Touring

Weight distribution that keeps a loaded bike stable, waterproofing that actually works, and the roadside tool kit that is worth carrying its...

The crossings that matter for a European tour, how to lash a bike on a ferry deck, and what remains of the...

How the Green Card system works, which countries still check for one, minimum third-party requirements, and the gaps left in your own...

The 1949 Geneva and 1968 Vienna conventions compared, who belongs to which, and the special cases in Japan, Vietnam, Switzerland and mainland...

Which countries require a carnet, how the customs guarantee works, who issues one, and the discharge mistake that turns the book into...

How RoRo, container and air freight actually work for a motorcycle, what preparation each one demands, and which of the many factors...

Licence and IDP rules, deposits, insurance excess, mileage caps and return inspections, with the differences between Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.

The 212 km Caucasus crossing over the 2379 m Jvari Pass — Ananuri, Gudauri, Gergeti, winter avalanche closures and Georgia's compulsory vehicle...

The 2057 km state road from Datca to Iran, and why the Fethiye to Antalya section is the part worth planning a...

Fairy chimneys, underground cities and the Ihlara valley on a plateau above 1000 m — the loops worth riding, the season, and...

Chapman's Peak, the Swartberg, the Garden Route and Sani Pass — how the Cape passes and the Drakensberg fit together, plus rental...

The 2876 m Drakensberg climb — how much is tarred now, the enforced 4x4 rule at the border, the 06:00 to 18:00...

Thomas Bain's unsurfaced 1888 National Monument between Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert — surface, closures, bike choice and the Meiringspoort fallback loop.

The 300 km coastal corridor between mountains and the Indian Ocean, the inland passes that make it worth four days, and the...

The High Atlas passes, the gorge country east of Ouarzazate, the Draa valley and the Rif — which roads are worth the...

Two paved routes from Ouarzazate to the dunes — the Dadès and Todra gorges to Erg Chebbi, or the Draa valley to...

The N9 over North Africa's highest major pass — the disputed 2,260 m summit, the long-running widening works, winter closures and the...

The Carretera Austral, Ruta 40, the altiplano and Patagonia — how the continent's riding regions fit together, with seasons, fuel gaps and...

Baja Highway 1, the Devil's Backbone, Oaxaca Highway 175 and Copper Canyon, with the insurance, import permit and night riding rules that...

Mexican Highway 175 across two sierras either side of Oaxaca City, the new 2024 toll road alternative, plus topes, permits and the...

Barrancas del Cobre in Chihuahua, from the rim at Creel down 1,750 m to Batopilas, with the season windows, bike choice, permits...

1,711 km of Mexican Highway 1 from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas, with insurance and permit rules, fuel legs, topes and why...

The Icefields Parkway, Cabot Trail, Sea-to-Sky, Highwood Pass and the Dempster, with distances, season windows, park pass rules and wildlife hazards.

162 km of Highway 4 from Qualicum Beach to Tofino, over the Port Alberni Summit and down the Kennedy River canyon, with...