to trail riding. Looking for somewhere to ride and some new pals to ride with? We cover the TRF and the TET, 2 of the best available resources for finding trails, riding mates and infinite adventures through 30 countries and 72k kilometers across the whole of Europe, andback Support the show Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https:...

Send us Fan Mail Here we go, again, with listener Alex and mate Wil. We have tried to create a beginners guide to trail riding (in a few parts). Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask. Let us know what you think. What have we missed? What have we got wrong? We certainly aren't experts and everybody has a different opinion, but we hope we can point a few people in the right dir...

Send us Fan Mail We are back again, apologising again, but ill health, all good now, and a broken laptop have conspired against us, but here we are...In this episode we de-brief our recent trip around the north of England to celebrate Greg's 40th, (I know! Doesn't he look older!)which is captured in the marvelous film which accompanies this podcast -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAXg6x...

Send us Fan Mail It's been a while, sorry for being a bit useless. Life is very busy despite lock-down... This is part one of the story of our cancelled trip to the Spanish Pyrenees, where we went to the north east and west of our own fair island. Fun was had, beer was drunk, bikes were discussed, disaster was averted. Love was shown to the KTM 125 EXC (even by Noel) and Star Wars. Ever wonde...

Send us Fan Mail We're back for season 2, sorry, it's been a while. But we think you are going to like this one. We witter on for a bit before handing over to Steve Stout and some very long standing members of Cumbria TRF, Steve and Roger, who have been riding since the sixties, before the birth of the TRF. They tell us about their earliest riding experiences and some great stories from...

Send us Fan Mail We are really happy to welcome serial traveler Helen Lloyd to the podcast for this the 9th Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast. Helen has ridden on nearly all the continents and has published two great books on her travels by bicycle through Africa and along the Road of Bones to Magadan, before she saw the light and got a bike with an engine. Helen has managed to achieve an envi...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Bone talks us through his amazing 5 month trip from Yorkshire to the southern most tip of south Africa, crossing 25 countries. Whilst not swimming with crocodiles, nor meeting the Christmas vacationing gorillas, nonetheless Chris tells some great stories like the ones where he ignored some machete wielding 'amateur bandits' and ran away from a drunken immigration o...