Motorcycle Misadventures

A Conversation with Michael Murray of Motorcycle Travel DVDs

Brent Miller has another great interview on his Sojourn Chronicles site, an interview with Michael Murray, who has produced a series Motorcycle Travel DVDs that include Moab, Alaska, Baja, New Zealand, Copper Canyon, and the TransAm Trail, with Nova Scotia & Newfoundland and Hawaii coming in the future. Find out how he puts together the DVDS, how he chooses the locations, the experts interviewed about the rides, the resources available, and more about these informational and inspirational works. Listen to it here.

Miss Adventuring talks with Ted Simon

In 1974 Ted Simon set out on a round-the-word motorcycle journey, and his account of the four-year odyssey, Jupiter's Travels, has long been "the" classic motorcycle travel tale. His new book, Dreaming of Jupiter, is the story of how he did it all again at age 69. The delightful Dreaming of Jupiter is the tale of that adventure. How did Ted become a writer? A motorcyclist? How have life's interruptions determined his path? Listen to a conversation on life, travel, love, and writing with Ted and Carla on the Miss Adventuring podcast.

Motorcycle Camping: Tents

Bluepoof just blogged a review of her new Sierra Designs tent. It looks like a great little tent, and very affordable at around $150. I still love my Bibler (now Black Diamond) but it's hard to recommend a $600 tent. Still, I don't know of a better investment. It's light, but sturdy.  It even stood up to Burning Man winds while everybody around me collapsed--even geodesic domes. And I love the big door-window and the yellow interior. Keeps me cheered up when I'm stuck in a foggy campground.  Here's the Bluepoof review.

Uh Oh! I Dropped My Bike!: How to Get it Back Up Again

Women Riders Now has updated their article Oh No! I Dropped My Bike!: How to lift a downed motorcycle. The article gives you detailed, step-by-step instructions on picking up your bike -- watch a 118 pound, 5-foot 3-inch woman pick up a 2000 BMW GS 1150. A great confidence builder! I know that this technique, along with a little "wrenching" knowledge, will free a lot of trapped female souls. Fly away!

Photo: Carol Youorski, aka "Skert," of PinkRibbonRides.com.