Adventure Motorcycling Handbook

by Chris Scott (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.24

  Acclaimed the world over as the bible for long-range adventure motorcycle touring, this is the fourth edition, now published by Trailblazer. Featuring improved layout and graphics, a larger format, and no covering wilderness riding in North America, as well as updates on adventuring in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Australian outback. 140 photos, 10 maps.

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.24

  Every red-blooded motorcyclist dreams of making the Big Trip--the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook is the comprehensive manual to make that idea a reality. Timbuktu to Kathmandu or Patagonia to Mongolia--it's all here. This expanded and re-designed new edition is packed with essential advice and practical know-how on the vital preparation for undertaking a long journey off the beaten track, be it in a nearby wilderness area or on the other side of the globe. So whether motorcyclists are planning their own Big Trip across Africa, Alaska, or Asia, or just enjoy reading about other people's adventures, this handbook is guaranteed to illuminate, entertain, and above all, inspire. This book covers: >Documentation--what travelers need and how to get it >Choosing a destination >Preparing a bike for long-range touring >Off-road riding techniques >Shipping or airfreighting a bike >Transcontinental route outlines across Africa, Asia, and Latin Americas, plus backcountry riding in Southwest USA, Northwest Canada, and the Australian Outback. >Navigation and Survival--what to do when things go wrong >A dozen first hand accounts of biking adventures from the Sahara, Central Asia, East Africa, Colombia and Bolivia, the Yukon, and even Idaho