Travel & Touring

Everything a long trip needs that is not the road itself: renting or shipping a bike, the paperwork that crosses borders, packing that survives day fourteen, and the season windows that decide when a route is even open.

3 sept 2026Luggage

Packing by Trip Length, What Actually Changes

Clothing volume peaks at four days and never grows. Sort kit by access frequency, add only spares as trips get longer, and...

3 sept 2026Luggage

Where Luggage Weight Belongs on a Motorcycle

Weigh each axle, measure sag, then place mass by axis. Why the tyre load rating is matched to the axle rating, and...

3 sept 2026Long Distance

Laundry and Resupply on a Long Motorcycle Trip

Three sets of base layers, wash one nightly, laundry day every week. What dries overnight, which consumables run out when, and how...

3 sept 2026Touring

How to Budget a Motorcycle Trip Properly

Four buckets — fixed, per day, per distance, contingency. How to build each from your own measurements, what riders forget, and where...

3 sept 2026Endurance Riding

Iron Butt Rides and Long Distance Riding

A thousand miles in 24 hours averages about 42 mph including stops. What the certified rides require, where the time goes, and...

3 sept 2026Group Riding

Riding Solo or in a Group, the Real Trade-offs

Solo buys freedom and carries the whole risk. Groups buy redundancy and cost you pace. The disciplines each mode needs, and how...

3 sept 2026Rider Fatigue

Rest Rhythm on Long Motorcycle Rides

Stop every 90 minutes on a fixed rhythm, before fatigue shows. What professional driving limits imply for riders, the warning signs, and...

3 sept 2026Touring

Daily Mileage Planning for Motorcycle Touring

Plan in saddle hours and convert with your own measured average. Why mileage decays after day two, what each road type costs,...

3 sept 2026Camping

Camp Cooking and Water on a Motorcycle Trip

Stove choice is a fuel supply decision. Canister behaviour in cold, what each water treatment method misses, carrying water low, and food...

3 sept 2026Camping

Motorcycle Camping in the Rain, What Works

Protect the sleep system first. Wet-side and dry-side packing, pitching order, telling condensation from a leak, and the storm rules that are...

3 sept 2026Camping

How to Choose a Campsite From a Motorcycle

Pick the pitch the loaded bike can leave in the morning. Ground tests, drainage and cold air, where to park relative to...

3 sept 2026Camping

Motorcycle Camping Gear That Actually Fits a Bike

Choose camping kit by packed shape, not packed weight. Tent, bag and pad standards worth reading, where each item rides, and what...