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Big Wheels - Woody's Wheel Works - Jo Rust Motorbike ADV Sep 03, 2015

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Jolandie Rust

After circumnavigating Africa by motorcycle, Jo Rust doesn’t know the meaning of taking a break. She’s now training to try to be the first female on the South Africa team at the BMW GS Trophy. She’s an off-road instructor and been appointed a BMW Ambassador. Oh, and did we mention she also runs the BMW GS Trophy Fans page and BMW GS Girls? They say if you want something done, give it to a busy person… well Jo is certainly a busy person and she gets things done!

Spokes vs Cast Motorcycle Rims with T.G. “Woody” Witte FromWoody's Wheel Works

When we decided to do a tech piece on spoke vs cast wheels, we asked around a bit, and the name that kept coming up was Woody from Woody’s Wheel Works in Denver, Colorado. They’ve been around since 1973 and that certainly says something about their expertise and qualifications. Woody is known for the incredibly strong spoke wheels he builds for Dakar racers, show cruisers and solar powered vehicles. On this show we talk about the difference between spoke and cast wheels and their applications, we learn how to check spoked wheels to ensure safe and proper operations and to know when they need service. And when you might want to use a spoked wheel over a cast wheel.

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Against All Odds - Bernard Smith - Cathy Birchall Aug 27, 2015

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Against all Odds
Bernard Smith was told it was too dangerous to take a blind woman around the world by motorcycle. But, with Bernard as her pilot, Cathy Birchall was the first blind woman to circle the world by motorcycle. They rode their old BMW motorcycle, covering 25,000 miles, experiencing many breakdowns and along the way discovering the kindness and generosity of strangers. This is truly an inspirational story of love, humanity and survival against the odds. Book: Touching the World: A Blind Woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 MilesWebsite: www.worldtour.org.uk https://vimeo.com/bernardandcathy https://www.youtube.com/user/603643/videos

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Dream Racer - Extreme Motorbike Adventure - Christophe Barriere-Varju Aug 20, 2015

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Dream Racer - Motorcycle Journey

Christophe Barriere-Varju

The Dakar Rally is the world’s toughest off-road endurance race, an annual event where racers push themselves to the limit to compete in what has been said to be the most dangerous race, with great challenges in extreme conditions. And Christophe Barriere-Varju has been one of those die-hard competitors, having been in the Dakar Rally four times, both in Africa and in South America. Christophe speaks with Jim Martin about being in this incredible international race, and tells us about the award winning film “Dreamracer”, the true story about Christophe and his motorbike in the Dakar Rally.

Buy or rent the movie “Dreamracer”: Go to www.dreamracer.tv and enter the promo code ARR to get a 10% discount.

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Grant & Susan Johnson - Horizons Unlimited

This week’s “Motomoguls”, Grant and Susan have had a tremendous influence on adventure motorcycling, with Horizons Unlimited being a fantastic resource for anyone planning a long distance trip. Jim spoke with them about how they got started on this information, dare we say, HUBB.

Website: www.horizonsunlimited.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/overlandadventuretravel?fref=ts

Brian Rix & Shirley Hardy-Rix

Another update from Brian and Shirley: having crossed the border in to Kazakhstan and headed back for Russia, they’ve battled high temperatures and bad roads, military presence and check points.

Website: www.aussiesoverland.com.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/aussiesoverland

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Ian Coates - No Map, No Plan, No Worries Aug 13, 2015

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Ian Coates - No Map, No Plan, No Worries
An unexpected Motorcycle Trip

Hailing from Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England, in 1999 Ian Coates left on a four month trip on his 1991 Honda Africa Twin motorcycle. 240,000 miles and 14 years later, 70 year old Ian finally returned home.

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Finding Good People of The World Aug 06, 2015

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Ramona SchwartzBorn in East Germany, travel writer and photographer Ramona Schwartz grew up under Communist dictatorship and only knew freedom when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. She railed against a conventional life style, living the typical rat race many of us do. And when presented with the opportunity to travel around the world on a motorcycle, she jumped at the chance. First she learned to ride a motorcycle and then she set off with her boyfriend on a KTM and didn’t look back. She travelled for 6 years around the world, and to this day is still adventuring with her husband, Herbert with two kids in tow in the side car.Facebook: www.facebook.com/ramona.touratech

See some of Ramona’s adventures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=807YCeBpLLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7b1J52aiWA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVainVblLgE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esb1NFZRIZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooa8jT7Abug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRUTziXSOIg

Shirley Hardy-Rix & Brian RixGet some great travel tips from Shirley & Brian, on their mid trip report from Moscow, Russia, as they travel throughout Europe, having started in Greece to Nordkapp, then Russian and now the Stans. Check out their books on their other adventures on their website.
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Across The Finish Line - Ryan Pyle, Jonathan Gibson, Valerie Thompson Jul 30, 2015

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Across the Finish Line

Ryan Pyle - Motorcycle Adventurer, TV Presenter

Ryan Pyle has finished his circumnavigation of Brazil for his upcoming series TOUGH RIDES Brazil.

Jonathan Gibson

“The planned motorcycle route from Sydney to London. January 2014 until whenever”. And at last his journey has come to an end, and we know that ’whenever’ is July 19, 2015. Jonathan travelled solo for a year and a half on his 1969 Royal Enfield Bullet starting out in Sydney and ending at the Ace Cafe in London.

Last December, we aired an interview with Jonathan in Mumbai, India, when he shared his adventures with us till that point. Now, Jonathan tells us the rest of his story from London, UK as he gets ready to pack it all up and ship his bike and himself back to Australia, home to share his tales with family and friends at last. Congratulations, Jonathan at reaching your goal and completing your journey!

Website: www.theanswerisalwaysyes.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theanswerisalwaysyes

Instagram: https://instagram.com/j_gibson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TAIAY_JG

Valerie Thompson

Often referred to it as “America’s Queen of Speed”, Valerie Thompson races a BMW S 1000 RR, one of America’s fastest land speed motorcycles. She’s a 7 time land speed record holder, with her best land speed being 217.7 mph on a one mile course. Valerie talks to host, Jim Martin, about what it’s like to go that faaaaassssst….

See Valerie in the movie Why We Ride: http://whyweride.com

Website: www.valeriethompsonracing.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieFanPage

Twitter: https://twitter.com/valeriethompson

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David Peterson Moto Inventor, Lawrence Hacking Dakar Racer, Author, Journalist Jul 23, 2015

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David Peterson is a motorcyclist, inventor and entrepreneur that has contributed plenty to our motorcycle community. On this episode we feature David in our MotoMogul segment.

Lawrence Hacking is a motorcycle racer and has been since 1971, he is an author and journalist and is the organizer of his own successful rally called Lawrence Hacking’s Adventure Rally held each year in Ontario, Canada.

Spencer Hill reviews a tent he feels is a good fit for adventure motorcyclists.

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