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Adventure Rider Radio motorcycle podcast - The voice of moto travel, is motorcycle adventure travel around the world. Experienced moto travellers and industry motorbike pros with tech tips, instruction and stories of adventure motorcycling with host, Jim Martin on the most popular adv rider podcast in the world.
Every Thursday a new episode brings motorbike travel stories and information for all motorbike enthusiasts. Inspirational, motivating and educational.

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They called their group ‘The Siberian Seven’, the brainchild of retired rancher Kym Osborne and his wife, Lenore from Australia. Looking to step up their motorcycle adventures the plan was to travel to foreign countries where they couldn’t understand or ...

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08.13.2020 Vladivostok to Bulgaria - Navigating a World of Language Incommunicado They called their group ‘The Siberian Seven’, the brainchild of retired rancher Kym Osborne and his wife, Lenore from Australia. Looking to step up their motorcycle adventures the plan was to travel to foreign countries where they couldn’t understand or ...
08.06.2020 Every Beginning Has an Ending - Even Motorcycle Trips When we last spoke with Jeremy Kroeker & Elle West they were stuck in Uruguay for what they thought might be at least another month because of the pandemic. But, after several months, they’re shipping their motorcycles back to Canada, ...
07.30.2020 Rider Skills: How to Skid Steer Your Motorcycle - Jimmy Lewis Being in control of your motorcycle builds your confidence and more importantly also makes you a safer rider, especially when things go pear shaped. Riding instructor, Jimmy Lewis, teaches us how to skid the rear wheel of our bikes for ...
07.23.2020 Purpose Driven Planning for Moto Adventures Close To Home \| Offbeat Adventure Collection - Greg Frazier What if you’re time constricted yet want to plan a fantastic and memorable motorcycle adventure? This is where purpose driven planning comes in, and Thom Rieck has done just that in his home state of Minnesota. And motorcyclist Greg Frazier ...
07.16.2020 Understanding the Motorcycle Tube - T.J. Tennent Spoked wheels offer some advantages to the adventure rider, namely they are more flexible and forgiving in the rough stuff which is why most adventure bikes on the market have them. But that flexibility comes at a cost - and ...
07.09.2020 Life on a Bike and Packing Tips for Motorcyclists - Ken and Carol Duval Ken and Carol Duval have been living and traveling on the road for 17 years on a 1989 motorcycle. And though they don’t have a website, they have found that the internet has been invaluable to them and has made ...
07.02.2020 How Trip Planning Can Make Shorter Adventures Better After planning for years, Martin Smith and six other riders from the USA and the UK went on a short trip to tour the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. Martin is a planner, and for him that’s a big part ...
06.25.2020 Rider Skills: How to Turn Around When You're Stranded on a Hill On this episode we learn techniques for turning our motorcycles around when we are stranded part way up a hill and the only way out of the predicament is down. Now, while this is not a hard core skill, learning ...
06.18.2020 And Now For Something Completely Different - Graham Field Travel often leads to exploration, discovery, experience and generally to more travel. But, in some rare instances travel can actually lead to settling down and finding a new place to call home. Graham Field has travelled for years by motorcycle ...
06.11.2020 Adventure Outside of the Box - Billy Ward Billy Ward is a really interesting guy living life on the edge and on his terms. He's bold, daring, charismatic, and adventurous. He's a show promoter, manages talent, rides all over the world, he has wrestled crocodiles, chased off lions ...
06.04.2020 Shawn Thomas - How Chance Leads to Change Shawn Thomas was an experienced motorcycle salesman who found himself in the odd position of losing interest in riding motorcycles. And just as he was getting ready to give up riding, as serendipity would have it, someone walked in to ...
05.29.2020 Rider Skills: How Handlebar Position Affects Control - Bike Set Up Setting up your bike’s controls is where Chris Birch begins, and with good reason. Because as you will hear in this episode, even your handlebar position changes the way your bike performs and makes the difference between a great handling ...
05.22.2020 Take it to the Limit - Peter Starr When you listen to Peter Starr speak, you can’t help but feel his positive energy. Peter’s career in the motorcycle industry has spanned about half a century. Later in life, a health issue led to his conclusion that dealing with ...
05.15.2020 Extreme Enduro Rider - Graham Jarvis \| Communication for Off the Beaten Track On this episode, we speak with Graham Jarvis, one of the most well known names in motorcycle extreme enduro. Very likely you’ve seen videos of him riding his Husqvarna motorcycle over incredible obstacles. And when you go off the grid ...
05.07.2020 Doing What Really Matters in Life - Greg and Melanie Turp Some years ago, Greg and Melanie Turp decided they had too much ‘stuff’ and that they were working too much. Greg had been riding motorcycles most of his life, and being inspired by other travellers, they decided to change their ...
05.01.2020 Chris Birch - Life Long Motorcycle Addict When adventure motorcycles first started to show up on the scene, many top off-road riders were drawn to them, and although they found that they underperformed compared to the bikes they were used to, they worked to invent new skills ...
04.23.2020 How to Build RIDER SKILLS Without Riding \| Change in Plans Riding instructor, Jimmy Lewis, has some drills and methods that you can use to drastically increase your skill levels, and you won’t even need to start your bike. And we also catch up with Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West, who ...
04.17.2020 Aaron Steinmann - A Mostly Unplanned Journey With a trip around the world in its final months, Aaron Steinmann wakes up one morning in a campground in Australia to find the KTM motorcycle he loved and planned on keeping, gone. Now back in New Zealand, Aaron reflects ...
04.09.2020 Charley Boormans Motorcycle Life A household name in adventure motorcycling, Charley Boorman has been riding motorcycles for most of his life. He’s best known for his part in the series Long Way Round in which he and Ewan McGregor have an epic motorbike adventure. ...
04.03.2020 What Happens When Millennials Go on a Motorcycle Adventure Shane Pufall and Thomas McCutchen offer a unique perspective on traveling the world by motorcycle, as they share their endless stories that will inspire you, make you laugh and will have you planning your next adventure. Not only that, but ...
03.26.2020 Rider Skills: 4 Top Water Crossing Mistakes Made by Adventure Riders The top 4 water crossing mistakes from an expert multi-certified motorcycle instructor, off-road rider and total motorcycle enthusiast. According to Clinton Smout, there are some common mistakes that are often repeated in photos and videos, repeated on local rides. Learn ...
03.23.2020 A Message About How We are Responding to Coronavirus In these uncertain and unique times, Coronavirus is having an impact on the lives of everyone around the world. And we want to share with you how we are responding to Covid-19 at Adventure Rider Radio.
03.19.2020 Travel Restrictions & Border Shutdown in Bolivia - No Plans to Go Home Yet Michnus and Elsebie Olivier have been travelling by motorcycle for a decade and it all started when they took a trip around Africa and just kept going. They’ve been in South America for about two years now, and they say ...
03.13.2020 Remote Rescue at the Push of a Button Have you ever wondered what constitutes an emergency, and when it’s okay to push the button on your satellite communicator? Pete Day and Ashley Myhre found themselves in that situation on a weekend trip in the Oregon desert a few ...
03.06.2020 Sam Manicom - Life on a Bike Sam Manicom is a world traveler, motorcycle adventurer, author, writer and presenter. And he’s one of the most well known names in the adventure motorcycle industry. He spent eight years traveling around the world, has written four books and shares ...
02.27.2020 Patagonia Winds & Falling Out of Love With the KLR650 On this episode Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West are flattened, literally, by the winds of Patagonia. They encounter wild animals in a place they least expected, blow up their travel budget, experience beauty like that which they have never seen ...
02.20.2020 Essential ADV Tools and Skills for Remote Riding Jim Hyde, founder of RawHyde Adventures, talks about the essential tools and skills every motorcycle adventurer needs for remote riding. And John Bestfather, a wilderness guide and paramedic from the Yukon in Canada, talks about what should be in your ...
02.14.2020 Bill Dragoo - Driven For Adventure If the name Bill Dragoo makes you think about DART - Dragoo Adventure Rider Training - and high level learning - well that makes sense. Because Bill has earned himself a top reputation in the world of adventure motorcycling as ...
02.07.2020 Motorcycle Group Travel - Lessons Learned From Things Gone Wrong On this episode we talk about group riding, the things that can go wrong, do go wrong and the lessons learned with Dan Collins, who runs Fresh Tracks, a company that focuses on team building, Rene Cormier, founder and guide ...
01.31.2020 Rider Skills: How to Tow and Bump Start Your Motorcycle On this episode of Rider Skills we talk with Clinton Smout about how to tow a motorcycle and bump start your bike. And we also discuss a specially designed tow strap made just for motorcycles that may help solve the ...
01.24.2020 What Country Are We In?... I Don't Know \| Dakar Connection & Adventure Riding Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West now find themselves in Argentina. They’ve staved off hunger pains by eating some Coca leaves , Jeremy’s bike has broken down, they’ve visited a floating island & one evening they even ended up eating dinner ...
01.17.2020 The Making of a Professional Adventure Rider - Spencer Conway Spencer Conway has what many motorcyclists would say is the best job in the world. He films his motorcycle adventures for TV and he gets paid for it. He and his girlfriend ride two up, and while he’s riding hard, ...
01.10.2020 Lost Trails of the Pyrenees - Austin Vince The Pyrenees are a mountain range that form a natural border between Spain and France in southwest Europe. The area has a reputation for having some of the best motorcycle riding in the world, so who better to turn to ...
01.03.2020 From Helicopters to Motorcycles Barak Naggan first became interested in photography in his late teens when he saw the incredibly diverse scenery of Israel from the cockpit of a military helicopter. He found he had a love for nature and scenery and a desire ...
12.26.2019 Stories, Knowledge, Skills and Motorcycles - The Common Thread That Binds We’ve had some great authors on the show, not just this year but in all the years we’ve been producing the show. Some long reads, some shorter. And this week, on this final episode of 2019, we have author, Ron ...
12.18.2019 Exploring the Back Roads of Peru Jeremy and Elle have been travelling for about four months now and have been spending some time in Peru while on their journey to Ushuaia. They’ve experienced everything from muddy roads, crazy rides, dropped bikes, flat tires, being turned away ...
12.13.2019 Do Tall Motorcycle Riders Have an Advantage Over Short Riders? Are long legs an enviable physical trait for motorcycle riding? Are short riders destined to find it tough when it comes to riding the rough stuff? To get the answers to these questions, we asked former racers and now top ...
12.06.2019 Rider Skills: 4 Motorcycle Riding Positions You Should Know There are four riding positions that every adventure motorcyclist, really all motorcyclists, should know that are the foundation of all the riding you do. We talk with riding instructor, Clinton Smout, about what those positions are, and how and when ...
11.29.2019 Delivering Tough Rides Tom Medema recently returned from a trip with 15 volunteers who rode Yamaha XTZ 125's to Nepal, delivering the motorcycles to park rangers. On the ride they faced many challenges, including high altitudes, low oxygen and snow. We talk about ...
11.22.2019 Riding the Trampoline of Death Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West have been on the road for about three months, making their way to Ushuaia. They’ve spent the last month riding in Colombia and one of the major challenges they’ve faced was what’s called the Trampoline ...
11.15.2019 Changing Gears in Motorcycle Travel urning 74 years young next week, Linda Bootherstone-Bick is full of energy and excitement for the next adventure with no end in sight. After being a rider for over 50 years with an incredibly easy going attitude, she recognizes that ...
11.08.2019 Sand, Heat and Desert Riding Tips \| Simpson Desert Adventure Jimmy Lewis talks about what it’s like to ride in the deserts in Nevada, USA. He also has some great tips on tires and what you can expect when desert riding. Clinton Smout from SMART Adventures gives some tips on ...
10.31.2019 How to Choose Motorcycle Foot Pegs \| Moto Advice on the Internet - Valid or Nonsense? On this episode we talk to Chris Hardin about how to choose a motorcycle peg that suits you, your bike and the type of riding you do. And Warren Milner talks about how the internet is like the wild west ...
10.25.2019 Crossing in to Colombia - Exploring the Unknown Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West are riding their motorcycles from Canada to Ushuaia and even though they’ve been a couple for over two years, they’ve never spent this much time together. They’ve been on the road for about two months, ...
10.16.2019 Rider Skills: Balance For Performance - Jimmy Lewis Jimmy Lewis starts his classes off with balance training because he feels that all skills are built on that. It’s a foundation skill. You need to master balance before you start building other motorcycle riding skills. And once you have, ...
10.10.2019 Around the World in Five Months - Maurice McDonald When civil unrest in Africa threw a monkey wrench in to Maurice McDonald’s plans to ride around the world in 2005, he had no choice but to end his trip and return to the UK. He still dreamt of completing ...
10.03.2019 Africa - The Most Difficult - Lyndon Poskitt Adventurer Lyndon Poskitt, Races to Places, has now completed travelling the world, culminating in Africa. He shares some of his experiences with mixed feelings about the continent and the countries within, a place he said was the hardest, most difficult, ...
09.26.2019 The Border Fixer's Charm On this episode, Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West's planned border crossing in to Guatemala doesn't go exactly according to plan. Jeremy and Elle have been together for a couple of years, they’re both experienced riders and travelers, but have never ...
09.19.2019 Ushuaia Bound - No Matter What it Takes: Daniel Byers Daniel Byers quit his corporate job of 12 years to do a trip he had dreamed of doing for years, riding from Ohio to Ushuaia. He’s had some challenges and setbacks, but he’s determined to continue the trip and get ...
09.12.2019 Rider Skills: Gravel Travel - Clinton Smout Basic skills for riding motorcycles on gravel roads. Increase your confidence and safety with these few techniques. Rider Skills with Clinton Smout - S.M.A.R.T Adventure Programs. Listen to over 250 adventure travel by motorcycle episodes on Adventure Rider Radio at ...

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