Not Just Any Old Bike: Nick Adams

Adventure Rider Radio

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Going on a motorcycle adventure triggers the excitement of preparing yourself and your bike. Selecting the perfect jacket and pants, and even contemplating the ideal bag for your top box becomes part of the immersive experience. And for many there’s a satisfaction in knowing that their bikes and gear are meticulously prepared, ensuring they’re equipped with top-notch quality where it matters. However, there exists an entirely different approach, embraced by those who simply hop on their bikes and venture into remote areas with older motorcycles and non-technical gear. This somewhat minimalist approach is their version of thorough preparation, and it works remarkably well for them. Two seemingly polar opposite pre-trip approaches—one meticulously detailed and modern, the other laid-back and relatively minimalistic. It appears that Nick Adams, an adventure rider from Eastern Ontario, Canada, aligns more with the latter description—a testament to the diversity of approaches for gearing up for the open road. Photos and links related to this episode can be found in the show notes. Adventure Rider Radio is the longest-running adventure motorcycle and travel podcast, since 2014, and we remain committed to bringing you new and exciting episodes every Thursday. Never miss an episode, be sure to FOLLOW the show on your favourite podcast app. Have a show idea or suggestion, send us an email. We'd love to hear from you! If you can, we’d love to get your support, please visit the Support page on our website. Thank you for listening!

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0:00.0	It's really easy to geek out on prepping yourself and your motorcycle for an adventure.
0:07.0	You know, you've got to get the right bike to begin with and you've got to equip it with everything you think that you may need.
0:12.0	You've got to do all the mods and make sure
0:14.0	that you have the right jacket and pants and helmet and gloves and just what was that recommendation
0:18.8	for that waterproof bag to go on my top box? I mean, there's nothing wrong with it I actually enjoy the process of
0:25.2	prepping my bike and gear tweaking it as I go I get a lot out of it to me is part of the
0:30.5	enjoyment as well as my due diligence so that I know that I did my best to be prepared so that if something goes wrong, you know, I've done my best to prepare for something like that and able to handle it in an easier fashion, I guess. I also like to know that I have
0:44.7	quality stuff when I want it or need it. But it isn't the only way. There are
0:50.3	those that will just jump on a bike, maybe an old bike, and head off into remote areas,
0:55.8	wearing non-technical gear. And to some of them, they are as fully prepared for what is to come as what anyone else is who's went and got the
1:04.8	right bike and done all the mods.
1:07.2	And it works for them.
1:09.1	So if it's possible to have these two polar opposite pre-trip approaches, one detailed modern, thorough,
1:16.0	and the other one not so much.
1:18.0	If both systems work, then could it be that part of prepping for a motorcycle trip of any kind is in our head?
1:27.7	The power of the mind is incredible and our perspectives and our reactions are all derived from our mindset. our
1:35.0	our perspectives and our reactions are all derived from our mindset.
1:37.0	Nick Adams for instance is one of the latter described here
1:40.0	and to me it sounds like he enjoys his trips as much as anyone does and he's
1:44.8	riding a tractor his words not mine I'm Jim Martin this is adventure rider
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