‘ADVENTURE IS ABOUT BROADER BIKING HORIZONS’

I don’t see myself as an ‘adventure biker’. But I’ve never really conformed to biking labels and stereotypes any more than I’ve worshiped certain racers. The latter always causing an embarrassing blank face and shrug of the shoulders when enthusiastically asked who my biking heroes are.

My own bikes span three decades and all have a sporting theme, but so long as my transport has two wheels and power to the back wheel (and isn’t pink or covered in stick-on fur), I’m a happy chap.

In the last decade I’ve covered as many miles on adventure bikes (well over 60,000) as any other genre and I do adore their versatility. I’ve ridden up mountains on dirt tracks and across beaches in Norway, zigzagged through Wales off-road, explored Scotland, England and Ireland, traversed the Alps in France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria, done a trackday on a R1200GS at the Sachsenring and have met some of the most amazing people on byways and highways alike. If all that sounds appealing, there’s a lot of inspiration for you in this issue. And if you want all that without the off-road element, page P27 is a good place to start reading.