Who are you people?!
 

Hi everybody,
I'm curiouse to what type of people make these long and adventures journeys on motorbikes. So I just wanted to ask: Who are you? what do do for work? How old are you (ca) and how and when did you get started?
Allthought when I read the blogs and travel storys I can conpletly understand you reasons for going ;)

I see 20+ people have had a look and no reply...........so here goes. I'm a Canadian, grew up in West Africa. Have been through many parts of Africa, Europe,Australia, USA and Canada, Mexico only once. First bike in Africa - Honda 50cc scooter, first truck I ever bought in Africa was a Land Rover Series 3. Bikes now are a Honda 650 XLR and Harley Wide Glide, and truck is a Jeep Unlimited. I'm self employed, with the winters off to travel. As for age.......someone fifty dosen't look so old and more.

All sorts of people go on long trips. I, for example, am just your ordinary bloke from next door. :)

I think your question is about as easy to answer as, say, "what colour is a motorbike?"

...well, as you can see, my name is Ron. I live in Vancouver, BC and i work in the film industry as a Special Effects Technition. I'm 35 years old, and my girlfriend lives in Mexico City. I'm currently in Medellin, Colombia and will be returning home in a few days to see a hockey game. I travel on a well-modified '89 BMW R100 Paris Dakar.How about you?

who is who
 

Most things you want to know you will find in peoples profiles and on their homepages.

BTW, for someone asking personal things, you have a very empty profile, no homepage or blog and the name Guesswho does not say more.
Maybe you could tell us who you are and then you may get more answers.

I think it's interesting who chooses a more wandering kind of lifestyle and who doesn't. Does it make a difference what our past is? Maybe, maybe not. I was conceived on the road and grew up travelling, so it makes sense I continue to do so with various means of transport. I'm a writer and always wanted a profession which didn't lock me into a specific location. I'd like to know what makes the guy next door do this. What made you check out this website?
Lorraine

Everybody needs a hobby.

I`m Erik, 31 years old, from Argentina. been riding since I was 15. First bike was a honda CG 125that I still own.TRavelled to Ushuaia in that little bike- I started travelling at 16, without license. small trips (350 kms) to visit relatives. Just returned now from a 7 months and 30.000km trip to Colombia and back, following the continent`s shoreline. Bike is a 1992 Jawa 350.I just love old bikes.
For living, I`m a taxi driver and I`m in the last year in the University, geologist carrer. should have finished studies long ago, but I always find an excuse to go travelling one more time.
I don`t care much about money (I`m single) and I`m a low budget traveller who owns an old but reliable bike.

america en jawa 350 (sorry,in spanish only)

introduce myself
 

Oops, I forgot to introduce myself and I've been asked some questions that I'd like to answer now.
My name is Hannah and I'm from Germany. I'm still at school and will be enroling in an artschool this summer.
I've allways been intrested in motorbikes and will be starting my license in about 3 weeks(yay!). After that I plan to buy my brother's Suzuki of him. I also love traveling and am constanly thinking about my next destination and how to get there.
I found this site totally by accident. I had read a book called Lois on the Loose which is about a woman who rides from Alaska to the most southern point of south america on a motorbike. I checked her website out and found a link to this page. A lucky coincidence :thumbup1:
I was totally surprised by how many people go on trips around the world or across continents on bikes and it got me wondering who these people were. Thats why my original question.
So a thank you to everyone who has answered so far :biggrin:
Hope to hear more:thumbup:

Pm
 

hi, check your messages!!

Hello Hanna,

Well after your friendly introduction I'll tell you something about me and why and how I travel.

I'm almost 50 years old now and I have a wife, a few children and a nice job as a IT specialist at a big bank in the Netherlands.
I started riding motorcycles when I was 18 and never stopped. Before that I had a Benelli moped. My first real trip was on that moped from the Netherlands to Luxembourg.

A family and a good job makes it very difficult to leave for a very long time but because I do like (need) to travel, I try to save some money and holidays during that two years and then I take up to a month to go to some interesting place. As you may have seen on my homepage, I've been riding bikes in South Africa and the US, have been with a 4x4 to Albania and my last trip was on my BMW F650GS to the North Cape so I'm not complaining :-)
In the meantime I try to ride as much as I can.

I hope this answers your questions.

Good luck with your drivers license.
When you have your license and a bike, come to a HU meeting and you can meet the people from HU in person and ask all the questions you want.

Who, were and why
 

i'm a 33 yr old Franco-englishman. Been on bikes since 1993, and travelling since about 1995, but only to W Europe with friends. In 2002 my g/friend and I met Kev and julia from Globebusters at a bike show and chatted a while and decided we wanted top do a different trip from what most tend to do, and that led to our 13 weeks in Arg and Chile, last Autumn.

I live in England, just west of London (but would rather live in the french pyrennean foothills!). I work in an office on a career ladder of sorts. I try to go forward and not back, but big titles and big positions are not my thing: as long as I earn enough to put a bit aside for the next trip and live in relative comfort in the meantime!!

Hi Hanna,

I am a musician, producer and arranger. I tour a lot with artistes and do a lot of recordings as a sessionist. I also lecture at a local university when I am not on tour. A good deal as I teach when I like. I am married with two beautiful kids.

As a musician I have travelled to many countries performing. Jazz festivals, concerts, recordings etc.

BUT nothing beats riding a bike to your destination, as oppose to flying there. The thrill, the experience on the road, especially when alone; is something one cannot put a price on.

Reason? Get on a bike soon and you'll probably answer that yourself.

One word of warning though. Riding a bike can be addictive. Look at me, I get withdrawal symptoms when I don't ride for more than a week....

Good luck with your license.

I am 47 btw. :cool4:

Im Ed. Im 27 and Live in Liverpool, England

I work for Sony as technical games tester and Im also a qualified Motorcycle Tech.

Always loved bikes and travelling so decided to pack the rat race in and dissapear next year :)


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im 63 and worked my B..ll.cks off providing home food clothing schooling for family..suddenly started burying friends of my age.. realised it was literallynow or never... you're not put on this earth to be judged by what you leave in your will...

jeff watts

Gone wandering