Further reading
Some of my rides were inspired by people who posted their travel on blogs. I share a few here I found interesting – some are dormant but still hold a wealth of info.
Moto Bloggers
Moto touring guides
Motorcycle Diaries – a fantastic resource for best roads in Europe
Ride the Highlands – A good site about riding Ontario
Motorrad Strassen – focus on German best motorcycle routes
Forums
Many motorcycle forums were sadly abandoned when Facebook Groups arrived however the ones that remain are superb libraries of information compared to groups where info soon is lost.
ADV Rider – this forum is so big many of the best ride reports are buried under the more contrived. Here are a couple I found interesting and inspiring.
- Ride for Smiles – From a horrific car accident where the author was left with serious injuries and brain damage he sets off in his second life to see how far he can ride a motorcycle.
- Around the world in 800 days – Part one of perhaps the biggest ride report on the ADV forum.
- Angola, its not like they said – the best ride report I have ever read. If you only read one, choose this.
- Pakistan on a GS 150 – incredible scenery and a great ride report
- Solo trip to Mongolia on a 125 – amazing adventure on the Mongol Rally
Ride Asia – a small friendly motorcycle forum that has inspired some of my riding in SE Asia.
Golden Triangle Rider some information for riding SE Asia.
Video
People, rather oddly, assume YouTubers have knowledge and experience to review items when mostly they are amateurs with no qualifications. If shopping for gear or a bike then do try to look beyond the bike reviews made from a dealer test ride or gear reviews that are simply affiliate promotions.
MC Commute has been good since Adam took over the role. He has the experience testing so many bikes at length to give the viewer genuine insights about the bikes he is riding and mostly keeps personal bias out of his comments.
FortNine is a Canadian shop like Revzilla, don’t forget that, but there is also some excellent content, just beware you are being marketed to even if you don’t realise it.
