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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The RAW panel focuses on motorcycle travel, covering topics like using trains and ferries, securing bikes, and common problems faced. They also discuss the trend of asking for accommodation and help while traveling, including etiquette and responsibilities for both hosts and guests. They share their top three tools for trips and exchange ideas for tasty pannier lunches.
Trains and Ferries
What's involved?
Tie-downs? Blocks under bike? Your methods.
Pitfalls to be aware of.
Security - Should I stay with my bike etc…?
Are some countries worse for?…
Stories of things gone wrong on these - hopefully with a lesson to learn.
Can I Stay at Your House?
A theme that is gaining in popularity, or at least in the travel world: Boldly asking for people to put you up and help you out while travelling. Either accommodations, garage use, tools whatever.
Is this proper Moto travel etiquette?
What does the host get from the exchange?
What is expected of you while enjoying hospitality?
How do you ask? Facebook post? Chance meeting? Forums? All of the above?
When are you asking too much?
When have you overstayed your welcome? And how to avoid that.
In poverty stricken countries - locals seem to give all they have - is it responsible to take from these people and claim we have a tight budget and are basically broke, when we don’t know what it like to be in that position and in no way are even close? Or is it a mutual exchange?
Pannier Tools
If you could take only three tools with you on a two month trip, what would they be and why?
Your favourite pannier lunch :)
Tips and suggestions for pannier lunches.
Jim Martin - Host of ARR RAW & Adventure Rider Radio
Shirley Hardy Rix & Brian Rix - Authors of motorcycle adventure books: Two for the Road, Circle to Circle & The Long Way to Vladivostok - www.aussiesoverland.com.au
Jim Martin - Host of Adventure Rider Radio and ARR RAW - www.adventureriderradio.com