Bill Dragoo Inspires the Crucial Link Between Fitness and Adventure Motorcycle Riding

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Some level of physical fitness is crucial for adventure motorcyclists as it can significantly enhance the riding experience and ensure safety. Endurance, strength, and flexibility are important elements that riders should strive to attain. However, getting in shape can seem challenging and intimidating. Bill Dragoo, who broke his leg while riding his motorcycle, decided to prioritize his physical fitness. His story is inspiring and can motivate others to work towards achieving a certain level of fitness, enabling them to undertake longer journeys and take on new challenges with confidence. You can find the photos and links related to this episode at adventureriderradio.com. Adventure Rider Radio is the longest-running and most popular adventure motorcycle and travel podcast. We publish captivating new episodes every Thursday. If you appreciate our work, please show your support by becoming a Patreon member. For a nominal fee of $5 per month, you'll get an ad-free listening experience and a sticker as a token of appreciation. If you prefer a one-time contribution, donate $10, and we'll send you a sticker. And if you donate $50 or more, you'll also get a shout-out on RAW. To become a supporter, visit our website's Support page. Thank you!

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0:00.0	We can buy new tires and get better traction. We can buy better foot pegs and get more control.
0:06.0	A great helmet, jacket, pants, all those things that improve our ride and make us feel better.
0:11.8	All these things can be purchased with our hard-earned money. But no matter how much
0:16.0	money you have, no matter who you know, no matter what your influence is, or even how you
0:20.3	embrace today's incredible technology, there's still a few things that you
0:24.6	have to do on your own, that you cannot pay someone for, even if you could find somebody
0:29.0	to do it, even if you had the money to do it. And one of those is physical fitness. And I think for the most part, physical
0:35.3	fitness is often somewhat disconnected from riding, at least in thought process.
0:40.8	Yet the fact is, the more physically fit you are, the better you will ride, the better
0:45.8	rider you will become, and it could even peel back a few years if you're one of those people
0:51.0	that are feeling the effects of aging.
0:53.0	Bill Jurgu is pushing 68 years old this year and not long ago he noticed that he was
0:59.4	slipping, his physical fitness was slipping and he thought, maybe that's just the time in life,
1:04.4	you know, where you've got to reined it in a little bit
1:06.9	and just accept the fact that he's not going to be able to do some of the things
1:09.7	that he was able to do, maybe just a couple of years ago. About the time Bill was thinking this, he was riding his
1:16.4	motorcycle up a steep hill with a group instructing riding, and a rock caught his toe.
1:23.0	What followed was far more than he counted on,
1:26.0	but it came with a wake-up call,
1:28.0	a good one.
1:30.0	He's going to share that with us today.
1:32.0	I'm Jim Martin, this is the Adventure Rider Radio.
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