Before we get going here today with Rider Skills, I just want to mention that our friend Sam Manicom, you probably hear him on our raw show,

he's going to the US on a bit of a presentation tour for August and September this year, 2022.

The reason I'm mentioning this is because he hasn't been there for two and a half years.

He's going to be at a number of places including Overland Expo.

So if I were you, I would make it to one of his presentations.

Just try and work it out so you can... If I were you, I would make it to one of his presentations.

Just try and work it out so you can go, check out the details on his website.

It's Sam-Manicom.com.

I don't have a list of the places that he's going, but I know he's got a number of them on there.

Anyway, Sam hyphenmanacom.

So if you get a chance, go see Sam.

I love trip planning. I mean it's a wonderful exercise.

It builds excitement before you even get on the motorcycle and it doesn't matter if you're

planning around the world or for the weekend.

Planning is just fun to do.

We think about who's going, what is our motorcycle need, what are we going to pack, and of course the route.

The route's a big part of the excitement pouring over maps or looking at a GPS or looking on screen,

whatever it is, it's just a lot of fun to do, whether you're following tracks in the mountains or

planning some cross country, it doesn't matter, it's still fun to look at the possibilities.

I think that's what's really exciting about is the possibilities and it's sort of all open for us right there.

But there's some really important details to consider that we often don't.

They're easily overlooked.

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