Aussie Riders in America
Adventure Rider Radio
Canoe West Media
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2025
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Damian Monkhorst, an Australian rider, loves twisty roads and staying off the tourist track. When an online motorcycle forum connected him with riders in the United States, including Andy Morley, he knew he wanted to experience it for himself. From the other side of the world, he made a bold move—buying a bike and having it waiting for him when he arrived. But once he got there, the adventure wasn’t quite what he expected—neither the ride nor the people.
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| 0:00.0 | Damien Monkhorst is from rural Australia. He loves to ride, especially twisty mountain roads. |
| 0:07.0 | And when he rides, he likes the landscapes. He's all about the terrain, staying off the tourist |
| 0:10.7 | track. Now, a while ago, he bought a BMW K-1600, then joined an online forum so that he |
| 0:16.9 | could learn more about the bike. Through that forum, he started meeting more and more |
| 0:20.9 | people, and they really made an impression on him, a good impression. So he decided he's going to fly over |
| 0:25.9 | and ride with them. Now, Damien had never been to the States before. Up to that point, he had only |
| 0:30.9 | met one of them briefly for a short afternoon ride in Australia. And yet he bought a bike before he |
| 0:36.7 | got to the U.S. He managed to get it registered, which is quite a story in itself. But when he got to |
| 0:41.5 | the U.S., it wasn't what he expected. The ride, the people. |
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