The only non DIYers are those that choose an organised tour. For some this is a very good option as it's a good way to make the best use of your time off.
Everyone else is DIYing to some extent. We have always been very organised on our trips in terms of the bike and luggage although everything is home made and all the modifications to the bike are our own doing. Other than that we have a destination and a vague route in mind but the rest is made up as we go along. On our trip to Cape Town we met some bike travellers several times and you cou see them changing as they went along from being on a 4 month trip to becoming long term travellers picking up work where they could etc. and others again who just couln't wait for it to finish so they could get back to their comfortable European lives.
The Adventure bit for me is going further than you've been before and seeing new places and meeting new people for the first time. I was always surprised at how different my experience was from what I'd read in guide books. There are some that find it's the escape from their previous lives that they were looking for and they become long term travellers and there are others who just don't like being outside their comfort zone.
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