travel

As with all good plans…it started in the pub!,

We had a very loose plan which involved seeing as much of Europe as 4 weeks would allow, while also spending some off bike time by Lake Lugano with friends.

The colder months of the year are when motorcycling as a hobby retreats to the garage for all but the most diehard riders and commuters. But there are other ways to get your motorcycling fix and manufacturers take full advantage of this by attending the many fully indoor motorcycle exhibitions

Turns out we had camped the night in some kind of demilitarised zone and that could have been the Russian army looking for us in the dark!

Cappadocia is a hot dry desert area almost in the middle of Turkey and standouts out due to it’s strange looking rock formations known as the “fairy chimneys”. 

Having ventured all around Central Europe and then having travelled much further afield The Balkans was not somewhere I had thought of visiting really.

The endless road in front of you, the stunning scenery on each side, wind in your hair; that’s what motorcycle road trips are all about!

Navigation is extremely important for a motorcycle trip so we thought we would put together a guide with the fundamentals of preparing

At this point we came across the first warning sign for land mines in the area and decided as a group that we must not stray off the tarmac at all costs!

Just a quick write up for an impromptu ride up and around Scotland at the end of February / start of March on the Suzuki DR650 & Honda Africa Twin.  

Even after packing my bike numerous times on the week leading up to our leaving day I never could quite get all the gear in without having to force the bags shut.

Staring at the map of the world we can clearly visualise our route as it travels east from the UK, through Europe and across the centre of the Asian land mass.

Interested in what type of gear to choose for your around the world trip? We take a closer look from the perspective of some motorcycle adventurers.

From what I had learnt from reading tons of travel blogs and watching youtube series such as races to places is that you need as much fuel as possible available.