Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

One Chance to Say Yes: Where a Motorcycle Can Take You

Some opportunities don’t wait around forever. Heather Lea’s life has been shaped by the ones she chose not to let pass—from adventure and solo travel to motorcycles and a

Ari Henning: It’s a Motorcycle Life Right from the Start

After a motorcycle racing crash left his father with a traumatic brain injury, Ari Henning’s family life with motorcycles came to a stop. Years later, a journey shaped by

Crossing Afghanistan by Motorcycle: Is It a Road?

Marc Weitz had never owned a motorcycle, wasn’t much for a plan and had three sources pointing toward two different routes. Then he rented a bike in Kabul and set out acr

The Big Bikes Arrived: The Making of Adventure Motorcycle Training

Adventure motorcycle training is everywhere today—but who worked out how these big motorcycles should be ridden off pavement, and how did those techniques become a formal

Are We Engineering the Adventure Out of Motorcycle Travel

We spend a lot of time making motorcycle travel easier. More reliable bikes, GPS navigation, online bookings and help that may be only a message or a call away. Jacqui Fu

RIDER SKILLS: How to Pack and Ride a Loaded Adventure Motorcycle

Loading an adventure motorcycle changes far more than its weight. It affects the bike’s balance, suspension, braking, maneuverability and traction—and can make familiar t

Deep Trouble – Motorcycle Traveller Abducted in Mexico

Motorcycle traveller Andy Scherer was riding alone through a remote part of Mexico when a series of troubling encounters led to armed roadblocks—and his abduction. In thi

Motorcycle First Aid Kits: What to Carry and What Not to Miss

Why a motorcycle first aid kit should be part of your riding gear — and why the kit itself is only part of being prepared. A motorcycle first aid kit often gets treated

Crossed a Continent - A Lifetime Motorcycle Travel Dream

Nearly 50 years after a magazine story planted the dream of crossing Australia by motorcycle, Allan Waldon finally set out to make it happen. Riding unsupported with his

Motorcycle Orienteering: Paper Maps and the Return of Discovery

In a world of GPS tracks and turn-by-turn directions, motorcycle orienteering brings riders back to paper maps, route choices, checkpoints, and discovery. Andrei Tuch exp

RIDER SKILLS: The Power of the Dab

Balance on a motorcycle is often treated like something a rider either has or does not have, but low-speed motorcycle balance is a skill that can be learned, practiced, a

Motorcycle Camping Gear: Why Ordinary Camping Gear Isn’t Enough

How to Choose the Best Camping Setup for the Way You Ride Before you start comparing motorcycle tents, sleeping pads, stoves, chairs, pack sizes, and weights, there is a

Ted Simon on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Why Robert Pirsig’s Famous Motorcycle Book Mattered to Him — And Why it Didn’t Ted Simon is best known as the author of Jupiter’s Travels, one of the most influential mo

Patagonia Alone

Solo Motorcycle Travel Through South America with Lala Barlow Lala Barlow was working in musical theatre in Melbourne, Australia, when the pandemic brought the industry

Long-Distance Motorcycle Travel: Saying Yes to the Unknown

As we celebrate 12 years of Adventure Rider Radio motorcycle podcast, we're bringing back a story that still resonates today. Drawn together by motorcycles and a shared c

DEEP TROUBLE: Runaway Motorcycle on a Costa Rica Mountain Road

One of the most frightening situations a rider can face is realizing the bike won’t slow down on a long, steep mountain descent. That’s exactly what happened to Seth Coop

From Boardroom to the Sahara: A Late-Life Reset Through Motorcycle Travel

A Solo Motorcycle Journey Across Morocco, Europe, and the Sahara Desert in Search of Freedom, Simplicity, and a Slower Way of Living What happens when someone who’s spen

The Motorcycle Sidecar Journey That Changed Everything

Eva Strehler had already learned what drew her to the road on a motorcycle: freedom, movement, and a way of living outside the usual shape of things. Then she built a sid

How to Get a Stuck Adventure Bike Out: Tow Straps, Z-Drag Systems and the Rear-Wheel Rope Trick

What do you do when your adventure bike is buried in sand, lying sideways on a slope, or wedged deep in a rut miles from help? In this episode, Jim talks with Clinton Smo

DEEP TROUBLE: Riding Loaded in Big Bend – What Went Wrong

Clif Holland shares a father-and-son motorcycle adventure that took an unexpected turn shortly after arriving at Big Bend National Park. After a 700-mile ride to reach th