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On the south coast of Sicily, which I was corrected in pronunciation by the locals who call it ‘See-chill-ya’, we headed to the most important town in Greece…what!!! Yes we are still in Italy but if you know your history a lot of this part of the world at one time or another was Greek,Continue reading “A stark history lesson in Italy, Spain and France…and some amazing riding”

Are long-term adventure motorcyclists the ultimate minimalists?   This isn’t a piece about small bike vs big bike, that decision is entirely yours – this is just another way to look at it if you are on the fence about what Adventure Motorcycling possibly is or isn’t and where you can get to or notContinue reading “Are long-term adventure motorcyclists the ultimate minimalists?”

Motorcycles vibrate. It’s the nature of the beast, and with vibration come all kinds of issues. Maybe you have that one particular nut or bolt that just won’t stay tight, regardless of what you try – be it… Loctite washer lock washer serrated washer lock nut double nut nylon insert nut spring washer safety wireContinue reading “My bike rattles itself apart! What can I do?”

Preventive Bike Maintenance: The Fastener Algorithm This is an article that i wrote for womenadvriders.com, it might of some use to other riders who may not know about that site. When you ride, your motorcycle shakes. Even the smoothest running bike vibrates: it’s the nature of the beast you plan to travel on. Now addContinue reading “Preventive Bike Maintenance: The Fastener Algorithm”

All You Need To Know About Tires   There is a great deal of riders hitting the road for long motorcycle trips and amazingly the line – “I have zero motorcycle knowledge” can be read very often! You don’t have to admit that you are one of those riders, just have a read, maybe learn aContinue reading “All You Need To Know About Tires”

Day #377 on the road… We have a few miles left to ride in Greece to a ferry to leave the country. In 3 1/2 months we rode approx 4000 miles/ 6400km all over the country and still have a little to go… Greece is about the same size as Alabama! There are a fewContinue reading “America, land of the free home of the brave – or is it…a few closing thoughts on Greece”

The Greeks had a massive influence on the English language (along with Latin of course) and most of the more unusual words have all but disappeared. Maybe they need to come back and there are some great ones for travelers. That title again, so it can be fully understood – It’s time to leave Greece,Continue reading “It’s time to leave Greece, we will continue to ‘Peregrinate’. Do you ever have that, ‘Coddiwomple’ feeling?”

Packing, for reference this the bike fully loaded for two people on a multi-year RTW Jesse Luggage panniers (90 liters) Mosko Moto duffle (60 liters and its not even 50% full) Wolfman Blackhawk tank bag (8 liters) Last thing I want to be loaded like is this guy I met in NC back in 2012Continue reading “Packing for 2 up riding – what do you really need to bring!!!”

There a few regular questions that you get asked as a RTW rider. What’s your favorite place or country? Where haven’t you been yet? How fast does your bike go? How do you do it? How do you afford it? How much does it cost? Let’s deal with that last one, how much does itContinue reading “The question everyone wants an answer about: MONEY. How much does a RTW cost?”

The RTW continues, to date since 2011 I have covered approximately 300,000km which as a visual, looks like the above image. There are still a lot of gaps to fill in that map and 2017 will add to that red line some more and continue on, and be DOCUMENTED HERE in a different way thanContinue reading “2017 and the RTW continues…”