Blog: Motorcycle Travel Around the World

I blog roughly each week about my motorcycle travel around the world and generally what's going on. Sometimes it's about motorcycle riding, and other times it's about anything else that is happening. Sign up to the email list for notifications about new blog posts.

· 2 min read
RTW shakedown—North Coast 500

Riding next to a lake along the NC500 in Scotland to prepare for my round the world (RTW) journey on a CRF250L motorcycle.

This post covers multiple days riding the North Coast 500 (NC500) as a shakedown for my round the world (RTW) journey.

Arriving early into Invereness, I couldn't wait any longer to start the NC500 route! But... I had forgotten to load the route onto my GPS the night before. That was really daft...

uk preparation nc500 gps mountains fuel
· 1 min read
Second day of RTW shakedown

After waking at 0600, I departed slightly later than planned today at 0830. I'm sure I'll get quicker packing up camp as it's only my second day of the shakedown!

The roads I have travelled on have mostly been quieter roads with the specific intention of avoiding motorways as they are less fun to...

uk preparation nc500
· 1 min read
First day of RTW shakedown

Recent preparation has focused on getting my CRF250L and all my gear ready for a shakedown trip in prearation for my round the world (RTW) journey. The route is from Banbury, Oxfordshire up to the North Coast 500 (NC500) in Scotland and I gave myself one week. The aim is to see how the bike, gear, a...

uk preparation nc500