Marocco Fuori Rotta

by Simone Monticelli

In Italian only, 308 pages

Book Description

"Most of the public worldwide travel agencies propose to the travelers who want to visit the Morocco a trip close to Zagora, Merzouga, or the Erg Chegaga dunes, that is the area usually called commercial south.

However, watching the Morocco map, the true south of the country seems obvious to be different. Why?

To understand this I drove to the discovery of Moroccan Sahara, a charming land that appears like a desert of sand, powder or cliffs but that hides something more, too. I wanted to discover a region whose people are able to adapt to a very wild nature, talking with them and watching at their behaviours and learning their traditions.

This is a long run across 5000 kilometers, not void of hard time but full of smiles and many interesting panoramas, too.

A man, a woman and two motorcycles go back to their home with many answers and the feel to have lost the hope to recover their health from the disease of the Sahara 's travellers: The Badly of Africa."

You can buy the book Marocco Fuori Rotta (ISBN: 978-1-4092-2740-3) in Italian language here: http://www.advrider.it/libri

Morocco Overland - From the Atlas to the Sahara

by Chris Scott

Paperback - 288 pages (October 14, 2009)

Book Description

"Morocco Overland is the new title from Chris Scott, veteran HUBB Moderator and author of Sahara Overland and The Adventure Motorcycling Handbook.

Researched in 2008 aboard the new XT660Z Tenere and with GS1200 BMWs, this route guide covers over 10,000km of tracks across southern Morocco's spectacular landscapes, from the Rekkam plateau in the east, across snowbound slopes the High Atlas and through the expanses of the Moroccan Sahara right down to Erg Chebbi and the Atlantic Route down to the Mauritanian border. Morocco Overland covers many classic rides and former Dakar Rally tracks, including the challenging Cirque du Jaffar, the sump-bashing Dades-Todra gorge link, the dramatic ascent over Jebel Sarhro and the dune-bound Route MS6 along the Algerian border. On road and track it covers everything the regular tourist guide books miss out to help make the most of your two-wheel adventure in southern Morocco.

Over 10,000km of routes with hundreds of GPS waypoints.
Recommended mapping
Details on ferries, border procedures and local rental options.
Scenic byways and easy tracks suitable for touring bikes.
Expert guidance on motorcycle choice and preparation.
Off-road riding guidelines.
Chris's recommendations on places to stay and eat.
Additional content and regular updates at morocco-overland.com.
ISBN: 978-1-905864-20-1"

MAXIMO 80: Eine Motorradreise durch das argentinisch - chilenische Grenzgebiet

von Jens Ruprecht

In German only Broschiert ( 20. April 2009 )

Book Description (Produktbeschreibungen)

"Südamerika - okay, warum nicht... Motorradkauf per Telefon, Wo stehen die Dinger - nur 10 PS? Zollprobleme, neue Freunde, illegal unterwegs...Paris Dakar 2009, haben wir eine Chance? Mit Getriebeschaden zum Ziel??? Um nur einige Punkte unserer dreiwöchigen Reise durch Südamerika zu nennen..."

Mi Moto Fidel : Motorcycling Through Castro's Cuba

by Christopher P. Baker

Hardcover (February 2001)

Book Description

"Christopher P. Baker's 1000cc BMW Paris-Dakar was as much a state of mind as a form of transportation. Gaudy and gargantuan, the lipstick-red motorcycle attracted attention, sparked conversation, and made new friends for Baker throughout his freewheeling, 7,000-mile peregrination of modern Cuba.

After three months astride his powerful moto, Baker brings back a vivid report that is a savory and surprising blend of romantic adventures, keen observation, and clear-eyed commentary. Introducing a remarkable cross section of Cubans from farmers and fishermen cosmopolitan habaneros chafing under Castro's faltering rule, Baker captures the vivacious national spirit that has beguiled visitors for centuries.

Packed with insight, humor, and some surprisingly candid encounters, Mi Moto Fidel will take you on a trip you won't soon forget. It's an exuberant, often unexpected, always fascinating look at our nearby unknown neighbor and the irrepressibly friendly and resourceful people who call it home."

Mondo Enduro

"Round the world by 350cc motorbike, through Siberia, North and South America and Africa. This is the expedition that has inspired hundreds of others. Ewan McGregor certainly learnt from watching the Mondo Enduro DVD. He avoided the Zilov Gap - the 392 mile section of Siberian tundra and swamp where Mondo Enduro ended up man-hauling their bikes..."

Highly Recommended - Austin is always hilarious, and this is his usual standard - a great read; Grant

Order Mondo Enduro BOOK now for £14.95 + post!
Or Order the DVD!
Note: GBP£26.00 / US$47.00 including shipping and handling.

Don't forget to mention you heard about it from Horizons Unlimited!

For more of Austin and crew, see the follow-up adventure, Terra Circa, (available on DVD only)

Motorcycle Camping Made Easy

by Bob Woofter

Editorial Reviews

Keystone Motorcycle Press

"...if you have any inclination to ride and camp, this book should be your first investment."

Woman Rider

"...filled with every detail imaginable on how to go camping on a motorcycle."

Motorcycle Therapy: A Canadian Adventure in Central America

Book Description

"From the Canadian Rockies to the Panamanian Jungle, Motorcycle Therapy rumbles with comic adventure as two men, fleeing failed relationships, test the limits of their motorcycles and their friendship. Join the horn-honking, signal-flashing, wheelie-popping pair as they endure painful bee stings, painful snakebites and (when they talk to girls) painful humiliation."

or if you insist, get it from Amazon:

Grant: recommended - a fun read!

The Motorcycle Diaries (DVD)

San Francisco Chronicle:

"A superb film! With humor, exquisite compassion, and visual grace."

Check out the Whitehorse Press website for ordering details.

Motoqueros -
Mit dem Motorrad durch Latein amerika

by Arno Backes, in German only, €14.95 plus shipping and packing

"Motoqueros - Mit dem Motorrad durch Lateinamerika

"Written by Arno, with contributions from Sian and others, this book is in German, and follows our 18 month trip of 55,000kms, from the beaches of California to the most southerly city in the world. As we ride down Central America, past Mayan ruins and steaming volcanoes, read how we then cross into South America, battle through the endless Pampa in Patagonia, along the Altiplano to the heart of the Inca kingdom, ending after 18 months in the city of tango.

At almost 340 pages and with over 150 photos, both colour and black and white, the book really gives you a feeling of participating with this journey, even if you can't read German! Some photos have been used previously in Sian's blogs, but most are brand new."

Order details here.

Motoraid

by Keith Thye

Paperback (1999)

A Reader:

"Thye's trip from Lake Oswego to Chile in 1963 was quite an awesome experience. Although I'll probably never have the nerve to do a similar run, it wouldn't be the same as it was back then anyhow. Anyway, I feel like I've been there having read the book. They tell me Thye is a respected BMW dealer in Washington now. His experience with the machine certainly qualifies him as such. Thanks to the folks at SoundRider.com for tipping me off to this book."

Motorcycle Arizona

by Frank Del Monte, Dennis Scully (Illustrator)

Paperback - 144 pages (December 1994)

Reader review:

"The book has some useful touring information presented with a sense of humor. It could use a little polish and some color pictures would make it more appealing. Overall it will save the reader some time in planning a motorcycle trip to Arizona and is worth reading."

Motorcycling in Australia

by Peter Thoeming

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Product Description - from Whitehorse Press

"Who knows the ins-and-outs of riding a motorcycle in Australia better than Peter "The Bear" Thoeming, founder and editor of Australian Road Rider magazine. This new book is his way of introducing "the greatest motorcycling country in the world" to fellow "mates" so they may get as much fun out of riding there as he has. The stories, anecdotes and asides which accompany his sound, practical travel advice make the book not only useful for planning trips but hugely entertaining just to read. As Grant Roff, a friend and fellow Aussie, says 'If you can't hit the road with your tent strapped to the back of your bike and a map in your tankbag, the next best thing is this book, three hours to kill, an armchair and a bottle of Long flat red.' But, if you are ready to go, this guide has everthing you'll need. It includes not only general information about Australia and how to troubleshoot in an unfamiliar country but also an insider's pick of the best roads to ride state by state. The book will be invaluable, particularly to first time visitors."

Reader review - Andy Deen writes:

"As the name suggests it covers just about everything you may need to know about biking around the 'Great Southern Land'. It also includes a section for overseas travellers visiting Oz. Peter is a widely respected Biker/Journalist here in Oz, and if this book is anywhere near as good as his magazine I think it will be a worthy resource for anyone touring Oz by motorbike."

Ed. Not yet available on Amazon, but you can buy it from Whitehorse Press website.

Motorcycle Diaries : A Journey Around South America

by Ernesto Che Guevara, translated by Ann Wright

Paperback (October 1996)

Midwest Book Review:

"Full of high drama and comedy, The Motorcycle Diaries is the story of a remarkable road journey in the words of a 23-year-old medical student known as "Che". There are fights, parties, and serious drinking. There are also moving examples of Guevara's idealism and solidarity with the oppressed, in this vivid record of what for others would have been the adventure of a lifetime. No biographical study or understanding of Che Guevara is complete without the reading of his diaries recording his thoughts as he journeyed around South America"

see also

Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend

Paperback:

Hardcover:

Motorcycle Guide to Route 66

by Kirk Woodward

Spiral-bound - 148 pages (January 1, 2000)

Synopsis:

"The complete resource for motorcyclists in search of America's most famous highway . . . Route 66, The Mother Road. You'll have everything you need to make a safe, enjoyable trip down Historic Route 66 on two wheels. Three turn-by-turn guides to the old road. See exactly how to do it from Chicago to Los Angeles or from Los Angeles to Chicago. A complete listing of motorcycle dealers along the Route. Laws regarding motorcycles in each of the 8 states the Route passes through. And much, much more."

MUCH More on Route 66:

Route 66: The Mother Road, by Michael Wallis

Route 66 Remembered, by Michael Karl Witzel

The Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion (1995), by Tom Snyder

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Alps and Beyond

by John Hermann

Paperback, 4th Edition (2002)

Editorial Reviews from Whitehorse Press:

"John Hermann's fourth edition of Motorcycle Journeys Through the Alps & Beyond is the complete resource for any traveler to this part of Europe. Now covering more area than any previous edition, John “King of the Alps” Hermann brings nearly 100 trips to life. Everything has been updated: Hermann's fun-to-read text has been thoroughly refreshed, with more new trips in the Pyrenees and the Picos de Europa mountain ranges, the maps now have mountain relief backgrounds to view the exciting changes in topography, and Hermann has added spectacular new pictures.

Anyone considering or dreaming of a European trip on two wheels needs this book. Riders of all brands of bikes the world over have kept Motorcycle Journeys Through the Alps in their tank bags ever since the first edition in 1993. And no wonder: all of the important roads and passes are described and critiqued. Every region of the Alps is covered: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, and other special Alpine lookalike places such as Corsica, Slovenia, and the Pyrenees are included. Each trip has a detailed route description, easy-to-follow maps, and unique photographs—all brought to life by Hermann's informed and witty narration. Local customs, history, and amusing travel anecdotes dot every page to enrich your journey."

ldcleve from Milwaukee WI, USA:

"I took John's first edition of this book and a map and rode the Alps and the Dolemites for ten days. We reviewed the routes and stops each morning and evening. This is a great resource if you are traveling in the area. I brought three other books on this topic and left them behind at hotels as the trip progressed, as I realized I did not need any other resources. Use this and an internet translator site (like Babelfish)and you can make your reservations in some of the same hotels that Edelweiss and other formal tour groups use. This new edition expands on the first by adding Corsica and updating the Alps/Dolemite section. It is a great read. John is the recognized authority on this area for those of us that don't speak other languages well, and don't live there. He is also correct in stating that the riding in this region is addictive."

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians

by Dale Coyner

Paperback (2004)

Editorial Reviews from Motorcycle Consumer News:

"...this book would make a very useful traveling companion "

Hencequently "Ben" from Bend, Oregon, USA:

"For me there are three parts to a good trip - the preparation, the adventure itself, and then the memories. This book has helped me a long way in achieving all these pleasure points. The maps and text are wonderful; the crafty photo's with tasty captions peppered appropriately throughout this guide left my partner (who does not accompany me) recommending more sights than I could handle. A keeper, if not just for that."

For more information, please check out Dale's Homepage.

Motorcycle Journeys Through Baja

by Clement Salvadori

Paperback (October 1997)

Independent Biker, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1998

"Motorcycle Journeys Through Baja is a staggeringly comprehensive, witty and erudite travel guide to Mexico's Baja Peninsula. His treatment of the subject is instilled with a sense of adventure and an obvious affection and enthusiasm for riding a bike in the Baja. The detail he provides is exhaustive, describing mile by mile every road of any consequence in the whole region as well as some inconsequential ones. He covers virtually every roadside attraction, monument, mission, cantina, quinta, gas station, geological anomaly, and fuzzy patch of roadkill on the whole dusty peninsula. Much of this information is presented in journal style insights and impressions that make the book an entertaining read as well as a thorough and accurate travel guide."

Motorcycle Journeys Through California

by Clement Salvadori

Paperback - 320 pages 1st edition (April 1, 2000)

Editorial Reviews - Book Description

" This book is about roads--sweeping roads high along the coast, lonely roads amidst desert splendor, and sporting twisties through grand forests--superb routes that offer some of the best year-round riding in the world according to moto-journalist Clement Salvadori.

Welcome bits of history, commentary, and notes from the author will give you plenty of good excuses to stop, as well as things to ponder as the miles roll by. And should you be in the right place at the right time and wish to really take in the local motorcycle scene, you will learn which famous runs and roadhouses typically bring together like-minded riders to kick tires over coffee."

Readers Comment - Randall Carter from So Cal

"GREAT! In this book the author selects an area (san diego, so cal, central ca, san francisco, no cal, high desert, low desert, etc) then shows about 3 detail SCENIC loops (trips) from 50 miles to 200+ miles with great detail and gives options for side trips not listed. It is up to date, printed in 4-2000. It makes me want to go on the trips listed!!!"

Motorcycle Journeys Through California & Baja

by Clement Salvadori

Paperback - 384 pages 2nd edition (February 1, 2007)

Produc Description - Book Description

"California is motorcycle heaven for motorcyclists. With its year-round riding, superb routes through mountains, coasts, deserts, grand forests, and an enthusiastic and supportive motorcycle scene, it's easy to see why. In this updated and expanded new edition, Clement Salvadori, one of motorcycling's most popular journalists, guides you along some of the lesser-known motorcycling gems in California, as well as pointing the way to the unspoiled places of Mexico's Baja peninsula. Routes are often clustered around base camps, which means you can leave your luggage and explore an area unencumbered for several days. The book is filled with detailed maps, photographs, easy-to-follow directions, and tips on where to stay and what to see and do. Some of the best trips include: The Central Coast and Big Sur Highway, San Francisco and the Bay Area, Lassen National Park and the Northern Sierra Nevadas, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, Death Valley, Palm Springs, Julian and Eastern San Diego County, and of course the fabulous Baja California."

Readers Comment - Trish "A Sun Salutin', Crochet Hookin' Chick!" (CA)

"I have made it my mission this year to enjoy the beauty of my home state. My husband and I both ride our own bikes and we decided to take a "home" vacation this year.
This book was essential. With the routes right there in black and white, restaurant reviews, hotel advice, road challenges a rider may face, etc..this book more than paid for itself by saving us time and money!"

Motorcycle Journeys Through New England: You Don't Have to Get Lost to Find the Good Roads

by Martin C. Berke

Paperback (February 1992)

C.C. Motorcycle Newmagazine, October 1992

"Motorcycle Journeys Through New England by Martin C. Berke is a northeast motorcyclists dream. Even in the information age, it's hard to believe the quality and wealth of info in this narrow booklet. . . . The book combines information of interest to motorcyclists with sights of interest to all...experience a wealth of different culinary delight... include southern parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island, but also trips to Lake George and Lake Placid in northern New York State...strongly recommend this book to anyone with two wheels and a love of salt spray and green mountains."

Amazon.com Reviewer - a reader from USA, September 1, 1999

"Must-read material for New England riding - with basically one day to plan my trip (so I am a bit last-minute these days), this book was an indespensible boost in the good-time department. It is a great book to get you started, and provides all the necessary clues to create your own journeys. After a couple of days, you get to understand the way the maps illustrate the individual roads, and Marty's book helps you identify the best kinds to explore. Sometimes the routes get confusing, but that just adds to the adventure. Makes a great gift, as I told the friend who got it for me.

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Southwest: You Don't Have to Get Lost to Find the Good Roads

by Martin C. Berke

Paperback (February 1992)

Keystone Motorcycle Press, September 1994

"In the 420 page softbound book, Berke has scouted the region's best campgrounds, parks, scenic landmarks, and restaurants, always with an eye on value. Each chapter, or trip, contains useful listings of restaurants, lodgings, places of interest, and other helpful tips. Over eighty maps accompany the text, making navigation a snap, and over 255 illustrations highlight many of the attractions.

If you have a taste for the offbeat, and want to avoid traditional tourist traps, while experiencing the Southwest's finest motorcycling roads, then Motorcycle Journeys through the Southwest is for you."

Amazon.com Reviewer: a reader from Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, March 4, 1999

"It's like a virtual motorcyle trip. This books gives some pretty cool descriptions on different areas in the Southwest including Southwestern Colorado. My husband and I are familiar with the Colorado chapter and it was as though we were going through it again. Except it was in words and in our minds. My husband is going to take the recommendations and ride from the Chicago Area to the Taos New Mexico area. I will follow 2 days behind him with kids in tow. The author also provides valuable information on watering holes as well as places to eat. In desert areas you want to be prepared as to where the last gas station is. The author also gives explicit details on road conditions which makes the trip a lot easier to palette knowing where the "bad" spots are. Either you choose to ride gingerly through it or go around. I highly recommend this book. It's a good read and it contains lots of valuable information."

Motorcycle Journeys Through Southern Mexico

by Neal Davis, Lisa Dionne (Editor)

Paperback 1st edition (August, 2001)

Editorial Reviews - About the Author

Neal Davis was bitten by a travel bug early in life and has spent his years seeking a cure all over the world. As an accomplished sailor and pilot, Davis was also able to ensure that his wife and two children were infected as well, and together they shared many adventures on land, sea, and air.

Years later, when he had retired from owning a small business, Davis took to the street on an organized motorcycle tour of the Alps--and he quickly saw the appeal of two-wheeled travel. Since then, Davis has ridden in 21 countries in nearly every corner of the globe.

Davis now spends nearly 200 days of every year on the road, living the life we all dream about. Although he has been a long-standing fan of Mexico since the early 70s, he still rode more than 18,000 miles South of the Border in the last year in preparation for this book, most of them on a Kawasaki KLR 650.

Motorcycle Touring and Travel: A Handbook of Travel by Motorcycle, Second Ed.

by Bill Stermer

160 pages, 2nd edition (February 1, 1999), paperback

American Motorcyclist, July 1999

". . . there's a lot to like. First-time tourers may find the push they need to hit the road, and experienced travelers will likely find that this touring manual is worth the $19.95 plus shipping as insurance against pre-trip forgetfulness."

Reviewer: b selby from SF Bay Area United States, July 30, 2001

"Excellent investment - I bought this book before taking a 2,600 mile two week tour of seven western states on my SV650. I have owned 8 motorcycles, the first in 1973, so I thought I knew a lot. It was a very good book with lots of advice that saved me the purchase price many times over. It is a small investment that pays excellent dividends if you are planning a trip, unless you have a great deal of touring experience. I also recommend it if you are considering a bike but don't know what you want."

Reviewer: Brian Hill from Laguna Beach, CA USA, September 6, 2000

"Save your money. This is a book for non bike owners, who want a cursory glance at the topic. The author spends too much of the book on non related areas. Engine types, selecting a bike, maintenence, and not enough real meat about the title topic. There are real issues related to traveling by two wheels in safety and comfort, with all the stuff you really need, over a long distance. These subjects are only superficially explored. And anyone who has ridden some of the machines he suggests would make good touring platforms, would know that they would be extreamly uncomfortable over any prolonged ride. Perhaps the authors idea of a tour is a one day hop to someplace, if so, most of his selctions might be adequate, but that really isn't the context of "touring". Another reviewer put it well when he said this book woulod make a better series of magazine articles which tend to be superficial in nature anyway. There are some good points made in the book. Unfortunately for the money they only comprise 20% of the material."

Motorcycle Vagabonding in Japan

by Guy De La Rupelle,

Paperback (September 1999)

Book Description

"Didn't think of Japan as a motorcycle destination? Think again! Resident author Guy de La Rupelle has found terrific roads to wander on in the "Land of the Rising Sun." Sample all the wonder, beauty, mysticism and culture that Japan has to offer without the hassle of crowds, traffic, stress, and consumerism. For example, try out the tropical island of Kyushu, with trees reminiscent of rain forests and Louisiana bayous. Or how about Hokkaido, dubbed "the rider's paradise" by the bikers who go... "

Motorcycle Yoga: Meditative Rides Through India

by Miles Davis

Paperback

Book Description from www.aerostich.com:

"It's the story of an American who traveled to India in the 1970s to study its culture, religion and philosophy. After 12 years of criss-crossing the country on buses and trains as a monk, he gave up his monastic life and married an Indian doctor who later gave him a 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet as a birthday present. This is the story of his journey through India, revisited by motorcycle over dozens of rides. A thoughtful read, giving insight to a continent which is both misunderstood and magnificent."

This book is available from www.aerostich.com.

Motorcycling Around: Skills, Advice, Safety, Laws

by Peter Henshaw

Paperback (February 2006)

Synopsis

"This is a practical guide for motorcyclists taking their own bike abroad, tourists wanting to hire a bike or scooter while away, and people joining one of the growing number of all-in overseas riding tours. It covers everything from bike preparation and route planning to road safety, law, local regulations, extreme conditions, and emergencies. There is regional information about Europe, Scandinavia, America, Australasia, the Far East, and Africa."

Reviewer: BD "bigdave2020", UK, May 7, 2004

"If you are travelling in europe this book is a reasonable source of information with a acceptable amount of detail regarding road laws and legal requirements, including the new EU members. However for the the rest of the world (the riding further afield section) this book is very very disappointing and big let down."

Motorcycling Stories

by Piet Boonstra

Paperback

Reviewer: sseale from New York, United States, May 7, 2004

"This book is basically a diary of Boonstra's long adventure tours. Some of the conditions he rides in are extremely harsh, and made me think that he was crazy for continuing. I read this book cover to cover, but you don't need to. Each of his trips is a separate chapter. I would definitely recommend reading the first two Alaska trips; it is during these trips that he is learning about adventure touring and he has the most interesting experiences (from a riding standpoint). On his second trip, he gets cought in a blizzard and also does quite a bit of riding in the snow! It was worth the read and really opened my eyes to what you can do on a motorcycle."

Recommended by Yoni on the HUBB.

The Mouse And The Motorcycle

by Beverly Cleary

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback Reissue edition (August 1990)

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com:

"Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--his very own motorcycle. Living in a knothole in a hotel room, young Ralph has seen plenty of families come and go, some more generous with their crumbs than others. But when young Keith and his parents check in to the hotel, Ralph gets his first chance to check out. He has always fantasized about venturing beyond the second floor, maybe even outside. Curiosity overcomes caution, and Ralph must have a go at Keith's toy motorcycle. Soon, the headstrong mouse finds himself in a pickle, when all he wanted was to ride a motorcycle. Lucky for him, the boy understands how it is. When he discovers Ralph in his thwarted attempt to abscond with the toy bike, Keith generously encourages the rodent to ride. "

A Guide for Using The Mouse and the Motorcycle in the Classroom

by Deborah Hayes

Teacher Created Materials Inc Paperback - 1 January, 1996

Book Description:

This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and ideas for culminating and extending the novel.

Great Escapes: A Guide To Motorcycle Touring in New Zealand

by Peter Mitchell

164 pages, maps, photo's and diagrams. A5 size. (1/2 letter) Ring bound and durable - perfect for life on the Road.

Price: $NZ 34.95

From the Website:

"New Zealand is a paradise for motorcycle touring. The appeal of the open road is heightened by the magnificent scenery and the variety of dramatic landscapes. Here it is possible to travel on 'made-for-motorcycling'roads from the beach, to rivers, to lakes and to mountains all in one day... This excellent guide identifies over 40 of New Zealand's most popular 'Great Escapes.' Each run is accompanied by a map, and a route description giving times and distances. The author includes tips on improving riding skills, what to pack, as well as information about weather patterns and crossing between islands. He also lists motorcycle friendly accommodation, the best places to eat (from the best fish & chips, to the freshest smoked salmon) and much more. Contact details for Visitor Information Centres are given complete with phone, email and web-site numbers."

Grant:

I've had a read-through myself, and was very impressed with the depth, and ease-of-use of the book. Peter's done a great job on a big subject - a job I wouldn't have minded having myself - riding one of the great motorcycle countries of the world. Brings back good memories of our all-too-short - at three months - time there. Recommended. Available from the author and Amazon.

From Nordkapp to Cape York on a Motorcycle

by Werner Bausenhart

Paperback
6 x 9 in. 182 pp b/w illus.

"...he decided to start his trip in London, England, to ride up to Nordkapp, Norway, and from there to continue overland to Australia, and to return to Canada via Los Angeles.

The book describes the matters specific to motorcycle adventure travel: the documents required, the maintenance of the bike, road and riding conditions as they affect the motorcyclist, border crossings, transporting the bike by airfreight, breakdowns and repairs, accommodation and security for bike and rider. An appendix lists the choice of motorcycle, its (sic) accessories, modifications, and trouble spots, and the itinerary, with exact distances and the names of secure hotels... The writer demonstrates that anyone with a strong desire to do so can indulge in motorcycle adventure travel. All that is required is a reliable motorcycle, a bit of money, and a lot of time."

From Whitehorse Press or Buy direct from the Author and get US$5.00 off! Only on Horizons Unlimited!

Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan American Highway's Jungle Gap

by Ed Culberson

Paperback (1996)

Editorial Reviews:

"Obsessions Die Hard chronicles Culberson's determination to fulfill his dream. A retired U.S. Army officer, Culberson wanted to ride his motorcycle along the Pan American Highway's entire route between Alaska and Argentina, but in eastern Panama and western Colombia's Darien region the road is broken by an 80-mile gap filled with jungles, rain forests, rivers, and swamps, forcing travelers to detour around it by boat or plane. The area is so inhospitable and unexplored that a myth about its impenetrability has evolved over the centuries, and a curse aimed at Darien trespassers shrouds the region. But the Darien Gap, known as "el tapon del Darien"--the Stopper, didn't stop Culberson's dream. It turned it into an obsession. Culberson set his sights on riding Amigo, his BMW R80 G/S, the entire length of the Pan American Highway--including the Darien Gap, a feat never before accomplished by a motorcyclist. He suffers failure before meeting success, encountering killer bees, arrest by a corrupt law officer, cycling injuries and back-breaking labor to get himself and his motorcycle through the torturous jungles and swamps. A story of one man's struggle with his own obsession, Obsessions Die Hard is an amazing tale of human endurance and perseverance in the face of staggering obstacles."

Customer comments, November, 1997

A reader from California, USA- "For the die-hard motorcycling adventurer - This book definitely is not for the average reader, or traveler. It is an account of one man's life-long obsession to ride a motorcycle through the most impenetrable land mass on the face of the planet. If you have no interest in what endurance motorcycle riders call "adventure touring," skip Mr. Culberson's book. But if you ride, and sometimes ride hard and long, or off-road, and have wondered what it might be like to ride where no man has gone before, you will find this both a riveting adventure story and a practical guide to this exotic and dangerous sport. "

Old Man on a Bike

by Simon Gandolfi

Paperback - 336 pages ( 1 September, 2008)

Book Description:

"A Septuagenarian Odyssey Simon Gandolfi has never been one to grow old gracefully and following two heart attacks he decides not to rest up, as many might, but to ride the length of Hispanic America on a 125cc motorbike. And why not? His wife may have plenty of reasons why not, but used to the intrepid septuagenarian's determination to complete any plan he comes up with, she shrugs her shoulders and waves him goodbye. At 73 years old, Simon Gandolfi sets off from Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico to embark on a five and a half month journey culminating at 'the end of the world', Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. For Simon this is a journey of discovery. Leaving behind the safety and sanctuary of friends and family, he is truly alone but along the way he meets and talks with rich and poor, old and young, officials and professionals, agricultural and industrial workers...."

Recommended by Grant - excellent - a great read that will keep you turning pages long past lights out time. If Simon, at 73, can do a ride like this - what excuses do the rest of us have?

100,000 Miles of Solitude

by Maarten Munnik

Paperback

Book Description:

"For more than three years Maarten Munnik travelled on his motorbike around the world. From Europe through Asia to Australia, and from South America to Alaska. 100,000 miles of culture, adventure and most of all butt-pain. Every single day would be worthy of a chapter in this book, but there is just no printing-press large enough to print a book like that. Therefore you will have to settle with this collection of 'tales from the road'. Well aware of his own 'unsophisticated' view on the world, Maarten tells his tales the way he experienced them himself. He is no hero, not even a real adventurer. As he says himself: He is just stupid and naive and that combination leads him into, through and out of many unusual situations. Sometimes dramatic, sometimes hilarious, but always different."

The book is available at Lulu.com, click to purchase.

One Life to Ride

by Ajit Harisinghani

Paperback - 224 pages (September 30, 2008)

Review from D. Deo "ddeo" (Chicago, Il) on Amazon.com

"One Life to Ride is truly a remarkable book about a remarkable journey to the Himalayas. Remarkable because after reading the book I thought ' wow is this my country '? It made me want to go out and do something out of the ordinary.
There is great compassion, humour, spirituality in Mr. Harisinghani's writing .The description of his encounter with our jawans touched me to the core while his story of the nawab of Sindh was truly amazing. Great story telling!"

Review from K.D. Krishnanand, Literary Critic, California on www.onelifetoride.com:

"Now here's a brilliantly talented writer who, with no great prior preparedness, has the guts & gumption to bike across from one end of the country to the other, ready to deal with situations as they emerge and tell us things we rarely hear about this wonderful land called India.
One Life to Ride is a marvellous book. I haven't read anything better in a long long time."

One Man Caravan

by Robert E. Fulton Jr.

Paperback Reprint edition (January 1995)

A terrific book, right at the top of the list. Recommended. (Grant)

Rider, February 1998

"My own favorite kind of read is a good story about someone taking a bike somewhere where the road is difficult, and the county strange. A granddaddy of this genre is One Man Caravan, by Robert Edison Fulton, the superbly told tale of a young Connecticut Yankee circling the globe on a Douglas flat twin back in the early 1930s. That's when having an adventure was having an adventure, and there was no phone system to allow you to contact the nearest U.S. Consulate, let alone call home."

The video of his trip is "Twice upon a Caravan" and available from Whitehorse Press here.

"Recently compiled from his original footage filmed on the 1932 trip, this one hour documentary is hosted by Fulton himself, now in his 90s. To see the world as he saw it almost seventy years ago and to hear this thoughtful man reflect on it now is an amazing, not-to-be-missed experience. Twice Upon A Caravan has been given a rave review by Larry Woods on CNN’s Across America. '…an hour long portrait,...really first-class stuff. It looks like a National Geo presentation of 1932.'"

This is a great video - not to be missed! Grant

One More Day Everywhere: Crossing 50 Borders on the Road to Global Understanding

by Glen Heggstad

Paperback (November 1, 2009)

Book Description:

"In 2001, martial arts–trained biker Glen Heggstad began a journey from California to the tip of South America on his motorcycle and made it as far as Colombia, where he was kidnapped by local rebels and held captive. Undeterred by more than a month of traumatic incarceration, the “Striking Viking” finished his trip after being released. Three years later he set out into the world on his bike again, this time searching for truth on his own terms in a world that had become strangled by a climate of fear. Starting his trip in Japan, he traveled through Siberia, Mongolia, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Africa, stopping in more than 30 countries to deliver his message of the real United States, as he knew it. Unique stories and gritty adventure fill this quest for new sights and insights amongst extreme temperatures, knee-deep mud, bureaucratic roadblocks, health problems, and loneliness."

One Year on the Road, Cinq Continents en Moto,

by Manou Emringer and Ellen Spencer, in English and French.

hardcover, 173 pages, 8 1/2" x 11 3/4"

"This travelogue, illustrated with over 400 photos, follows their journey through North and South America, West Africa, Europe and Asia."

Available through Manou and Ellen directly, 38 Euros plus shipping, or in North America from us here at HU. Don't forget to tell them where you heard about it.

It's a very nice book, well done - I have one! Recommended. Grant

On The Trail of Unusual Animals In Danger of Extinction

by Lagrot & Proteau

Sftbd., 8-3/4 x 12 in., 121 pp., color illus.

Synopsis:

Jean-Francois and Isabelle Prouteau are young veterinarians who went crazy for motorcycles when they realized how uniquely well suited two wheels are to penetrating and exploring the more remote corners of the globe. Their passion is looking for animals that have become so rare that everyone believes they no longer exist. Criss-crossing the world on their Yamaha dual-sports, a camera always at the ready, we join them on the trail of the Java rhinoceros, the red ibis, the babirussa, the okapi, the Tasmanian devil, the tree kangaroo and other engaging species who share an equally uncertain future. Through sheer patience and dedication, these incredible motorcycle adventurers are able to photograph these exotic animals and tell us their stories. The book is a remarkable gallery of dazzling four color animal portraits coupled with a fascinating around-the-world two-wheel tale that rivals those of Danny Liska and Helge Pedersen. Here is a unique holiday gift for the entire family to enjoy.

Publisher in French

English publisher / supplier currently unknown

Overland to India

by Gordon May

Paperback, 21x14.8 cm 234 pages incl 8 pages of colour photographs. £9.95.

Synopsis:

In 2008, Gordon May set off on an 8,400 mile ride from Manchester, UK, to Chennai, India, on his 1953 Royal Enfield. Despite encountering intense heat, suffering a crash in the Baluchistan desert and battling against some of the worst roads and driving standards on the planet, Gordon and his old Bullet did make it to Chennai.

In Overland to India Gordon describes how he restored his beloved motorcycle, the build up to departure, the larger-than-life characters he met and how he tackled the many challenges that came his way. He also recounts the more personal highs and lows of life on the road. Above all, Overland To India is a heart-warming book that reveals that there is much human kindness and hospitality to be found, sometimes in the most unexpected places and situations.

Review:

What I really liked about Overland to India was the sheer determination of the rider. The description of how he prepared for the trip is a great template for anyone wanting to achieve a goal, travel-wise or not, and I would recommend Overland to India on that basis in addition to it being a travel book. Gordon’s love of his motorcycle shone through too; he often thanks it for getting him to his various destinations along the grueling route and I liked reading about his running repairs. I think these descriptions and how he catalogues daily life on the road will be of interest and use to other motorcyclists. I felt his joy, his euphoria, at being out on the open road. I also felt his exhaustion. When Gordon suffered a crash I could almost feel those bruises and also his fear following an attempted highway robbery. What was also really striking was the generosity, friendliness and humility of many of the people he met along the way, who Gordon describes with real warmth. It’s uplifting to discover that it’s a welcoming world out there. Overland to India is a lesson to all of us who have a dream and want to pursue it. Inspiring. Judith Coyle

The Perfect Vehicle: What It is about Motorcycles

by Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Paperback - 346 pages (November 1997)

A Horizons Unlimited reader wrote in to recommend this book:

"QUOTE from book 'The hard-core lover of motorcycles, the one whose head turns at every growing sound that promises a bike will soon flash into view, can't help it.....'

When I read this sentence I was hooked on this enigmatic book which never reaches a conclusion but travels several roads, some real, some virtual, some with endpoints, most are circular. The author connects with most things 'bike', but aims at a mainly female readership.There is a history of bikes and those who ride or have ridden them; there is technical talk; there is practical advice; there are touches of humour from a womans' perspective, 'Did you ride that motorcycle here all by yourself? No, I carried it in my head.' The best parts of the book are devoted to the journeys. Those days and nights spent on a bike, following the road and all its highs and lows. She finds love and fear, politics, feminism and above all the reality of what it all means to women who appropriate what is still a 'man's thing'. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend anyone to read this book, woman or Guzzi rider. It has passages of lyrical and spiritual writing with a return, every so often to a realism. Rather like riding, don't you think? - by Biddy Fisher - note: a version of this review appeared in WIMA (GB) News, June 1999"

Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride: AMemoir About Men and Motorcycles

by Gary Paulsen

Hardcover - 179 pages (November 1997)

Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com:

"At 57, with heart disease and a bad case of wanderlust, Gary Paulsen decided to get himself the motorcycle of his dreams and take it to Alaska from his home in New Mexico. "The bike held me like a hand, caught me and took me with it so that the engine seemed to be my engine, the wheels my wheels," he writes. "It was singular, visceral, unlike any other motorcycle I had ever ridden. In some way it brought me out of myself, out ahead of myself, into myself, into the core of what I was, what I needed to live. And I knew, my core knew that I would never be the same again, could never be the same."

Paulsen writes in a blaze of macho invective, about men who like drinkin' and butcherin' and guns and "poker with no-limits stakes, or stakes high enough to make you intensely focus on everything there is--and there is everything--in the game." But when he's writing about the spicy characters he's encountered in his wide-ranging travels around America, this short memoir, for all its exaggerated manliness, turns out to be quite funny."

Recommended by Yoni on the HUBB.

Purple Mountains : America from a Motorcycle

by Notch Miyake

Paperback - 256 pages (September 2001)

From Whitehorse Press site:

"A man who has seen much in his life sets out to see a country which still leaves much to be seen. No question, he should travel by motorcycle.

Spinning out the steady rhythm of the yellow line in his wake, author Notch Miyake takes advantage of a change in his circumstances to experience the United States from the seat of his BMW GS. In intimate contact with his environment, Miyake relates his experience of contemporary America in lyrical prose, narration, and in dialogue with the people he meets. His perceptions become sharpened by lonely miles, a naturally keen eye for detail, and the splendor of the land he uncovers. Those of us who ride beyond our comfortable, safe, and familiar surroundings will nod in recognition at Miyake's narration of the many scenes familiar to solo motorcycle travel.

An incredible journey of a soul questioning what to do with his new-found freedom from the everyday race, Miyake's ride becomes an exploration of America and its people that is adventurous in its scope."

Reviews - Classic Bike Rider, December 2001

"'Purple Mountains' is any place and every place your soul can guide you on two wheels. . . This is a book that makes you think about the choices in your own life, good and bad."

Friction Zone, March 2002

"[Miyake's] 'lone ranger' approach brings out long-dormant observational skills, and his text becomes rich with metaphors that seem right on target and are quite entertaining."

Rider, January 2002

"You want a nice read? Get this book. What it may also do is make you figure out how to take a few months off and do a really long trip."

Red Tape and White Knuckles: One Woman's Motorcycle Adventure Through Africa

by Lois Pryce

Paperback - 416 pages (5 Jun 2008)

Synopsis:

"To most thirty-something women, walking across the street to get a skinny latte and the latest copy of heat in excruciating high heels is an all-terrain task in itself. But Lois Pryce isn't just any woman - nine to five and post-work white wine spritzers have never been her thing. Unafraid of a challenge - having already ridden her motorbike from Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America - she decided she could never be one to settle for a last minute package holiday in Viva Espana. So, she began the kind of adventure most of us could only ever dream of. Donning her sparkly crash helmet and armed with her trusty maps and a baffling array of visas, Lois got on her bike once more to make an impressive international journey. Alone. No support vehicles, no fancy GPS and no satellite phone.Leaving from London, finishing in Cape Town - and the small matter of tackling the Sahara, war-torn Angola and the Congo Basin along the way - this feisty independent woman's grand trek through the Dark Continent of Africa is the definitive motorcycling adventure.

It was certainly never going to be easy but, equipped with a formidable strength of character and an immense passion for life, Lois Pryce's astonishing achievement is an inspiration to us all. She paints a vivid picture of travelling through the vast African landscape. Colourful and hilarious, 'Red Tape and White Knuckles' is an action-packed tale about following your dreams that will have you packing your bags and jetting off into the sunset on your own adventure before you know it."

Check out Lois' website: http://www.loisontheloose.com

Restless Travellers: From China to Italy by Motorcycle (The Story)

by Stefano Mangin

From the author :

"This is the story of the journey, not only from an adventure point of view, but also looking it as 5 of the most beautiful civilizations ever existed, now struggling to step into the 3rd millennium."

"After living in Shanghai for 5 years, Stefano, photographer and author, fulfills his dream: to ride back home, in Italy, by motorcycle. A trip of almost five months and 25,000 km through China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece and Italy. Not just an adventure, but a journey through five of the most beautiful civilizations ever existed and through 4 of the main religious heritages of the world. All of this during a very sensitive historical time in the Central Asian region, a few months after the attack to the Twin Towers in NY."

Available on the Restless Travellers site, or go direct to the Book order page

Be sure to tell Stefano where you heard about his book!

Restless Travellers: From China to Italy Motorcycle (Book of the Photo Exhibition)

by Stefano Mangini

From the author :

"Being a photographer, I have put together a photo exhibition of my journey, which so far has been in cities in Italy and in Hong Kong. We are now planning to take it to Shanghai, Milan again, and ... who knows!! The photo book is a selections of the selection of photos making the exhibition. The text in the photo book is an extract of the diary I wrote."

Be sure to tell Stefano where you heard about his book!

Available on the Restless Travellers site, or go direct to the Book order page

The Ride - Alaska to Patagonia (DVD)

DVD (August, 2007)

Synopsis:

"No strangers to adventure, two-time Guinness World Record Holders Kevin and Julia Sanders now lead a team of 11 novice motorcyclists on an epic trip - covering a staggering 30,000 kilometres travelling through 12 countries."

Available on www.GlobeBusters.com site. HU browsers who buy get 15% discount using the code HORIZONS.

Ride Like The Wind (DVD)

DVD (May 15, 2006)

Synopsis:

"Follow France's Stephane Peterhansel, the greatest off-road rider of his generation, on his winning rides in the marathon races from Paris to Cape Town. Plus off-road footage with Yamaha's 'Spirit of Adventure' team in the Australian outback, Mexico's Bada Peninsular and 'Indian country' in America's west."

Riding the Edge

DVD

Synopsis:

"Riding Solo... is a film about filmmaker Gaurav Jani's solo motorcycle journey from Mumbai to one of the remotest places in the world, the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh, bordering China. The film is even more extraordinary for the fact that Jani was a one-man crew who loaded his 200 kg motorcycle with over 100 kgs of equipment/supplies and set off on a journey to one of the world's most difficult terrains."

For ordering detail, please go to Dirt Track Productions.

Riding Solo to the Top of the World

by Dave Barr and Mike Wourms

Paperback - 504 pages (January 1, 1999)

Book Description:

"Join Dave Barr, a rugged, extraordinary adventurer as he recounts his trip around the world on a 1972 Harley Davidson...despite the loss of both legs from an antitank mine explosion in Angola in 1981. Dave shares how he became the first person with a major disability to cross the Sahara Desert, circle the continent of Australia and negotiate the Andes during avalanche season. Dave Barr's story is both courageous and inspiring. Every viewer will marvel at the accomplishments of this determined man as he takes you on some of his most exciting adventures."

DE Mark from Maryland USA said on HUBB:

" It may not be the best written book, but the best story, hands down, is Dave Barr's 'Riding the Edge'. Very inspiring."

Nina Rasmussen and Hjalte Tin (with their children Emil and Ida)

From Hjalte Tin:

"During the last twenty years we have traveled the world with our children Emil and Ida on motorcycles.

To date we have published four books on our motorcycle journeys with our children Emil and Ida"

Please check out their website and bookpage.

Riding High

by Ted Simon,

Paperback - 309 pages 1 edition (January 1, 1998)

Fills in some of the questions and gaps in Jupiter's Travels, and more... Recommended. (Grant)

Book Description:

"Adventures never come to an easy end. The beached sailor gazes wistfully at the horizon. The house-bound wanderer pines for the road to Xanadu. Simon wound up his epic four-year motorcycle journey around the world to choose marriage and domesticity, but found it harder to end the journey than it had been to begin it. In Riding High, Simon recounts many untold episodes, both dramatic and hilarious, from his "Jupiter" travels, and he interweaves them with scenes from his later efforts to lead a settled existence. The contrast makes it all too clear that great journeys become an expression of life itself, and that, once begun, they continue as long as there is life left."

From the Publisher

"Simon is a versatile author who covers diverse subjects, but his preference is writing about his own travels, and the insights they provide. His earlier book, Jupiter's Travels, which is a best seller in Europe, has had a cult following among American motorcyclists for many years, but is only now becoming recognised here as a travel classic. Riding High is a natural companion and sequel to that book."

Riding the World

by Gregory Frazier

Paperback - 309 pages 1 edition (January 1, 1998)

Book Description from Greg Frazier's homepage:

"RIDING THE WORLD offers aspiring globe riders expert advice on traveling the world by motorcycle. From the only motorcyclist to have circumnavigated the globe four times, literally riding to the ends of the earth-from Dead Horse, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina; from North Cape, Norway to Cape Agulhaus, South Africa.

Specially outfitted motorcycles have carried him over one million miles and across 24 time zones. This unique book has 125 color pictures with sections on routes, budgeting, motorcycle preparation, shipping, sleeping, eating, whether to go it alone, what to take, how to find sponsors and network possibilities."

For ordering information, please check out Gregory's Homepage, or check out the following Amazon sites.

The Road Gets Better from Here

by Adrian Scott

(February, 2008)

Book Description from Adrian Scott's Website:

"With virtually no experience and absolutely no support, Adrian rides a basic stock motorbike 20,000kms across 9 countries in 3 months to fulfil a lifelong dream... He sets off from the bleak, windswept former gulag gateway city of Magadan in a remote corner of Siberia, but before the day is out he crashes badly, breaking his bike and seriously injuring himself. He is completely alone... At every turn, Adrian is adopted by a vast array of characters each with stories to tell and who, extraordinarily, expect nothing in return; tough Siberian truck drivers, frontier road workers, border guards, desperate villagers, drug-addled soldiers and crazy modern-day traders, each insisting that he join them in their homes to share their lives and most of their provisions. It is these encounters which provide such a rich and compelling subtext to his extraordinary journey."

Use the special discount HU link and get a 10% discount! (= AUS $ 22.50 + 5.00 shipping = A$27.50)

Road Magic Part I

Road Magic Part II

Road Magic Part III

by Susan Foss

WomenOnWheels.com:

"You will find this book full of the writer's insight, and thought provoking at the same time. She includes numerous pictures in black and white and hand drawn maps now and again. One gets a big picture of how and what she is feeling as she absorbs the beauties of the Northern Lights, the icy creeks and mountain tops, even the rain brought out rainbows."

For order details please click here.

Road Riders Guide to England and Wales

by Dick Henneman

A5 wire bound (April 2004)
116 pages
42 route plans
63 illustrations and tables

Book Description from Panther Publishing:

"From Devon to Northumberland and from East Anglia to Snowdonia these 42 detailed routes take you on some of the most interesting roads for riding imaginable. Roads that make you want to go back and ride them again and again - from little used mountain passes with tight hairpins to open, twisting, traffic free enjoyment and all through stunning countryside. The routes cover all types of terrain and vary in length from as little as ten miles to about 80. Some are included for the riding challenges they offer, others for the fantastic views, some take you to out of the way and remote places you would be unlikely to find unaided, whilst others are close to major centres but all will give you that wonderful sense of freedom and enoyment that can only be gained from riding."

Order from Panther Publishing or from Amazon

Road Riders Guide to Northern Spains

by Dick Henneman

A5 wire bound (June 2003)
100 pages
25 route plans
16 illustrations and tables

Book Description from Panther Publishing:

"The only travel guides designed entirely for the motorcyclist. Detailed route plans are provided for 25 of the most glorious roads for riding imaginable. Roads with scenery to take the breath away, roads to get your knees tingling, roads so twisty you'll want to go back and start again! But above all, roads to ride for the sheer enjoyment of riding. The routes take you from the Pyrenees, via the Picos mountains to the borders of Portugal.

Advice and information on how to get there, local customs and history, things to see and do along the routes, places to stay and refuel the rider and bike are all included. There are even Spanish phrases for most things motorcycling from tyres, brake pads and spanners to 'can you repair this'!"

Order from Panther Publishing or from Amazon

Road Riders Guide to Scotland and Ireland

by Dick Henneman

A5 wire bound (April 2004)
108 pages
37 route plans
53 illustrations and tables

Book Description from Panther Publishing:

"From Campbeltown to Dalwhinnie and from Arklow to Galway these 37 detailed routes take you on a wonderful journey through the Highlands and around the wonderful scenery of Ireland. Here you will find roads that twist and turn as they snake through mountains and alongside lochs, roads that make your knee itch to feel the tarmac and above all roads that will make you want to come back for the sheer enjoyment of riding. The routes vary in length from about 70 to as little as just a few miles. Some are included for their sheer remoteness, others for the technical challenges they present and all have the stunning landscapes associated with Scotland and Ireland and provide the sense of freedom and enjoyment that can only be gained from riding."

Order from Panther Publishing or from Amazon

The Road to Gobblers Knob: From Chile to Alaska on a Motorbike

by Geoff Hill

310 pages (September 15, 2007)

Review on Amazon.co.uk by Dave the Ulsterman, 5 June 2007:

"A very enjoyable read recounting a seat of the pants adventure born of frustration at the daily grind of office life. No slick production this trip , no eye to the DVD sales or TV show, just two guys with the guts to get off their backsides to live a little on their own wits & with the kindness of strangers to get them through.

No doubt an understanding of the deadpan Ulster sense of humour helps but is far from impenetrable."

Rugged Road

by Theresa Wallach

Hardcover - 150 pages (1 September, 2001)

Synopsis:

The most astounding motorcycle story ever told! London to Cape Town overland by Panther motorcycle and sidecar, pulling a trailer. No roads, no back up - just straight across the Sahara through equatorial Africa, and South to the Cape, without even a compass - in 1935! This is the account of a remarkable adventure by two women who had to overcome all the prejudices and problems of their day as well as the physically demanding task of riding across the Sahara and the length of Africa - 7500 miles. Not to be missed by any motorcyclist, Panther enthusiast, and especially not by the many women riders out there.

Simon Kennedy from London, UK said on HUBB:

"I read a great book by a woman describing her ride with her girlfriend from England to South Africa in the 1930s. They took a trailer and, if I recall, a sidecar too. Right across the Sahara, pushing it most of the way. Amazing achievement."

Book available at Panther Publishing and

Running with the Moon

by Jonny Bealby

Paperback - 335 pages new edition (16 September, 1996)

Amazon.com Review

Reviewer: simonmcc {{at ]} asiaonline.net from Hong Kong, PRC, 9 February, 2001

An incredible story. In trying to exorcise the demons brought on by the tragic and untimely death of his fiancee Bealby decides to drive a motor bike the length of Africa. His route takes him down the western countries and back up via the eastern side, a trip of 20,000kms. Such a journey inevitably throws up horrors, delights, surprises and incredible hardship. Bealby handles all with great humour, strong resolve and an unshakeable belief in his 'guardian angel'.

On one level this is simply the story of an incredible journey, but it is also the story of rediscovery, of the author finding his life again, finding reasons to believe, things to live for.

I really enjoyed this book and have already ordered his next one 'Pagan Song' as a result.

Note: Amazon.com lists this book as Out of Print, but Amazon.co.uk says they can deliver in 2-3 days!

Setting Free the Bears

by John Irving

Mass Market Paperback Reprint edition (July 1990)

Synopsis -Amazon.com:

"Siggy and Hannes were disenchanted students and fellow conspirators. Astride a 700cc Royal Enfield motorcycle, they roamed the Austrian countryside. When Gallen, a lovely hitchhiker, joined them, they zeroed in on the Vienna Zoo--and Siggy's dream: setting free the bears!"

"It is 1967 and two Viennese university students want to liberate the Vienna Zoo, as was done after World War II..."

Customer Comments

"A reader from knoxville tn , 12 October, 1999 Excellent, So much better than Garp. Youth enabled Irving to write with abandon. Setting Free the Bears is by far his best work."

She's a Bad Motorcycle: Writers on Riding

by Geno Zanetti

Paperback - 275 pages (October 2001)

Production Description:

She's A Bad Motorcycle collects the writings of those who have sought that freedom. From the genre-defining—and exploding—Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to Chasing Che the motorcycle has inspired a startlingly rich, unabashedly romantic body of writing that celebrates the risks and exhilaration of the journey to self-discovery.

Andy T from Seguin, Texas, USA said on HUBB

"I picked up an motorcycle anthology, called "She's a Bad Motorcycle", and while most of the stories are in the outlaw biker genre, one story stood out so much that I actually called the publisher to try and find other titles by the same author, to no avail. The story is called "Girl on a Motorcycle" by Rachel Kushner. It's the story of how she was influenced by a former boyfriend to ride the Cabo 1000, an unofficial street race from Tijuana to Cabo, down the Baja peninsula. While she is obviouly venting some anger (well, a lot of anger) at her ex, it is a great look at the motorcycle lifestyle, from a womean's point of view, without glossing over some of the contradictions that go with it."

Sorebums Rattling Around Asia

Review from RIDE Magazine

"More than your average bike ride."

Charley Boorman (Co-author of "Long Way Round")

"You guys had a REALLY BIG adventure."

Available from their website. You can also email or call Simon (07780702988) and Georgie (07780684001).

Sparring with Charlie

by Christopher Hunt

Paperback - 289 pages (April 1996)

Production Description:

When Christopher Hunt set off in search of Vietnam's notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail, he hardly expected to end up on a rickety, Russian-made motorcycle navigating 5,000 kilometers of paths rarely traveled by tourists and on roads missing from maps.

Chris K from Winchester, Hampshire, UK said on HUBB

"One book on motorcycle travel I would recommend is Sparring with Charlie by Christopher Hunt, very funny account of his travels in Vietnam by Russian 2 stroke"

Spurensuche

by Jörg Becker, Andreas Hülsmann

Paperback - 192 pages (November 2005)

In German only - from a tour on the Canning-Stock-Route in Australia.

Sie heißt Canning Stock Route, führt quer durch das australische Outback und ist die längste Offroad-Piste der Welt. Vor 100 Jahren von einem Rinderzüchter namens Alfred Canning angelegt, gilt dieser ehemalige Viehtreck als eines der letzten Abenteuer unserer Zeit. Auf einer Distanz von 2.000 Kilometer führt er durch das menschenleere, trockene und lebensfeindliche Zentrum des Roten Kontinents und durchquert dabei drei mächtige Sandwüsten.

Andreas Hülsmann, der Autor von „Auszeit“, befuhr die Canning Stock Route zusammen mit seinem Freund Jörg Becker als erster Europäer ohne Begleitfahrzeug mit dem Motorrad. Die beiden trotzten nächtlicher Eiseskälte ebenso wie der Gluthitze des Tages, bezwangen hohe Sanddünen und tiefe Salzseen, mussten technische Schwierigkeiten beheben, kämpften mit Wasserknappheit und Nahrungsmangel und blieben auch von Blessuren nicht verschont.

Als sie schließlich das Ziel erreichten, war ihr Leben reicher geworden. Reicher um den Respekt vor der Natur, um die Demut gegenüber der Wüste, um die Erfahrung, wie es ist, ganz alleine auf sich gestellt zu sein und um Augenblicke, in denen sie mit nichts und niemandem auf der Welt getauscht hätten.

Storm : A Motorcycle Journey of Love, Endurance and Transform - ation

by Allen Noren

Hardcover - 340 pages (May 2000)

Synopsis:

"Allen and Suzanne were seasoned travelers, and when Russia's Baltic states opened up for visitors in 1993, they eagerly embarked on a trip there. What they couldn't foresee were the record-breaking storms, desolate landscapes, and most significant, the cracks in their relationship that the trip would expose. Part love story, part edgy travelogue, and at times darkly humorous, Storm shows the fragility of human connections in the face of unexpected forces."

Customer Comments

Reader: Michael Shapiro from Sonoma County, CA USA
"From those first few sentences, Noren drew me into his story with vivid and harrowing descriptions of his motorcycle ride around the Baltic Sea. Even more compelling are his honest accounts of how the trip affected his relationship with his long-term partner Suzanne."

Sudan : The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide)

by Paul Clammer

Paperback - 280 pages (May 2005)

From the Author Paul Clammer:

"While I was researching and writing, I was very conscious that a high number of visitors to Sudan are overlanders, both two and four-wheeled, so there's a lot of stuff throughout the text to help them - descriptions of piste, fuel costs, GPS points for sites in the desert and ferry crossings, etc etc. All open border crossings are detailed (including shipping costs for vehicles in the case of the Egyptian and Saudi ferries), as well as brief route notes for Darfur in the hopeful event of a resolution to the crisis there in the lifetime of the book - these came from an overland travel company..."

More detailed review could be found at Polo's Bastards website.

The Tao of the Ride: Motorcycles and the Mechanics of the Soul

by Garri Garripoli

Paperback - 141 pages (April 1999)

Customer Comments

Desiree from Toronto, Canada - "We need more books like this in the world! This book really grabbed me - it's honest, fun, lyrical yet speaks from the heart. I don't ride, but the author really gave me a true sense of what it could be like even as a passenger, so I finally picked up the courage to go for a ride with my boyfriend who just got a Yamaha V-Star Classic, and now I understand his obsession. I also enjoyed reading the other contributors thoughts and feelings about their experiences, especially the women! I'm thinking I may just take some lessons and get my own bike after this... Great read and many thanks for sharing this poetry in motion."

Greg Glazier from Colorado USA- "If you didn't "get" Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, you may not understand this book, either... But if you've ever spent any time on a motorcycle, even if you aren't conversant in the principles of Taoism and Qi, you'll likely connect with the prose of The Tao of the Ride...In my twenties, I loved bikes because they were fast, "dangerous" and cool; In my fifties, I have discovered an entirely new aspect of riding: I ride for the meditation, the feeling of balance, the sights, smells, and sounds as the countryside flys by. I also find that although I usually double my average travel time when riding, I get to my destination totally exhilarated and refreshed. Thanks for the insight and inspiration, Garri!"

Terra Circa

by Austin Vince and crew.

Note: GBP£26.00 / approx. US$47.00 including shipping and handling.

Also check out Mondo Enduro - the trip that came before, & inspired Terra Circa!

"The producers of Mondo Enduro present Terra Circa, around the world by motorcycle (6x20 mins). A 26,000 mile trip from London to New York unsupported. From the sunny plains of Northern Italy, the flyblown steppe of Kazakhstan, to the uncharted mud and swamp of eastern Siberia, crossing the infamous Zilov Gap, near the Chinese border - 392 miles of mud, rivers and swamp that has never been crossed by motorcycle... Follow the adventures of five ordinary motorcyclists who circumnavigate the globe."

Order from the suppliers, AimImage

Be sure to tell them you heard about it from Horizons Unlimited!

Recommended - a real "travel adventure". Played on "Granada Men and Motors" TV in the UK, six episodes. (Grant)

Review on the HUBB:

"We received the Terra Circa DVD today. We watched it this afternoon. It is great. We had ordered it at the Horizons Unlimited meeting in Revelstoke, BC... We are very happy with it... The DVD is sharp with brilliant color. We recommend it. John and Jean Ferris"

10 Years on 2 Wheels: 77 Countries, 250,000 Miles

by Helge Pedersen

Hardcover - 208 pages 2nd edition (June 1998)

Great photos, light on text and no "how-to", but a superb coffee table book to explain to non-riders why you want to do it... (Grant)

Reviewer: A reader from Seattle, Washington, February 21, 1999

"Helge Pedersen is one of the most traveled and internationally-known professional touring motorcyclists in the world, and well-known to the world's motorcycle press. His book is beautifully done- world class photos. And Helge's story is extremely entertaining. He is both humorous and humble as he relates anecdotes of his travels-definitely not a 'tour guide' view of the world. Helge's portraits of people show such sensitivity and elegance. It's very obvious how much he respects his subjects. His photos of the landscapes are dramatic, different. It's an easy read. I love this book."

Trans - Americas Guinness World Record

"The first people to ever hold Double Guinness World Records™ of 'Around the World by Motorcycle' and the 'Trans-Americas by Motorcycle'.

On 22 September 2003, a rugged, mud caked BMW R1150GS Adventure armed with battered metal panniers and a buckled back wheel, crawled into the town of Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world that can be reached by road. An exhausted couple, having just slid their way treacherously through a snowy Paso de Garibaldi, finally reached the very end of the road, beyond which lay Antarctica. The bike was ridden by Kevin Sanders, with his wife Julia on the back, and the husband and wife team had just completed what had never been done before. Starting from Deadhorse, Alaska, they had ridden the length of the Americas Continent, some 27,200 kms, in less than 35 days and in doing so, rode into the Guinness World Record™ Book for a second time. Unaided, with no back up team, no support vehicle and only their spirit of adventure to bring them through, they smashed the existing record by over 12 days.

Filmed by Kevin and Julia as the record unfolded, this is an inspired account of the challenges they faced, braving the remote wilderness of the Artic tundra, riding over 1,000 miles day in the USA, facing border bureaucracy through Central America, kidnap risks in Colombia, Ecuadorian civil unrest, and the icy wastelands of Patagonia, but ultimately winning through to claim their second Guinness World Record."

Special for Horizons Unlimited - 15% discount - Just use the Promotion code "Horizons" when ordering. DVD, Video, and a book coming. Order details on their site.

Three - Wheeling Through Africa

by James C. Wilson

Paperback (1936)

Joe Steve:

"It is about two men from Nebraska who purchased Triumph side car rigs, shipped them to Africa in 1927, and proceeded to ride them across the continent. Certainly an interesting read and highly recommended."

For availability and ordering details please search www.alibris.com.

Triumph Around the World

by Robbie Marshall

Paperback (2001)

Bob McKeithen said (on HU):

"It is not your typical " I rode here and did this" type of account. It's more philosophical, funny, and personal. A most entertaining read."

Two for the Road

by Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix

Paperback (2005)

Two Aussies around the world.

Can be purchased by mail order through Reader's Feast in Melbourne, Australia:

Reader's Feast Bookstore
Midtown Plaza
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Melbourne Vic Aust 3000

Phone: 61 3 9662 4699
Fax: 61 3 9663 3726
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Our delivery fee: $5.00 anywhere in Australia regardless of number of books
International delivery: as per Aust Post charges. We prefer to send either airmail or economy airmail.
If requested, we can send Registered Post which requires a signature and this is an additional fee.

Two Wheels Through Terror

by Glen Heggstad

Hardcover (2004)

Production Description:

Only weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, Glen Heggstad set out from his sunny California home vowing not to return until he had accomplished his life-long goal of riding a motorcycle in a lap around South America. Upon crossing into Mexico, with terrorism on his mind, he wondered if he was riding away from the fire, or directly into it? Not long after, when he was stopped at a roadblock in the remote jungle of Colombia, he found his chilling answer....

Steve Pickford from Oxford, Oxon, UK said on HUBB:

"Book was very good IMO. Glenn has an interesting style of writing, not too dissimilar to his thread on the Adv Riders site. I enjoyed the book & keeping myself updated with his thread."

Two Wheels to Adventure

by Danny Liska

Hardcover

Regina Liska on Star Cruiser:

"This book has all pages of pure adventure like few have ever known! Rather than just an adventure story, this 755-page hardback is crammed with illustrations, maps, and information, which put it in a class all by itself. Nearly every page has a photo or illustration! This is one of the best travel books ever written and the best motorcycle book ever! This second edition hardcover book features more than eight hundred photographs and illustrations, as well as the same extraordinary high quality printing to exactly match the first edition released in 1989. Now you have the opportunity to get this Classic Motorcycle Book, Two Wheels to Adventure by Danny Liska at a reasonable price. Available in English or Spanish."

Frank Westworth from RealClassic.co.uk:

"My Best Book? It's got to be Danny Liska's utterly stunning Two Wheels To Adventure, which I think you can still buy. Read that, and understand that popping off on a short Land's End to John O'Groats trip is a bit feeble! There are a lot of good books about motorcycle journeys, but this is my own favourite. Danny Liska didn't ride around the whole globe, but trekked across just a single continent. But, well, this is a real epic - read a copy, and you'll see what I mean. Humbling isn't the word - but staggering surely is!"

For order details please Don't forget to let Regina know how you heard about the book! :)

Note: This book WAS out of print for a long time, but Regina Liska has reprinted it, and it's now - finally - available again. Recommended. Grant

Two Wheels to Panama

by William Carroll

paperback

"In the mid-1950s, a frustrated Bill Carroll set out on a trip he would remember forever, riding his 1950 BSA B33 from Los Angeles to El Paso and then through Mexico and Central America to reach the Panama Canal. His 7,772-mile solo trip led him through often desolate and undeveloped terrain, where he encountered jungles, forest idols, deep rivers, burial grounds, mysterious and amusing characters and many other unexpected adventures. This fascinating and well-written book is filled with more than 175 incredible black and white photographs and maps of a wild and uncharted Central America that no longer exists. If you’re considering a trek south of the border, this book will inspire you to do it . . . it’s just as exciting today as it was then—and now there are roads!"

Under Asian Skies

Review by Glynn Roberts, UK Horizons Unlimited Meeting Organiser

"Sam Manicom's new book Under Asian Skies has a quote on the back cover that says, 'Too often... I would hear men speak of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen.'
Sam has the skills of the story teller and this book easily transports you into three years of journey across Asia. He manages to bring the sounds, scents and heat of Asia to life without wordy overkill and he has obviously researched his historical facts carefully.
As with his first book Into Africa, he attracts all sorts of dramas most travellers wouldn't encounter.
He nearly gets killed in Australia , twice! Catches dengue fever in Thailand and is nursed back to life by a prostitute, gets arrested in Madras, in the middle of the plague that is hitting  India . He battles with the red tape that anyone who has tried to get their bike in or out of India will tell you about - myself included.
In places Under Asian Skies is sad, and in others it's outrageously funny - look out for his battle with the Sydney port officials and the bus ride in Indonesia .
All in all this is a really good read, whether you have been across Asia, or are planning a trip.
This is true travelling on the cheap and not your everyday story.
Recommended."

Available from www.sam-manicom.com. Order your copy now!

Don't forget to mention Horizons Unlimited for a 10% discount on the price.

Une Demoiselle Sur une Moto

Anne-France Dautheville

Éditeur : Flammarion (25 janvier 1994)

Recommended by Vincent Danna on the HUBB.

"Votre Web Scribe se demande parfois ce qu'est devenue Anne-France DAUTHEVILLE, frèle et charmante jeune fille, qui se lança dans un rallye mondial au guidon d'une bicylindre 850 GUZZI, qui pesait bien trois fois son propre poids ... !
Eh bien, elle en vint à bout, et en écrivit les péripéties dans un livre intitulé "Une Demoiselle sur une Moto", publiée chez Flammarion.
Puis, peu de temps après, plus sagement montée sur une petite 125 Japonaise, elle récidiva, et nous offrit: "Et j'ai suivi le vent ... " (Un titre qui a toujours fait rêver mon côté marin breton à voile)
Depuis Anne-France DAUTHEVILLE a écrit bien d'autres livres tous aussi succulents, qui ne roulent plus à moto, mais qui méritent eux aussi les heures que vous passerez à les lire."

In French only. Amazon.fr: "Actuellement indisponible. Nous vous recommandons de consulter cette page régulièrement pour savoir si cet article est à nouveau disponible."

Uneasy Rider: Travels Through a Mid-Life Crisis

by Mike Carter
March 18, 2008

Production Description:

"A broken heart and a moment of drunken bravado inspired middle-aged, typically cautious journalist Mike Carter to embark on a six-month-long motorcycle trip around Europe. After completing a brief residential motorcycle course and hastily remortgaging his apartment, Mike set off alone, resolving to go wherever the road took him. By the end of his journey, Mike had traveled nearly 20,000 miles and had roamed from the Arctic Circle in the north of Europe to the Mediterranean coast in the south, and from the Portuguese Atlantic coast in the west to the Iraqi border of Turkey in the east. This humorous and insightful account follows Mike through his adventures into nations and towns of every variety, as well as into his own mind as he finds his post-divorce scars starting to heal and attempts to discover his purpose in life. Self-deprecating, poetic, and utterly engaging, Mike's is a heroic and inspiring journey for anyone who ever wanted to leave the nine-to-five in the dust."

The University of Gravel Roads

by Rene Cormier

Production Description:

"Join the adventure as 33-year-old Rene Cormier politely removes himself from the working world that surrounds him and cashes in what few possessions he has to finance a three-year-long motorcycle journey around the world. Never one to let excessive planning get in the way of a good ride, Rene runs out of money half way through the tour and ultimately takes five years to cover his 41-country, 154,000-kilometre (95,000 mile) route. Written with equal measure of cultural insight and travel logistics, this light travelogue brings you alongside Rene as he pulls off the ride of a lifetime, doing it the old-fashioned way; no sponsors, no support vehicles, and no idea about what he is going to learn along the way."

For more information and to order the book, go to http://universityofgravelroads.com/

Untamed Spirit

by Doris Maron

"Doris Maron sold everything she owned except her motorcycle and a few personal belongings to live a dream. On August 4, 2001, at the age of 53, Maron left Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on her 750cc Honda Magna to begin her journey around the world. For the next two years and eleven months she travelled into 44 countries on 6 continents. This book covers the first half of her journey and is an account of experiences travelling as a single woman into countries most people never dream of. It's a story of adventure and challenge. It's a story of living a dream.

'My wish is that my story will inspire you to live your dream, whatever that may be.' Doris Maron"

The book is available at http://www.untamedspirit.net/.

Up Top
Down Under,
Cape York Adventure movie

DVD

"Adventure recipe:

Take 2xBMW R1100GS, 1xGSXR1100 and 1xHonda NX650. Put them on 1000kms of extreme dirt road, throw in lots of river crossings, sand, rainforest, beautiful coastline and interesting people from the top of Australia and you've got a lighthearted look at a journey of four friends on motorbikes where size does matter.

Warning: Viewing this film is likely to cause purchasing of a bike which may result in extreme adventures."

Regular price Aus$30 plus Aus$5 shipping and handling.

AUS$26 plus AUS$5 shipping and handling for Horizons Unlimited readers! Order here, and don't forget to say "Horizons Unlimited" to get the special price.

Upper Mississippi Valley by Motorcycle

by Kay Fellows

Paperback, (March 2006)

From the Publisher's website
http://www.motorcyclepublishing.com/

"Based on a series of trips taken by the author over an incredibly wonderful summer and fall, Kay Fellows takes you along as she explores and describes the less-traveled routes and villages of the Upper Mississippi Valley. She'll guide you through the country between the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, covering adjacent corners of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa."

Viajar de Moto Destino Europa

by Carlos Cordeiro e Paulo Mafra

Synposis

"We leave to the discovery of a Europe on a motorcycle, with the motorcycle. By Portuguese, for Portuguese, by Portuguese concepts. Plural trip of our idea on the world, of our will to know and to learn." With the seal of Europe-America publishing company and organized by Carlos Cordeiro and Pablo Mafra, this book congregates eleven stories of motorcycle trips written by others as many authors, as well as a small historical of trips done by Portuguese riders in European territories. Still include a trip manual, that contemplates a vast set of logistic information, among others aspects, that explore the universe of pleasure for "travelling by motorcycle". They are almost half thousand pages, where is possible to discover places and passages, to revisit trip situations, to share multiple itineraries, to collect some logistic information and to fulfil the spirit of "travelling by motorcycle". Copyrights revert for the Portuguese Red Cross.

For ordering information, please check out Europa - America Publisher's webpage or

Fielding's Southern Vietnam on Two Wheels : The Ups & Downs of Solo Motorcycling Through Exotica

by Wink Dulles

Editorial Reviews

"There is nothing quite like long-distance motorcycle touring and there is no place quite like the jungles of Vietnam to do it through." So starts Wink Dulles's classic guide to Vietnam à la motorcycle. Even if ripping along the rutted routes of Southeast Asia has never been your ambition, the more you read, the more mightily it starts to appeal. There's the freedom-of-transportation aspect, the automatic-ice-breaker draw, and the one-with-the-elements appeal. So what if the elements aren't always such that you want to be one with them? You're there to experience Vietnam, right? And not through some air-conditioned buffer.

From Amazon's site: "Availability: This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, we'll query our network of used bookstores for you and send an update within one to two weeks."

Vroom with a View

by Peter Moore

Paperback (2004)

Synopsis:

He was an Australian author approaching 40. She was a fading Italian beauty from the sixties. They spent one unforgettable summer together, a magical road trip from Milan to Rome. Only one thing stood in the way of perfect love. Sophia was a motor scooter. After a late night Tai Bo fitness commercial warns him that his life will be over after 40, Peter Moore decides to pursue a boyhood dream sparked by watching old black and white movies of Sophia Loren - to tour Italy on a Vespa, in pursuit of la dolce vita. From picnicking in the Italian alps to exploring tumbledown seaside villages, gate-crashing Frances Mayes's villa and re-enacting Roman Holiday, this is as much a romance as a travel adventure. Not only does Peter sweep the woman of his dreams off her feet, he falls in love with a side of Italy others rarely see, along with Sophia of course...

Michael King from Hobart, Tasmania:

"I selected this book on spec and was not disappointed. It looked like a good read and turned out to be brilliant. Having admired beautiful old Vespas in Vietnam, this book has almost put me in the driver's seat, and having experienced the Mekong Delta, I cannot wait for the Author's dice with death on a Vespa in that part of the World. I now want to visit Italy even more and can imagine the wife and I cruising on a Vespa, the only trick is how to avoid the fashion outlets on the way to Lake Como."

Way to Go: Two of the World's Great Motorcycle Journeys  

by Geoff Hill

Paperback (2005)

Book Description from Amazon.com.uk:

Way to Go brings together two epic motorcycle journeys, from Delhi to Belfast on an Enfield, and from Chicago to LA on a Harley Davidson. A thoughtful, hilarious, off-beat adventure travelogue by award-winning journalist Geoff Hill.

A reader from Papa Westray, Orkney United Kingdom:

This book is written with a quick quirky sence of humour that is side splitting funny. It is a long time, if ever, since I have laughed so long and so hard at a serious book. I don't often read a book more than once but this is one which i will happily read over and over again and each time get more out of it's pages. I look forward to Geoff's next book.

World Understanding on Two Wheels

An introduction to Overland Travel

by Paul Pratt,

3rd Edition 2001

Paul Pratt (1926-2010) rode around the world over 13 years, from 1966 -1979, and rode through 48 countries on 5 continents. Riding a Triumph Thunderbird, he rode 164,000km, plus another 20,000km on a Kawasaki 125.

The subtitle says it all - "An Introduction to Overland Travel" Paul has given a great deal of information of use to the beginning traveller, covering subjects from climate through photography and route planning, documentation and preparing and maintaining the bike.

Colour and black and white prints from his trip. A very limited supply is still available from Paul's heirs at:

Paul Pratt
15, Brockley Ave.
Shuttlewood, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire S 44 6 RB.

Also by email to James Pinniger

14 main chapters. 87 pp. 60 b&w-fotos. 47 colour-pictures. 1 world-map with his routes. 21 cm H x 15 cm W. Softcover. 1st edition in 1976. 2nd edition in 1980 much more detailed. 3rd edition in 2001. Totally overworked with colour prints as well. Self published. ISBN 0950735302

Recommended

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Robert M. Pirsig

(note, there are different editions and covers, as well as audio cassettes and cd's, so see below as well)

A classic, not so much about motorcycles, but more about one man and his insights about life, relationships, and quality. Recommended (Grant)

Pedro Rocha from Espinho, Portugal said on HUBB

"... it´s one of my all time favourites."

Synopsis

"A book which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey."

New York Times

"This book may very well be a profoundly important one-a great one even-full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas ... "

Time

"...an unforgettable trip."

The complete book is online. Well worth a read. Also available from:

Paperback:

Hardcover:

Audio CD (abridged)

Audio CD (unabridged)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Robert M. Pirsig

Paperback - 436 pages Quill Ed. edition (May 1999)

A classic, not so much about motorcycles, but more about one man and his insights about life, relationships, and quality. Recommended (Grant)

XT Alan from Wales said on HUBB

"... (it) is one of the greatest books ever written about life and living. It offers great insights on the rhythm of travelling and about life and why "we are where we are" as individuals and as a society."

see above for more reviews.

NEW Reprint edition:

Paperback - 448 pages (October 2000)

Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Ronald L. Disanto, Thomas J. Steele

Paperback - 407 pages (October 1990)

Synopsis:

A reference and companion volume to "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" explores the background and underlying symbolism of Pirsig's classic work.

A reader from Seattle, WA, USA, 21 June, 1999

"Highly recommended companion to Pirsig's book. Additional background material, both philosophical and historical, really illuminates the original Pirsig book. The bonus is sometimes startling insights, and new questions (often unanswered for the reader to work out). Think of it as an informal but well-written textbook by teachers who care both about the material and the student. It lures the reader into further self-study in epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, and ethics. Contains valuable passages that were edited out of the original Pirsig book."

Zero to Sixty: The Motorcycle Journey of a Lifetime

by Gary Paulsen

Paperback - 224 pages 1St. harve edition (June 1999)

Reprint of Pilgrimage On a Steel Ride

Book Description

Nearing sixty, diagnosed with heart disease and feeling his mortality, Gary Paulsen buys his first Harley-Davidson and rides from his home in New Mexico to Alaska-and from the present into his past, through the landmarks of a singular life... Amid the silence and beauty of running the road on his Harley, Paulsen celebrates the comforts of hard work, the thrill of challenge met bravely, and the peculiar joys of life lived to its fullest.

Customer Comments

Baruch B. Smalley from Albany, Oregon, USA - "Zero to Sixty is a great story about a motorcycle trip around North America. It tells of the whole trip and throughout the book splits off to tell of what led up to it... I liked this book because it was realistic and interesting. There were problems to solve, memories to recolect and some parts were just left to the imagination. Gary Paulsen once again uses his great skill as an author to captivate the reader's attenion throughout the book."

And another opinion:

"A reader from Vernon, Texas USA - If you want to read 224 pages of someone telling you how tough they are and how bad they've had it in life, with very little about motorcycling, then this books for you! This book is written on about a 4th grade level with dirty words thrown in as if to show off that he's a 'man'. Save your hard earned money!"

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