47: When Going Cheap Costs More and Planning for Problems

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Susan & Grant Johnson

Susan & Grant Johnson

ADVENTURE RIDER RADIO motorcycle podcast presenter, Jim Martin, brings together an eclectic group of passionate motorcyclists for round table discussions on motorcycle travel. Each month, from around the world, the ARR RAW panel meets to discuss an array of topics and to answer listener questions.

The RAW travel panel includes your host and producer RAW and Adventure Rider Radio, Jim Martin, and panelists, Grant Johnson (Horizons Unlimited), Sam Manicom (Into Africa), Graham Field ( In Search of Greener Grass), Brian Rix and Shirley Hardy-Rix (The Long Way to Vladivostok).


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Brian Rix & Shirley Hardy-Rix

Brian Rix & Shirley Hardy-Rix

When Going Cheap Costs You More:

Everyone, at some point or another, has gone cheap on something - perhaps insurance, bike parts, prep work for a trip or hiring a fixer at a border. And what you may have found out after the fact is that it actually ‘cost’ you more - more money, loss of experience, negative connections, etc. On this episode we talk about the things that we might have gone cheap on and what we’ve learned.

Knowing Your Riding Partners and Contingency Planning:

How to be sure you don’t get stuck while on a motorcycle trip - what do you do for emergency planning if things go wrong in general? Do you stick cash aside?


ARR RAW is an unscripted round table style podcast on motorcycle travel, hosted, edited and mixed by Jim Martin. Produced by Elizabeth Martin and Jim Martin - creators of the world’s most popular motorcycle podcast - Adventure Rider Radio.


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Sam Manicom

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Posted on December 8, 2019 and filed under ARR RAW.