About Motorcycle Travel and Riding Siberia’s BAM Road - Lorraine Spence

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🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Lorraine Spence is an avid traveler who rediscovered her love for riding motorcycles after a two decade hiatus. She decided her first big trip in 2012 would be across Asia via the BAM road in Siberia, which could be considered one of the last challenges for adventure motorcyclists. The BAM road is a dilapidated service road for the railway in Siberia that requires planning, determination, and a bit of luck to overcome. You can find photos and links related to this episode on our website. Adventure Rider Radio is the longest-running podcast on adventure motorcycle and travel, and we remain committed to bringing you new and exciting episodes. If possible, we would greatly appreciate your support. Please visit the Support page on our website. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Lorraine Spence is a die-hard traveler, and although she wrote a motorcycle as a kid, she didn't for many years, and then was reintroduced through the reading of a book,
0:09.0	she decided to make her first trip after that reintroduction across Asia via the Bam Road in Russia.
0:15.0	Now the Bam Road could be considered one of the last true challenges for
0:19.6	adventure motorcyclists, a dilapidated service road for the railway that cuts through Siberia and requires
0:26.0	planning, determination, and some luck to make it all the way.
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1:50.4	the Bam Road in Russia.
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