Join host and Gemini award-winner Neil Graham as he explores the people and passion behind the rapidly growing adventuring riding community.
The former editor-i...
Funny, perceptive and articulate. B.J. Hessler has, seemingly, done it all. From a degree in Latin American studies at Boston University to a career in public health to chucking it all away to run DC Dirt Camp, an east-coast school for off-road riders of all skill levels. But that’s not all. B.J. credits riding in the dirt as a major factor in helping to pull her out of a lifestyle that teetered toward addiction.
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Mind And Body: Prepping For The Dakar Rally
Lawrence Hacking is a veteran off-road racer, with plenty of motocross and enduro experience in North America and overseas (including the Baja 1000, ISDE, Baja Rally, and lots more). This week, he's here to talk about what it takes to prepare for, and then survive, in the Dakar Rally. He knows what he's talking about—Hacking raced in the very last Dakar Rally that ran the traditional France-to-Senegal route back in 2001.
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Retro Moto Lifestyle: No Cellphone, No Liquid Cooling, No GPS
All things old: Airhead 247 podcaster Darren Dortin talks vintage BMW, life in rural Arkansas, his love of paper maps, and why he just can’t fathom cell phone ownership.
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Moto Guzzi vs. The North
What is adventure? How do you find it? Most of us will answer that question in different ways. In the case of Nick Adams, he doesn't attack near-impossible terrain, ripping up the mud with full-on knobbies and a hundred-horsepower-plus engine. Instead, Nick takes regular street bikes—particularly his old 1972 Moto Guzzi Eldorado—much farther into the wilderness than most adrenaline bros would ever dare.
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RIP Malcolm Smith, The KTM Saga, And Why Small Bikes Are Cool Again
Motorcycling was shocked by KTM's worsening financial news, and saddened by the passing of racing legends Malcolm Smith and "Motorcycle Mary" McGee. This week, podcast host Neil Graham and ADVrider managing editor Zac Kurylyk discuss the big news and the cultural shifts (would you ever ride a Chinese motorcycle?) that we see in the world of moto.
Join host and Gemini award-winner Neil Graham as he explores the people and passion behind the rapidly growing adventuring riding community.
The former editor-in-chief of Cycle Canada magazine, Neil applies his expertise in documentary filmmaking to delve into the intrigue that shapes the world of motorcycling, as told by designers, pundits, presidents, outliers and outlaws.
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