Nov 20, 2017
ARR RAW Round Table Discussion with Travellers
Featuring Grant Johnson, Brian Rix, Shirley Hardy-Rix, Sam Manicom, Graham Field and Jim Martin.
Basic Mechanical Knowledge For Motorcycle Travel: What is the absolute minimum mechanical knowledge you should have before undertaking an extended trip? And what things should you be checking regularly to prevent or foresee possible breakdowns?
Choosing a Travel Mate: How to figure out if you’re compatible? Do you do a short run/overnight first or? How do you handle it when on the road for a time, you decide it isn’t working and you want to go it alone? Especially if you’re in a far off place?
ARR RAW Listeners Questions Answered:
James Gale: How stinky is too stinky? I'm interested to know what the esteemed RAW panel smell like. (No, my curiosity is not born of a fetish. It's purely practical and social). When you're going on a long journey what do you do about clean clothes? How many changes of clothes are reasonable given the lack of a chest-of-drawers and limited cupboard space on a bike? Do you plan to stop in towns and use a laundromat or motel facility? Do you take some soap and wash your clothes in a river? Or do you keep riding until the police arrest you for excessive air pollution?
Noel Bowerman: What place did you find confronting? How did you come to terms with it?
Gary Turner: What do you do when you have free time on the trip? I.E. reading, sleep, laundry, drinking?
**If you have a question for the RAW panel, send it to us by filling out the form at https://www.adventureriderradio.com/rawquestion/.
Show Co-Hosts
Sam Manicom - Author of
motorcycle adventure books: Into Africa, Under Asian Skies, Distant
Suns & Tortillas to Totems - www.sam-manicom.com
**Tortillas to Totems Audio
Book: http://www.sam-manicom.com/tortillas-to-totems/tortillas-to-totems-audio-book.com
Grant Johnson - Horizons
Unlimited - THE premier source for information on
motorcycle and overland adventure travel since 1997. www.horizunsunlimited.com
HU Events: http://www.HorizonsUnlimited.com/events
Achievable Dream
Online: https://vimeo.com/horizonsunlimited
Graham Field - Author of
motorcycle adventure books: In Search of Greener Grass, Ureka &
Different Natures - http://grahamfield.co.uk/
**In Search of Greener Grass is now available in the United
States. You can get it through Road Dog
Publications: http://www.roaddogpub.com/
Shirley Hardy Rix & Brian Rix - Authors of motorcycle adventure books: Two for the Road, Circle to Circle & The Long Way to Vladivostok - www.aussiesoverland.com.au