Leaving The Motorcycles Behind - Tom Medema

Adventure Rider Radio

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Why would anyone ride a motorcycle to an exotic location in a faraway place and then just leave the bike behind? To date, there are about 175 riders who have done just that. They’ve ridden these motorcycles on epic motorcycle adventures in which they traverse sand, mud, tough ground, through streams and even over mountains to deliver the motorcycles to park rangers working in underfunded areas. The ceremonial hand-off of the new motorcycle from the adventure rider philanthropist to park ranger is an emotional affair that is so powerful that it draws some of these riders back, year after year. And the great thing about it is that you could be going next. Photos and links for this episode can be found on our website at adventureriderradio.com. Adventure Rider Radio is the original and longest running adventure motorcycle and travel podcast and has been produced weekly since 2014! You can count on us to be there for you every Thursday with a new and exciting episode, we never miss a week. And we hope we can count on you for your support. Become a Patreon supporter for just $5 a month and get a sticker and ad-free listening. Make a one time donation of just $10 and we'll send you a sticker. A donation of $50 or more also gets you a shout-out on RAW. To become a supporter please head over to the Support page on our website. Thank you!

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0:00.0	So far, about 175 people have ridden motorcycles on epic adventures in exotic locations around the world,
0:08.0	and when they arrived at the end of their journey, they swung their leg off one last time and walked away. They left their motorcycles behind, but that was the point right from the start.
0:20.0	I'm Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We got a good one for you. So, uh, the uh,
0:33.0	uh, I'm Sam Mannequin. Z. I must have been
0:44.0	a... I'm Sam Mannequin, Z. Simbost and then Simon,
0:54.0	Baby, Heli Pergou.
0:55.0	Jossil and Snow, Charlie Bombing, Simon Thomas,
0:57.0	He, Sir Jarvis, Graham Jarvis,
0:59.0	Als for spare.
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