Rising to the Challenge: Jess and Greg Stone

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4.9 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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The idea of riding a motorcycle around the world presents enough challenges for the average rider, there’s border crossings, break downs, logistics, and so many other things to consider. But, add to those challenges running a business while you’re...

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0:00.0	It's the big RTW.
0:05.0	Jess and Greg Stone are on around the world trip by motorcycle.
0:09.0	They're riding two bikes and they have a fairly flexible schedule.
0:15.2	All sounds doable. Now there are some things you're going to find rather unusual about the trip.
0:20.4	For instance, they left from Guatemala, Guatemala.
0:24.0	Then they headed north to the U.S. and Canada,
0:27.0	aimed for the Arctic Circle.
0:29.0	Or in fact that while they're on this adventure riding around the world,
0:33.3	they're running their business from the pagners of their motorcycle.
0:37.2	And also, to add another layer to this,
0:39.8	they're traveling with a 75 pound German Shepherd.
0:44.3	That's a full-sized dog in case you didn't pick that up.
0:46.8	There's no side car, there's no trailer.
0:48.3	This all fits on their motorcycles.
0:50.4	Oh, and I forgot to mention that they're also at the same time as doing all this trying to raise $100,000 for the Girl Up charity.
0:59.5	Now, I don't know about you, but this seems like a full plate to me. But wait till you hear them. They're actually
1:04.8	having the time of their lives. Now of course it's not all sunshine and music as no trip is. They've
1:10.1	already had their share of trouble and they're only a short way into the trip, but nothing has stopped them from continuing to ride.
1:16.0	And I kind of doubt it will. I think you'll agree when you hear it.
1:19.0	Now how do they do it? Their outlook, their secrets, so to speak, and a lot of funny stories, all comes out over the next 90 minutes.
1:27.0	I'm Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio.
1:29.0	Stay with us, we got a good one for you. You're going to do.
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