Gregory Frazier has some good info and stories. He has ridden alot of different bikes in alot of different places...Cheers

Jacob, see the Meetings page for Mexico for Gerardo's contact info.

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Somebody above said: Che Guevara's - The Motorcycle Diaries...

Haven't read the book, but just saw the film, in Spanish, with subtitles.

If you've been to South Am, it'll make you want to return there tomorrow.

If you haven't, it'll inspire you to go.

Also if you've ridden an Enfield Bullet in India, you'll empathise with Ernesto and him mate on their unreliable Norton.

The film also helps to get inside Che's head.

All IMHO of course,

ChrisB

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Just read "Long Way Round", tale of Ewan McGregor & Charlie Boormans recent worldtrip.

Interesting but unlike several other books I've read recently, I did not feel as if I was there with them for most of the trip?

Their mechanical knowledge seemed extremely limited, perhaps as a result of having full 4x4 back up with personal tool chests & Digital Torque Wrenches & BMW mechanics flying out to repair/replace fried Servo/ABS boxes?

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re: Che's Diary:

One of my biggest disappointments. I found it very boring except for a few select part. There are a couple of sections where you see Che coming to the realization that radical change is needed. Haven't seen the movie, but this could be a case where the movie is better than the book, because it is what Che sees throughout S.A. that transforms him.

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Just finished Road Fever by Tim Cahill on the recommendation from someone at a HU meeting. It's not a motorcycle book, but a high speed record breaking run from tierra del Fuego to Purdhoe Bay. A good read with lots of humor (especially about border crossings) and some insightful comments.


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The movie "The motorcycle diaries" is fantastic! I give it four stars. Che´s sidekick Alberto steals the show, he is hilarious. I highly recommend it. They got the bike right too, looks original and sounds right.

Note to all - we've added a stack of new books to our books pages. More to come too. If you're looking for motorcycle/travel books, that's the place to start. (Link on left, under Trip Planning) And of course, if you start looking through Amazon from one of our Amazon links, we get a small piece of whatever you buy, (all Amazon stuff, books, cds electronics etc!) and it doesn't cost you anything more, so we really appreciate it when you do!

Thanks!

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Yes, go buy Danny Liska's "Two wheels to adventure" from his wife. An adventure like his probably is no longer possible in this age where pavement is considered progress.

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"This is the story of America. Everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do." J Kerouac
"Who's more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him" OW Kenobi

I read a great book by a woman describing her ride with her girlfriend from England to South Africa in the 1930s. They took a trailer and, if I recall, a sidecar too. Right across the Sahara, pushing it most of the way. Amazing acheivement.

It was from that era when the empire threw up rich British explorers determined to bring tea with milk, cucumber sandwiches and the Scottish Light Regiment to all parts of the globe. Terrific stuff.

As for the reference...hmmm

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Simon is talking about Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron, who rode a Panther through Africa in 1935. The book, Rugged Road, is available from Panther Publishing in the UK.

Google will find it all I'm sure.

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Hi all
As reding MCtravel books is one of my pleasures. i have got quite a lot of them. i made my list of the ten-best-inspiering MC travel books:
1)Ted Simon - jupiter travels
2)Robert Edison Fulton-one man caravan
3)Ed Culberson - obsessions die hard
4)Danny Liska - two wheels to adventure
5)Dave Barr - riding the edge
6)Ernasto Che Guevara- the motocycle diaries
7) Werner Bausenhart-all 4 books on his mc travels
8)Jonny Bealby - running with the moon
9)Neil Peart-ghost rider
10)Tereesa Wallach-the rugged road
just close to the be in that list:
- Noch Miyake-purple mountains
- E.mecgregor&C.Boorman(shadow writer)-long way round
- Keith thye-moto raid
- Andres Carlstein-odyssey to ushuaia
- Ted Simon - riding high
- Helge Pedersen-10 years on 2 wheels
*a good trip but somethig did't work with writing the story:
- Gim Rogers-investment biker
- Jerry Smith - into the heart of africa
- Piet W Boonstra- motorcycling stories
- Gary Paulsen - pilgrimage on a steel ride
my best useful books:
- Chris Scott - MAH books(just orderd 5th eddition)
- Dr.Gregory W Frazer - most of what he writes.
- Clement Salvadori

Yoni

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It's in hebrew but lots of pics and some translation

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OOPS
Sorry for bad grammer and tiping to quick:
Crhris Scott's AMH (and not as written )
Y.

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My ride from Dead horse to Ushuaia 2009 is at
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It's in hebrew but lots of pics and some translation

Yoni

book : "une demoiselle sur une moto"
author : anne france dautheville
editor : flamarion
other book : "Et j'ai suivi le vent ..."

a beautiful and clever french girl riding the world in the 70's with a real adventurer spirit, a bit philosophical / intellectual ...

for the cover and comments on the book :
http://www.forum-auto.com/sqlforum/s...et55895-70.htm

see under for more details (in french sorry) :
translation link : http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en


"Votre Web Scribe se demande parfois ce qu'est devenue Anne-France DAUTHEVILLE, frèle et charmante jeune fille, qui se lança dans un rallye mondial au guidon d'une bicylindre 850 GUZZI, qui pesait bien trois fois son propre poids ... !
Eh bien, elle en vint à bout, et en écrivit les péripéties dans un livre intitulé "Une Demoiselle sur une Moto", publiée chez Flammarion.
Puis, peu de temps après, plus sagement montée sur une petite 125 Japonaise, elle récidiva, et nous offrit: "Et j'ai suivi le vent ... " (Un titre qui a toujours fait rêver mon côté marin breton à voile)
Depuis Anne-France DAUTHEVILLE a écrit bien d'autres livres tous aussi succulents, qui ne roulent plus à moto, mais qui méritent eux aussi les heures que vous passerez à les lire."

other old books, mainly in french :
http://www.editions-palmier.fr/Libra...yages-moto.htm

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Guys, Please find below, some more titles of Motorcycling / travel related books that I have collected.

Some are already mentioned in the posts above and some are new.

Hope this is useful.

Thanks
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Here is the list of books you requested:

1. 4WD driving skills : a manual for on and off road travel
by Widman, Vic.
Call #: 629.22042
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Pub Date: 2001.

2. Africa by road : 4WD, motorbike, bicycle, truck
by Shackell, Charlie.
Call #: 916.0433
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides ; Globe Pequot Press,
Pub Date: c2001.



7. Flying blind, flying safe : the former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation tells you everything you need to know to travel safer by air
by Schiavo, Mary.
Call #: 363.12/456/0973
Publisher: Avon Books,
Pub Date: c1998.

8. France : on the road
Call #: 914.40484
Publisher: AA,
Pub Date: 2000.

11. Half way 'round (talking book) a travel diary
by Radford, Drew.
Call #: 910.944
Publisher: ABC Enterprises,
Pub Date: c2002.

13. Have wheels will travel (H)
by Mazer, Anne
Publisher: Scholastic
Pub Date: 2004

14. Inspiring adventures overseas : special interest travel
by Armstrong, Kate
Call #: 338.4791
Publisher: Global Exchange,
Pub Date: 2002.


15. Kashmir, Ladakh & Zanskar, a travel survival kit
by Schettler, Margret
Call #: 915.4604
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Pub Date: 1985

16. Lonely Planet Unpacked again Travel disaster stories by Tony Wheeler and other Lonely Planet writers.
by Wheeler, Tony, 1946-
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications,
Pub Date: 2001.

17. Lonely Planet unpacked : travel disaster stories
Call #: A823.010803
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications,
Pub Date: 1999.

18. The Marshall travel atlas of mysterious places : a guide to the world's most awe-inspiring riddles
Call #: 930.1
Publisher: Marshall,
Pub Date: 1997.

21. No shitting in the toilet : the travel guide for when you've really lost it
by Moore, Peter, 1962-
Call #: 910.207
Publisher: Bantam,
Pub Date: c2001.

23. Not so funny when it happened : the best of travel humor and misadventure
Call #: 910
Publisher: Travelers' Tales,
Pub Date: 2000.

27. Road trip USA : Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways
by Jensen, Jamie.
Call #: 917.364
Publisher: Moon Publications,
Pub Date: 1996.

29. There's no toilet paper- on the road less traveled : the best of travel humor and misadventure
Call #: 910.4
Publisher: Travelers' Tales,
Pub Date: c1998.

Investment Biker,

Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World by Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman

Trans - America's Guinness World Record - Miles Ahead

Into Africa by Sam Manicom

Alaska by Motorcycle by Gregory W. Frazier

Up Top Down Under, Cape York Adventure movie DVD

Adventure Motorcycling Handbook (5th Ed) - Chris Scott

Africa: Against the Clock on a Motorcycle by Werner Bausenhart

American Motorcyclist Association Ride Guide to America - American Motorcyclist Association

Against the Wind by Ron Ayres
Against the Clock by Ron Ayres

Away From My Desk: A Round - the - World Detour from the Rat Race, the Tech Wreck, and the Traffic Jam of Life in America by Rif K. Haffar

Blood, Sweat & Gears: Ramblings on Motorcycling and Medicine flash Gordon, MD

The Biker Code: Wisdom for the Ride Stuart Miller and Geoffrey Moss

The Bikeriders by Danny Lyon

Bikes of Burden by Hans Kemp

Bitten by the Bullet by Steve Krzystyniak, Karen Goa, and Steve Krzstynia

Bullet Up the Grand Trunk Road by Jonathan Gregson

Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend by Patrick Symmes

Desert Travels, Motorcycle Journeys in the Sahara and West Africa by Chris Scott

8 Around the Americas on a Motorcycle Werner Bausenhart

Europe by Motorcycle by Gregory W. Frazier

How to Tour Europe by Motorcycle: An Adventurers Guide by Phil Philcox and Beverly Boe

Flaming Iguanas: An Illustrated All-Girl Road Novel Thing by Erika Lopez

Four Legs, Two Wheels, Half a Brain by Maxwell Gardiner

Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy

Golden Triangle Rider

Going the extra mile by Ron Ayres

Good Vibrations by Tom Cunliffe

Great American Motorcycle Tours by Gary McKechnie

Great Escapes: A Guide To Motorcycle Touring in New Zealand by Peter Mitchell

Hear Me Roar: Women, Motorcycles and the Rapture of the Road, New Ed. by Ann Ferrar

Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson

Hog Fever by Richard La Plante

In the Long Run: A Hopeful World Odyssey by Tom Smith

Into the Den of the Bear and the Lair of the Dragon on a Motorcycle by Werner Bausenhart

Into the Heart of Africa by Jerry Smith

Investment Biker: Around the World With Jim Rogers

Jupiter's Travels, Four Years Around the World on a Triumph Ted simon

La Ropa Sucia [Dirty Laundry]: A Motorcycle Adventure through Mexico by Owen L. Riess

Life is a Road The soul is a motorcycle by Daniel Meyer

Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World by Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman

Mi Moto Fidel : Motorcycling Through Castro's Cuba by Christopher P. Baker

Mondo Enduro, by Austin Vince and crew

Motorcycle Camping Made Easy by Bob Woofter

Motorcycle Therapy: A Canadian Adventure in Central America by Jeremy Kroeker

Motoraid By Keith Thye

Motorcycle Arizona by Frank Del Monte, Dennis Scully

Motorcycling in Australia by Peter Thoeming

Motorcycle Guide to Route 66 by Kirk Woodward

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Alps and Corsica by John Hermann

Motorcycle Journeys Through the Appalachians by Dale Coyner

Motorcycle Journeys Through Baja by Clement Salvadori

Motorcycle Journeys Through California by Clement Salvadori

Motorcycle Journeys Through New England: You Don't Have to Get Lost to Find the Good Roads by Martin C. Berke

Motorcycle Journeys Through Southern Mexico by Neal Davis, Lisa Dionne (Editor)

Motorcycle Touring and Travel: A Handbook of Travel by Motorcycle, Second Ed. by Bill Stermer

Motorcycle Vagabonding in Japan by Guy De La Rupelle,

Motorcycling Stories by Piet Boonstra

The Mouse And The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

A Guide for Using The Mouse and the Motorcycle in the Classroom by Deborah Hayes

From Nordkapp to Cape York on a Motorcycle by Werner Bausenhart

Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan American Highway's Jungle Gap by Ed Culberson

Odyssey to Ushuaia: A Motorcycling Adventure from New York to Tierra del Fuego by Andres Carlstein

One Man Caravan by Robert E. Fulton Jr

One Year on the Road, Cinq Continents en Moto, by Manou Emringer and Ellen Spencer, in English and French

The Perfect Vehicle: What It is about Motorcycles by Melissa Holbrook Pierson

Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride: AMemoir About Men and Motorcycles by Gary Paulsen

Purple Mountains : America from a Motorcycle by Notch Miyake

Ride Like The Wind (DVD)

Riding the Edge by Dave Barr and Mike Wourms Paperback - 50

Riding High by Ted Simon

Riding the World by Gregory Frazier

Road Magic Part I
Road Magic Part II
Road Magic Part III by Susan Foss

Rugged Road by Theresa Wallach

Running with the Moon by Jonny Bealby

Setting Free the Bears by John Irving

She's a Bad Motorcycle: Writers on Riding by Geno Zanetti

Sorebums Rattling Around Asia by Simon McCarthy and Georgie Simmonds

Sparring with Charlie by Christopher Hunt

Storm : A Motorcycle Journey of Love, Endurance and Transform - ation by Allen Noren

Sudan : The Bradt Travel Guide (Bradt Travel Guide) by Paul Clammer

The Tao of the Ride: Motorcycles and the Mechanics of the Soul by Garri Garripoli

Terra Circa by Austin Vince and crew.

10 Years on 2 Wheels: 77 Countries, 250,000 Miles by Helge Peders

Three - Wheeling Through Africa by James C. Wilson

Triumph Around the World by Robbie Marshall

Two for the Road by Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix

Two Wheels Through Terror by Glen Heggstad

Two Wheels to Adventure by Danny Liska

Two Wheels to Panama by William Carroll

Up Top Down Under,Cape York Adventure movie DVD

Upper Mississippi Valley by Motorcycle by Kay Fellows

Fielding's Southern Vietnam on Two Wheels : The Ups & Downs of Solo Motorcycling Through Exotica by Wink Dulles

Vroom with a View by Peter Moore

Way to Go: Two of the World's Great Motorcycle Journeys by Geoff Hill

World Understanding on Two Wheels An introduction to Overland Travel by Paul Pratt

Purple Mountains — America From a Motorcycle

Running with the Moon: A Boy's Own Adventure - Riding a Motorbike Through Africa by Jonny Bealby

Long Rider: A Tale of Just Passin' Through - Dr. Edmonds+

Zero To Sixty: The Motorcycle Journey of a Lifetime, by Gary Paulson

Storm : A Motorcycle Journey of Love, Endurance and Transformation, by Allen Noren

The Rugged Road: The remarkable story of the first women to cross the Sahara by Motorcycle (in 1934)
Melissa Holbrook Pierson: The Perfect Vehicle: What it is about motorcycles

motorcycle Yoga by Miles Davis

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