Adventure Outside of the Box - Billy Ward

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Billy Ward, AKA Billy BikeTruck, is a really interesting guy living life on the edge and on his terms. He is bold, daring, charismatic, and adventurous. He's a show promoter, manages talent, rides all over the world, he has wrestled crocodiles, chased off lions for his clients, survived interrogations at border crossings, lead motorcycle trips. But, his real talent is the ability to step into the unknown, figure it out, master it, and come out on top - even when he has no experience going in. More motorcycle travel episodes available on Adventure Rider Radio at adventureriderradio.com. Want to help out? Rate and review us on iTunes or on your favourite podcast app, tell your family, friends, riding buddies or club about ARR. Check out our other show ARR RAW, round table talks about motorcycles and travel.Subscribe to both shows to listen to inspiring and interesting guests, learn from professional riding instructors and industry experts about all things motorcycle. Get an ARR sticker(postage included) with a $10 donation. Link on our website. Have a comment? Go to the episode show notes on our website and have your say at the bottom of the page. Adventure Rider Radio is now the most listened to motorcycle podcast in the world, and we thank you for your support!

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0:00.0	Billy Ward, also known as Billy Bike Truck, is a well-recognized name,
0:06.0	brand really, in the adventure motorcycle travel community, synonymous with Charlie Borman,
0:11.0	Billy is Borman's right-hand man for many things.
0:14.1	But behind the scenes, there's a little-known story about where Billy came from, and just
0:19.8	how he became so important to Borman and so involved in the motorcycle industry as it is today.
0:25.2	Now this story is not for the squeamish.
0:27.2	It involves castrating a lamb, baby sheep, a divorce, a quick print business card machine, all sort of oiled down with a liberal application
0:36.6	of Billy's silver tongue, and how all of that landed him at long way round headquarters
0:42.0	and, well, Headquarters and upward.
0:44.6	That story today, I'm Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio.
0:48.0	Stay with us, we get a good one for you.
0:49.7	I'm Simonica. I'm Simon Mannequin
0:54.3	Simon, Simon, Simon, David, I'm Phil, Jocelyn Snow,
0:57.8	Charlie Boomer,
0:58.3	Carl Parker, he's the job.
1:00.0	Jimi Lewis.
1:01.0	Els for Steve.
1:02.0	Ms Janssen, and you're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.
1:07.6	Before we get started I want to thank these fine companies that help get this
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