New V-Strom incentives
With restrictions lifting and the opportunity presenting itself to get out and about safely, maintaining physical distancing, Suzuki has decided to launch a host of…
How the desert prepared me for Corona
Benji Brundin – Fastest man to cross all ten Australian deserts. He learned some lessons… My name is Benji and I am a tradie from…
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…
Caught in Lockdown
Jack Groves is a Brit on a Bike and currently marooned in South America. He is in the process of riding the world on a…
To be (guided), or not to be
Fly-ride, fully guided tour, fly and buy? Many options exist if time is against you or crating your own bike is impractical. Ian Woolley has…
Encounter: Lawrence Bransby
Lawrence Bransby is as mild-mannered a gent as you could hope to meet and yet it’s only when you really enquire that you discover how…
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…
Bolivia – James Patterson (issue 29)
Advice is like bitter medicine. Even if it’s good for us, we don’t want to receive it. When I encountered north-bound travellers while motorcycling in…
Tajikistan – Paddy Tyson (Issue 20)
I looked across at Brenda with questioning eyes. ‘Does she mean us?’ With her beautifully chiselled Afghani features, the girl leant over the rough stone…
Siberia – Lawrence Bransby (issue 26)
…Of course I was riding too fast, I don’t deny it. Perhaps it was because I just wanted to reach Ust’Nera before I started growing…
Encounter: Norman and Maggie Magowan
Beginnings and endings are almost always difficult. That certainly holds true for motorcycle journeys. It takes a kind of courage to ride away from the…
Patagonia – Kevin Machtelinckx (issue 25)
An early summer stillness filled the air as I made my way out of a sun-bleached, wooden hostería and onto the warm asphalt. The main…
Jordan – Marley Burns (Issue 24)
You may think you know the best bike riding roads in the world, and doubtless you’ll have your favourites. The spin down Glencoe from Tyndrum…
DRC – Stergios Gogos (Issue 23)
Democratic Republic of the Congo “We´ll go via Ilebo!” ordered Francis, probably fed up with our ceaseless yapping about what route we should take. The…
Encounter: Billy Ward
issue #24 There’s no shortage of colourful characters in the world of motorcycle travel. Some inspire with their thoughtful insight and curiosity, some with their…
Pakistan – Tinu Strebel (issue 22)
On a cold winter’s evening in 2016 I sat with friends at our poker table in Switzerland. The game had been running for a while…
Tour with a Tourniquet… Save a life.
The bike is prepared and ready to go; weeks have been spent agonising over which tools, spare parts, clothes and devices to take. If it’s…
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…
Illuminating New Zealand
Sheep. There, I mentioned it, and now it’s out of the way. It’s true to say that they aren’t as big a factor in New…
Chile – Christophe Noel (issue 22)
Strong winds blowing off the glaciers below tossed the little plane around like a leaf on the breeze, but Vincent didn’t appear concerned. He gently…