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My current motorcycle: A 2008 KLR 650 (Kawasaki)
My former motorcycle:
Number of US & Canadian states I've been to on a motorcycle of my own:
Number of countries I've toured on a motorcycle of my own:
Number of countries I've toured on the back of a motorcycle:
Trips riding my own motorcycle
International trips by motorcycle
jayne_a_broad, personal Twitter account
jcravens42, Professional Twitter account
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I love traveling. And I really love traveling by motorcycle. I enjoy riding through beautiful vistas, I love how connected I feel to my surroundings on a bike, and I really love meeting people - people are happy to walk up and start talking to a woman on a motorcycle. I have a personal essay about why traveling, in general, is not only wonderful, but important to your life, and why women's excuses to avoid traveling are really just words. But I wanted a section of my web site to be about traveling by motorcycle specifically. And specifically focused on women. I don't travel by myself by motorcycle, but many women who travel by motorcycle do. I'm fine traveling by myself in a car, but not by motorcycle. But I link women who do travel by motorcycle by themselves, because they have great stories and advice. If you want to travel with others by motorcycle, the Internet makes it much easier to find traveling companions, via online communities for women motorcyclists (easy to find on a Google search, and via online communities focused on motorcycle travelers. ADVRider is a great place to meet other people who travel by motorcycle - not just adventure motorcyclists who travel offroad, to exotic vistas, but also people who like to stick to riding on pavement. You can try Horizons Unlimited as well, though I don't find the forum members nearly as friendly and helpful as ADVRider. Many motorcycle travelers will pick up with another traveler, or a group, while out on the road. It's never a bad idea to ride at least a bit with other motorcycle travelers you come across, or to talk to other riders you meet at a camp site, a hostel, a guest house, a hotel, etc. - you get great advice about the area where you will be riding, other riders will help you out in case of emergency, and it can make you feel safe in places where you might not feel so safe alone. That said - and what I'm about to say will put me in the minority of most riders - don't assume someone is a good, trustworthy person just because he (or she) is on a motorcycle. Especially for women riders - be cautious. Don't ever feel bad about saying no to sharing a room, to having a drink with other another rider or other riders, to going somewhere isolated with another rider or other riders, etc. Women who are harmed while traveling tend not to blog about it - hence why you seldom, if ever, hear negative stories. I would never, ever tell a woman not to travel because she fears for her safety; I'm just saying be cautious, and don't apologize to anyone who says you are being overly cautious.
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You want an aluminum top box, but the huge alu boxes of most sellers for one or even two helmets are too big for you, and too expensive? My husband has designed an aluminium topcase just for you! (and for us, because it's what we wanted on our own bikes) 20 liter (5.3 gallon)
400 x 250 x 200 mm 1.6 mm (1⁄16") thick aluminium
And, yes, those side panniers are also available to order. |
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