Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

Adventure Rider Radio
Adventure Rider Radio
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Adventure Rider Radio is the original adventure motorcycle podcast, established in 2014 and now the world’s longest-running show dedicated to adventure motorcycling. It features in-depth conversations, real-world stories, and expert insight from the people who ride, explore, and shape the adventure motorcycling world. Hosted by Jim Martin and released weekly, the show brings you experienced riders, trainers, industry professionals, and long-distance travelers sharing hard-earned lessons about riding skills, motorcycle travel, trip planning, bike setup, gear, and the realities of life on two wheels. From remote expeditions to rider development and decision-making on the road, Adventure Rider Radio goes beyond surface-level talk to explore the thinking, preparation, and experience behind adventure motorcycling.

  1. 3d ago

    Crossed a Continent - A Lifetime Motorcycle Travel Dream

    Nearly 50 years after a magazine story planted the dream of crossing Australia by motorcycle, Allan Waldon finally set out to make it happen. Riding unsupported with his mate Adam on two small motorcycles, he faced more than 6,000 kilometres of remote desert, flooded roads, deep gravel, fierce winds and slippery red clay. This is the story of two riders crossing a continent—and one man proving it’s never too late to pursue a lifelong dream. 🔗 Show Notes & Links: Find photos, links, and resources related to this episode on our website at Adventure Rider Radio. 🎧 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode: We release new episodes of ARR every week on Thursday and of RAW on the 21st of every month—full of inspiring stories, expert advice, and insight from the world of adventure motorcycling. Hit subscribe so you never miss out! 💡 Got an Idea? Have a guest suggestion or topic you’d love us to cover? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email through our website. ⭐️ Leave a Review: Enjoying the show? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app goes a long way in helping others discover the show. 📱 Follow Us: Join our growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s stay connected! 🙌 Support the Show: Love what we do? Help keep the adventure alive by supporting us. Your contribution allows us to keep bringing you great content week after week. 📤 Share the Show: Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! Word of mouth helps us grow and reach more riders around the world. 📬 Join Our Newsletter: Be the first to hear about new episodes, bonus content, and more! Sign up for our newsletter at Adventure Rider Radio. 🙏 Thanks for Listening! We truly appreciate you being part of our adventure community. Until next time—ride safe and keep exploring! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  2. Jul 9

    Motorcycle Orienteering: Paper Maps and the Return of Discovery

    In a world of GPS tracks and turn-by-turn directions, motorcycle orienteering brings riders back to paper maps, route choices, checkpoints, and discovery. Andrei Tuch explains how moto-orienteering works in Estonia, and why finding your own way can still be part of the adventure. 🔗 Show Notes & Links: Find photos, links, and resources related to this episode on our website at Adventure Rider Radio. 🎧 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode: We release new episodes of ARR every week on Thursday and of RAW on the 21st of every month—full of inspiring stories, expert advice, and insight from the world of adventure motorcycling. Hit subscribe so you never miss out! 💡 Got an Idea? Have a guest suggestion or topic you’d love us to cover? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email through our website. ⭐️ Leave a Review: Enjoying the show? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app goes a long way in helping others discover the show. 📱 Follow Us: Join our growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s stay connected! 🙌 Support the Show: Love what we do? Help keep the adventure alive by supporting us. Your contribution allows us to keep bringing you great content week after week. 📤 Share the Show: Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! Word of mouth helps us grow and reach more riders around the world. 📬 Join Our Newsletter: Be the first to hear about new episodes, bonus content, and more! Sign up for our newsletter at Adventure Rider Radio. 🙏 Thanks for Listening! We truly appreciate you being part of our adventure community. Until next time—ride safe and keep exploring! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  3. Jul 3

    RIDER SKILLS: The Power of the Dab

    Balance on a motorcycle is often treated like something a rider either has or does not have, but low-speed motorcycle balance is a skill that can be learned, practiced, and refined. Clinton Smout from SMART Performance Centre and host, Jim Martin, examine what happens when the bike slows down, how riders manage balance through steering, peg weighting, body position, acceleration, and foot placement, and what putting a foot down can reveal about motorcycle control, confidence, and riding skill. 🔗 Show Notes & Links: Find photos, links, and resources related to this episode on our website at Adventure Rider Radio. 🎧 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode: We release new episodes of ARR every week on Thursday and of RAW on the 21st of every month—full of inspiring stories, expert advice, and insight from the world of adventure motorcycling. Hit subscribe so you never miss out! 💡 Got an Idea? Have a guest suggestion or topic you’d love us to cover? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email through our website. ⭐️ Leave a Review: Enjoying the show? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app goes a long way in helping others discover the show. 📱 Follow Us: Join our growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s stay connected! 🙌 Support the Show: Love what we do? Help keep the adventure alive by supporting us. Your contribution allows us to keep bringing you great content week after week. 📤 Share the Show: Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! Word of mouth helps us grow and reach more riders around the world. 📬 Join Our Newsletter: Be the first to hear about new episodes, bonus content, and more! Sign up for our newsletter at Adventure Rider Radio. 🙏 Thanks for Listening! We truly appreciate you being part of our adventure community. Until next time—ride safe and keep exploring! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  4. Jun 26

    Motorcycle Camping Gear: Why Ordinary Camping Gear Isn’t Enough

    How to Choose the Best Camping Setup for the Way You Ride Before you start comparing motorcycle tents, sleeping pads, stoves, chairs, pack sizes, and weights, there is an important question to answer. In this episode, Ben Williams from Moto Camp Nerd talks about a simple way to think through your motorcycle camping setup before you start buying gear, so your choices are based on the way you actually ride and travel, not just someone else’s packing list. Michnus and Elsebie Olivier of PikiPiki Overland and Turkana Gear also share lessons learned from years of motorcycle travel, including what they've overpacked, what they've replaced, and what has earned a permanent place in their kit. It's a practical conversation about choosing gear with purpose, not just following the latest trends. 🔗 Show Notes & Links: Find photos, links, and resources related to this episode on our website at Adventure Rider Radio. 🎧 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode: We release new episodes of ARR every week on Thursday and of RAW on the 21st of every month—full of inspiring stories, expert advice, and insight from the world of adventure motorcycling. Hit subscribe so you never miss out! 💡 Got an Idea? Have a guest suggestion or topic you’d love us to cover? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email through our website. ⭐️ Leave a Review: Enjoying the show? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app goes a long way in helping others discover the show. 📱 Follow Us: Join our growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s stay connected! 🙌 Support the Show: Love what we do? Help keep the adventure alive by supporting us. Your contribution allows us to keep bringing you great content week after week. 📤 Share the Show: Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! Word of mouth helps us grow and reach more riders around the world. 📬 Join Our Newsletter: Be the first to hear about new episodes, bonus content, and more! Sign up for our newsletter at Adventure Rider Radio. 🙏 Thanks for Listening! We truly appreciate you being part of our adventure community. Until next time—ride safe and keep exploring! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  5. Jun 19

    Ted Simon on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Why Robert Pirsig’s Famous Motorcycle Book Mattered to Him — And Why it Didn’t Ted Simon is best known as the author of Jupiter’s Travels, one of the most influential motorcycle travel books ever written. Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is another book that has long held a strange place in motorcycling culture: widely known, often recommended, and perhaps just as often left unfinished. In this conversation, Ted talks about finally reading Pirsig’s famous book and why it matters to him in a way listeners might not expect. Is it really a motorcycle book? Why has it stayed in the minds of riders for so many years? And what does motorcycle maintenance mean when the machine beneath you is not just a symbol, but the thing that determines whether the journey continues? What begins with one famous motorcycle book soon opens into Ted’s own memories of travel, breakdowns, repair, and the very practical reality of keeping a journey alive when there is no easy answer and no one else to do the work. 🔗 Show Notes & Links: Find photos, links, and resources related to this episode on our website at Adventure Rider Radio. 🎧 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode: We release new episodes of ARR every week on Thursday and of RAW on the 21st of every month—full of inspiring stories, expert advice, and insight from the world of adventure motorcycling. Hit subscribe so you never miss out! 💡 Got an Idea? Have a guest suggestion or topic you’d love us to cover? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email through our website. ⭐️ Leave a Review: Enjoying the show? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app goes a long way in helping others discover the show. 📱 Follow Us: Join our growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s stay connected! 🙌 Support the Show: Love what we do? Help keep the adventure alive by supporting us. Your contribution allows us to keep bringing you great content week after week. 📤 Share the Show: Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! Word of mouth helps us grow and reach more riders around the world. 📬 Join Our Newsletter: Be the first to hear about new episodes, bonus content, and more! Sign up for our newsletter at Adventure Rider Radio. 🙏 Thanks for Listening! We truly appreciate you being part of our adventure community. Until next time—ride safe and keep exploring! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  6. Jun 11

    Patagonia Alone

    Solo Motorcycle Travel Through South America with Lala Barlow Lala Barlow was working in musical theatre in Melbourne, Australia, when the pandemic brought the industry to a halt. Drawn to motorcycles, mountains, and Patagonia, she spent years preparing for a solo motorcycle journey through South America, including a four-month shakedown ride across Australia. Lala shares what it takes to plan a major adventure, travel alone in unfamiliar countries, manage fear and uncertainty, and ride through Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Patagonia. A conversation about preparation, perseverance, and turning a dream into reality. Links & Resources Photos, links, and resources for this episodeMore episodes: Adventure Rider Radio and RAWSupport the show: Support ARRFollow Adventure Rider Radio InstagramFacebookAbout the Podcast Since 2014, Adventure Rider Radio has shared adventure motorcycle travel stories, Rider Skills, Deep Trouble episodes, tech and gear features, and conversations with riders from around the world. New episodes of ARR are released every Thursday, with new episodes of RAW released monthly on the 21st. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  7. Jun 4

    Long-Distance Motorcycle Travel: Saying Yes to the Unknown

    As we celebrate 12 years of Adventure Rider Radio motorcycle podcast, we're bringing back a story that still resonates today. Drawn together by motorcycles and a shared curiosity about the world, Maryna Matthew and Paul Knibbs left behind the security of established careers to pursue a life of adventure. Their journey is a powerful reminder that some of life's greatest opportunities begin with a single decision: to stop waiting and simply say yes. Links & Resources Photos, links, and resources for this episodeMore episodes: Adventure Rider Radio and RAWSupport the show: Support ARRFollow Adventure Rider Radio InstagramFacebookAbout the Podcast Since 2014, Adventure Rider Radio has shared adventure motorcycle travel stories, Rider Skills, Deep Trouble episodes, tech and gear features, and conversations with riders from around the world. New episodes of ARR are released every Thursday, with new episodes of RAW released monthly on the 21st. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  8. May 29

    DEEP TROUBLE: Runaway Motorcycle on a Costa Rica Mountain Road

    One of the most frightening situations a rider can face is realizing the bike won’t slow down on a long, steep mountain descent. That’s exactly what happened to Seth Cooper in Costa Rica. In this episode of DEEP TROUBLE, Seth shares how a rented KTM 690 Enduro R, an unfamiliar mountain road, and a series of seemingly manageable decisions combined to create a genuine survival situation. It's a story about risk, assumptions, bike condition, route choice, and how options can disappear faster than you expect. Links & Resources Photos, links, and resources for this episodeMore episodes: Adventure Rider Radio and RAWSupport the show: Support ARRFollow Adventure Rider Radio InstagramFacebookAbout the Podcast Since 2014, Adventure Rider Radio has shared adventure motorcycle travel stories, Rider Skills, Deep Trouble episodes, tech and gear features, and conversations with riders from around the world. New episodes of ARR are released every Thursday, with new episodes of RAW released monthly on the 21st. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Adventure Rider Radio is the original adventure motorcycle podcast, established in 2014 and now the world’s longest-running show dedicated to adventure motorcycling. It features in-depth conversations, real-world stories, and expert insight from the people who ride, explore, and shape the adventure motorcycling world. Hosted by Jim Martin and released weekly, the show brings you experienced riders, trainers, industry professionals, and long-distance travelers sharing hard-earned lessons about riding skills, motorcycle travel, trip planning, bike setup, gear, and the realities of life on two wheels. From remote expeditions to rider development and decision-making on the road, Adventure Rider Radio goes beyond surface-level talk to explore the thinking, preparation, and experience behind adventure motorcycling.

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