Backpacking vs. ADV-Riding as solo traveller

[Skyy223]

Hello

Today I want to talk about a topic that kinda is stuck in my head and hard to answer.

I recently got my license and didn't start travelling with the motorcycle yet but I'm thinking about if a big trip around the world in a common backpacking kind of way or via motorcycle is the right choice for a solo traveller.

The point is that the main idea of exploring and roaming around on a motorcycle to get from A to B is kinda appealing to me and sounds very interesting but the most amazing parts of my backpacking trips in the past where always the same things...meeting amazing people and explore stuff with them together!

Every time I end up in an empty hostel or a place with no other traveller I feel kinda lonely really fast and can't enjoy it that much. With other people from all over the world around me it's a completely different story.

So for my big trip (hopefully 2019) I want to go by motorcycle from Germany to Mongolia and strap my backpack on the back of the bike. From there I simply switch over to backpacking throu China/SEA/Australia, shipping the bike back to europe.

But isn't it more convinient, cheaper and better to just backpack from the beginning?

What do you guys think about this?

PS: how do you add polls?