Shropshire: more than just a gateway to Wales
Kevin Turner takes a ride through this beautiful, though sometimes-overlooked county It’s an interesting fact (albeit one gleaned entirely from Wikipedia so I have no…
Norway – Riding through a fairytale
Norway can be a splendid country to visit by motorcycle: creepy old churches, grimacing trolls, majestic fjords… and elk, writes Kevin Turner There are many,…
Off-road road insurance? Go compare!
Richard Eastham tackles online bike insurance renewal. Just how difficult can it be? The insurance company that covers my off-road motorbike wrote to me 8…
‘A Motorcyclist’s Guide to Scotland’ by JG Ferguson
Nich Brown reviews… I’ve been planning to spend more time exploring the British Isles in the near future – something about living on the road…
Motorcycle Live postponed to 2021
Following our earlier reporting that BMW and KTM were not going to attend any of the big motorcycle shows in Europe this year, Motorcycle Live…
Crackin’ it!
Alex Keefe discovers what happens when a novice rider tackles The Alps… All images Alex and Stephen Keefe It would have been fitting if freezing…
Helen Lloyd sets off again; this time for Australia
Author, regular Overland Magazine contributor and unstoppable traveller Helen Lloyd, has set off once again on her trusty Yamaha Serow 225. Having ridden up Africa,…
Spain – Paddy Tyson (issue 30)
A homage to Catalunya Looking down on the peaceful river Ebre, as it meandered its way through the flat-bottomed valley, jagged hills either side, it…
Getting to Spain – what does it really cost?
You’re not in a position to take the year off. Like most people you’re just wondering how to get away on the bike for a…
Rokker City Sneakers review
Derek Mansfield looks for three-season boots that’ll go the distance I’d been reading the news of heatwaves across Europe and lovely though riding in the…
Trailquest overland training
Set in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside, Trailquest have been in the business of off-road training and overland preparation for more than 16 years. There are…
The Taffy Drwg – When the Brecon’s Beckon
What do the Welsh do when the sun comes out? Well perhaps you have your ideas but what I can tell you is that a…
Women Riders World Relay 2019 begins!
Ladies get set… three, two, one GO! They’re finally off! Seven months of planning, organising, rounding up and nearly 15,000 women later, the first female…
AsSeenFromTheSidecar returns!
After 455 days on the road, covering 34,000 miles, Reece Gilkes and Matt Bishop returned to the UK on 19th January. The young Banbury pair…
2019 KTM Adventure Rally
If you love your KTM, the 2019 European KTM ADVENTURE RALLY might be right up your street. It will take place on 17th-20th June in…
Superbly positioned Alpine Chalet
If you mention the Alps to any motorcyclist, their eyes will almost certainly light up with mental images of stunning alpine views, switchback after switchback…
Benelli TRK 502 Test – 2,000 Miles Around France
Continuing our long-term test of the Benelli TRK 502 in advance of it being on show at the Overland Event, earlier this month Iain Harper…
The best road in the world may have just got even better
Love him or loath him, it’s hard to argue with Jeremy Clarkson’s verdict of Romania’s Transfaragasan Highway as ‘the best road in the world’. The…
Benelli TRK 502 Test Goes International
Our long-term test of Benelli’s new TRK 502 has now left the country… It’s easy to make judgments about motorcycles – power delivery, ride, ergonomics…
Illuminating Belarus
Change is inevitable. It’s one of life’s certainties, along with death and taxes. Sometimes though, change takes its time in arriving. In the case of…