ARR RAW round-table discussions with motorcycle adventure travellers - featuring Grant Johnson, Sam Manicom, Shirley Hardy-Rix, Brian Rix, Graham Field and Jim Martin.

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On this episode the RAW panel offers various tips for your first adventure motorcycle trip, including how to handle fuel, currency exchange, planning distances, and carrying spare items like keys and glasses. Additionally, we talked about the camaraderie among bikers, sharing stories of mutual assistance and experiences from different parts of the world. Lastly, there was a discussion on rain gear options, ranging from dedicated waterproof gear to makeshift solutions like plastic ponchos or even going without waterproof gear.

Discussion:

Tips for Your First Adventure Motorcycle Trip:
Some of the things we talk about are:
- fuel - especially for people who ride bikes that take premium - different grades of fuel - when you go to the pumps how do you handle it in different countries
- currency - do you need to get money in each country - can you count on using debit or credit? 
- distance - how much ground should you plan to cover, should you plan on distance? What’s comfortable to do? Does it depends what type of roads you’re driving.
- spares - spare key, spare prescription glasses, spare ?
...and more...

Biker camaraderie and experiences of it
Discussing the camaraderie between bikers and the difference in camaraderie from the west to the east according to Graham. Some anecdotal stories of helping someone or being helped, just because both are bikers.

Rain Gear - suggested by Alberto Lara: What waterproof gear option do you prefer: rain suit, inner waterproof layers, outter layer as part of the riding jacket + pants, a plastic poncho or a large (black) garbage bag? ... oh! Or no waterproof gear at all?

Music used: A Day In The Sun by Per Kiilstofte
https://machinimasound.com/music/a-day-in-the-sun

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