Motorcycle travel books I absolutely LOVE.
This is my list of personal favorites for adventure motorcycle travel. Whether you are dreaming of an Alaska trip, heading into Baja, touring Africa, tackling the Trans America Trail or just heading out for a nice weekend adventure on your motorcycle... these are all must reads!
Contents at a Glance
- #1- Adventure Motorcycling Handbook
- #2- The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel: Tips, Technology, Advanced Techniques
- #3- Jupiter's Travels : Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
#1- Adventure Motorcycling Handbook
This book is the most amazing and complete guide to motorcycle travel in existence. There was no question in my mind that this would be at the top of the list.Chris Scott is on his 5th addition of the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook
. Excellent trip reports, tips on planning, details on bikes and equipment, how to handle paperwork and borders... all presented in a fun to read format.To learn more CLICK HERE!
Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, 5th: Worldwide Motorcycling Route & Planning Guide (Trailblazer)
#2- The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel: Tips, Technology, Advanced Techniques
Another fantastic read. If you are looking for a purely informative book with checklists, wiring diagrams, equipment instructions... etc. then this is probably your best bet.The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel
also has beautiful color photos and lots of life saving safety tips.To learn more CLICK HERE
The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel: Tips, Technology, Advanced Techniques
#3- Jupiter's Travels : Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
Less of a "how to" than the previous two entries, and slightly dated, this book reads more like a diary that chronicles Ted Simon's travels around the world on his adventure motorcyle.Jupiter's Travels
has a great sense of adventure without all the gadgets and gizmos that seem to predominate modern "adventurers"To learn more CLICK HERE!
Jupiter's Travels : Four Years Around the World on a Triumph
#4- Riding High
This is the follow up to Jupiter's Travels. He couldn't fit the trip into just one book since he was on his adventure for 4 whole years!More of the same goodness.
To learn more CLICK HERE!
Riding High
#5- Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
Ewan McGregor (yes, that Ewan McGregor) and Charley Boorman leave from London, and head east to New York... basically riding all the way around the world. Some misadventures here and there, but obviously they have a great support team. It's just cool to see two buddies enjoying a "ride" and the dynamics that develop between the two.I really enjoyed the Long Way Round
book, and recently watched the tv series on DVD
which had me glued to the couch for an entire weekend.To learn more CLICK HERE!
Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
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