HU Travellers Meeting North Carolina 2014

Jeff Kurtz 2 Wheels VS. 3 bedroom home - Simple is better!

Stories and memories shared with hundreds of bikers across the US. Everything from panniers on fire to the guy on a lawn chair beside my bike at 7 AM in Bishop, CA.

Jeff says: "Living on the bike full time in the US has been an adventure. Stories are to be shared with smiles and tears. Looking forward to hearing what you can share also."

Ken and Carol Duval, Australia Life on a Bike - 2UP Riding the World!

2UP traveling on a 32 year old bike through all South American countries and north through Central America to USA & Canada.

"When Carol and I met in 1983 she had just returned from backpacking around the world and I was planning a motorcycle trip around Australia & New Zealand. I asked her to join me and that was the start of our 'Life on a Bike'. In 1997 we left for an 18 month adventure around the world on our 1981 BMW R80 G/S and ended up being away 4 years 2 months and 17 days through 57 countries and 200,000 kms.

'Normal life' would never be the same. In 2007 we sold everything except our BMW and set off again. We spent 3 years in South America including traveling up the Amazon River on 3 boats and following 2 Dakar Rallies. After shipping to Panama we traveled through Central America and had the last 3 years in North America.

This May we plan to ride in Cuba then spend the summer in the USA and Canada. Next year Russia, Mongolia and Europe are on our agenda."

Ashim Ranadive, 7 days 1 shower Easing into Overland Motorcycle Travel

Travel is always exciting but is doing it on two wheels really the way to do it? My short trips helped me to find the answer. Having traveled 2-3 months a year for the last 5 years whilst holding down a full time job, my passion for road/track riding eventually brought me to the world of adventure riding. Being quite comfortable in my daily routine I couldn't help but be curious about if overland travel is what I wanted to do. I undertook several short trips ranging from days to weeks to find out. (Australia's Alpine Loop, Australian Outback, Himalayas, North America).

Ashim is a backpacker turned motorcycle traveler, who started traveling 2-3 months a year once he entered the workforce. Previously an avid road/track rider, the hobbies of traveling and riding soon converged.

Andrew Pain Small Bike Through Peru

Stories and pictures from my weeks in Peru on a small motorcycle, including flat tires, food poisoning, deserts, and of course, Machu Picchu.

Andrew Pain is a writer and adventure motorcyclist living in Milwaukee, WI. Preferring travel on small motorcycles, he has written several book on traveling on a motorcycle under 300ccs.

Dave Allgood The Continental Divide South to North

2013 Continental Divide Ride from the Mexican border to the Canada border I would like to share my experience on the Continental Divide including some pictures of what to expect, some advice (for what it's worth) on what you need to take, and some advice on how to prepare, as well as some resource references.

After riding road bikes for many years I started Dual Sport Riding about 5 years ago and have explored many trails and two tracks in my home state of Michigan. I retired last year to have more riding time and my first adventure was the Continental Divide Ride.

Linda Blaise Don't leave home without it! It's not how much you take, it's what you take and how you pack it...

Ladies, we all know that men can travel with a spare pair of underwear but we need more to look and feel good when we go to dinner or tour the town.

I'll bring my suitcase and "bare all". I'll show you how to pack for an unlimited number of weeks on the road and have clothes for any occasion, including a surprise invite to a wedding reception ...all in one side bag of my F650.

For those who camp, I will have my "compact camping kit" to show that provides everything needed to prepare meals, right down to a tablecloth.

I'll show slides and give you handouts that you can modify to fit your needs. They will include lists of medical supplies, tools, cosmetics, food etc.

"While in a shipyard doing maintenance on our sailboat, we decided that we had enough of living aboard and it was time to do something else. Much to my husband's surprise, I suggested motorcycles. I was 47 and had never been on a bike. The motorcycle training class supplied a 150cc, I struggled, I cried and... I barely passed the class. Since then we have ridden 49 states, 7 Canadian Provinces and 50 countries, well over 200,000 miles. We travel alone, camp, stay in youth hostels and backpackers."

Denis Blaise Shipping bikes and crossing borders - the how to's of shipping a bike overseas and getting across borders

Denis will lead a panel discussion on how to ship bikes to Europe, where to rent in South Africa and Crossing borders. Also, he will bring maps from the trips and will help anyone who wants help with planning.

"I was born in Belgium and came to the USA when I was 18. I earned several degrees from American Universities and taught French and Spanish for 30 years. In 1980, I earned a USCG captain's license and have been a charter boat captain since then. I am now a captain and guide-naturalist in the Everglades. I have published a book of true accounts of events during the WWII Battle of the Bulge which took place where I lived as a child. It is called The Bicycle Dairies (Mostly) Light-Hearted War Stories of a Non-Combatant."

Andrew Pain Going Small and Anatomy of Cheap

Going Small - Talking about luggage, because no one wants to pick up a heavy motorcycle I travel on a small motorcycle, and so should you. But even if you don't you can still earn from the little guys. Small bike means small luggage, and I'll talk about the minimum amount of stuff you should pack to live on your motorcycle for as long as you want.

Anatomy of Cheap - How and where to spend, and save, money for your trip It's perhaps the most common question people ask – how do you have the money for it? From prep through coming home, we'll talk about where to spend, and where not to, to get the most out of your dollars on the road.