Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto) - January - February 2021

In this issue

Features
Project Bike: Royal Enfield Himalayan: A Product of Passion and Performance • Around the World by Scooter and Sidecar • Lessons From Luis the Money Launderer

Ride Reports
Ready-Set-Go… Anza-Borrego! From the Ocean to the Desert on a Yamaha TW200 • A Short Ride to the Middle of Nowhere: Hagerman Pass, Colorado • Tales of Kazakhstan on Two Wheels

Product Reviews
Continental touring boot from Stylmartin • Mosko Moto Woodsman enduro pant • Dunlop D605 adventure dual-sport tires • SysBag 10L and 15L soft bags with SW-Motech SLC side carrier system • Sena 10C EVO comm/video recording unit • Adventure Rally Half Cover by Precip Moto

Tuning Up
Gap Year Adventures in the Age of CV19

The Far-Ride
Perils of the Unprepared

Book Review
One Man on a Bike: Morocco Bound (the first time) by Richard Georgiou

ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN

A PRODUCT OF PASSION AND PERFORMANCE

9 mins

Around the World by SCOOTER AND SIDECAR

On October 21, 2017, I found myself rid ing off from London’s iconic Ace Cafe on a Honda SH300i scooter with sidecar. Beside me was my childhood pal, Reece Gilkes. Our destination was the exact spot we were departing from, as the plan was to be the first to ride around the world on a scooter and s idecar.

5 mins

LESSONS FROM LUIS THE MONEY LAUNDERER

What drives one to cross continents the hard way? Is this what Overlanding is about? That persistent feeling that we'll never be caught if nothing can catch us? The optimist in me sure hoped that was the case. And after riding a battered old KLR650 35,000km from Canada to the southern tip of South America I'm still unsure what the purpose or motivation was. Worthwhile? Absolutely. Why? No idea.

4 mins

READY-SET-GO ANZA-BORREGO!

FROM THE OCEAN TO THE DESERT ON A YAMAHA TW200

4 mins

A Short Ride to The Middle Of Nowhere

Hagerman Pass, Co

5 mins

TALES OF KAZAKHSTAN ON TWO WHEELS

It’s noon in the blistering heat. I drop the bike again on the sand track over the Taukum Desert. After some cursing, I recall the warning voices of Marat, the owner of the rental bikes, and several others who told us not to come here. “Every time there’s trouble—people get lost, can’t find fuel, get hurt or break the bikes. Further, there are private hunting reserves in the area that can also cause headaches. It’s best not to go.”

6 mins

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