No Bike, No License, No Gear - Taking the Leap to do a Motorcycle Adventure

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Matt Shields and his fiancé, Lucie, wanted to do an adventure and they decided the mode of transportation would be a motorcycle. And although they had no bike, no license and no gear they decided to take the leap and put their idea in to motion. They left the UK in May and have recently arrived in Kenya, and after six months and 20,000 km they are now halfway through their adventure. They’ve learned as they went and have had some fantastical experiences on what they call a ‘wild ride’. Matt and Lucie are a testament to the thought process that we can do anything if we set our minds to it. 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	They had talked about it for years,
0:02.0	and l'er gaho.
0:08.0	They had talked about it for years,
0:10.0	traveling for a year straight.
0:12.0	It would be amazing.
0:12.6	Matt and Lucy finally decided that the perfect vehicle for this adventure
0:16.6	would be the motorcycle.
0:18.0	They would ride two up from the UK down through Africa to the very bottom.
0:21.8	South Africa.
0:23.0	It would be the adventure of a lifetime.
0:25.4	But there are some hurdles to work out,
0:27.1	like one, they didn't have a motorcycle,
0:29.2	two, they didn't have a motorcycle license,
0:31.8	three, they didn't have any experience riding an adventure motorcycle,
0:35.2	but that didn't stop them from putting their plan in motion.
0:38.0	Now, it can't be said that it's been easy for them choosing this route, they've had their challenges. Some of those were even
0:43.6	before they left home, like this one. Picture this. While getting the feel of this fully
0:48.8	loaded adventure bike, two up, Matt and Lucy visit Lucy's parents' house.
0:53.0	Now Lucy's parents were adamantly opposed to the idea of riding a motorcycle down through Africa.
0:59.0	They hate motorcycles.
1:00.0	They wanted nothing to do with it and they wouldn't even acknowledge that they were about to do this trip and they certainly didn't want to come out and see the bike and Matt under all that tension and stress and the weight of the big bike makes a huge mistake that adds, well, insult to injury that I'm sure Lucy's parents
1:15.8	won't soon forget. That story coming up. And then while on the trip, they're just getting
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