Robert Wicks Adventure Books & Crash Bars that Crash Well?

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2015

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Robert Wicks Motorcycle Author Robert Wicks Robert was born in South Africa and started riding motorcycles at the age of 16. He has always had a passion for adventure and has climbed Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. He is an experienced paragliding pilot and has visited more than 50 countries, many of them on two wheels. Following military service and university he worked for South Africa's leading publishing company and was then appointed as the head of marketing communications for the Superbike World Championship in Rome and London. His career in Motorsport has continued with Suzuki in MotoGP and latterly with the Powerboat P1 World Championship where he is currently the Chief Operating Officer, overseeing global expansion and development of the world's largest one-design powerboat race series. He is the author of four successful adventure motorcycling books and also has a passion for aviation matters. In 2014 his Heathrow Manual was published and was a top seller in Amazon's aviation category for several months. Robert is a regular speaker at adventure motorcycling events and contributor to adventure motorcycling publications. Crash Bars For Motorcycles Crash Bars How good are your crash bars? Your mounting points may be the deciding factor when buying crash bars but there is so much more to know. What should you be asking when buying a set of crash bars?What should a weld look like? Should a tube be round or flat? On this episode, we talk to Jeremy LeBreton and Erik Seymour of Altrider in Seattle, WA and get the goods on crash bars. www.altrider.com Jeremy Kroeker's New Book - Motorcycle Messengers Coming soon - pre-order now Motorcycle Messengers by Jeremy Kroeker Jeremy Kroeker, author of two books, Through Dust and Darkness & Motorcycle Therapy, is publishing his third great read. Here’s your chance to preorder Jeremy Kroeker’s new book Motorcycle Messengers, the official release date is Spring 2016. It’s a collection of stories from over a dozen well known motorcycle riding writers, including Lois Pryce, Sam Manicom, Carla King and more. You can get this book before the release date by ordering it on Indiegogo. Order your copy now: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/motorcycle-messengers-travel-anthology#/story Website: www.motorcycletherapy.com Special deal just for Adventure Rider Radio listeners. - Free shipping on orders above $149 USD (only valid for USA only) / Free shipping options available in Canada from our distributors. Canadian orders will be directed to one of three Canadian locations. - Free AltRider Neck warmer or decal kit (while supplies last) - First 20 who use the code receive a free AltRider T-shirt Use code "ARR2015" in check out notes. Valid until August 31st 2015. This episode brought to you by MAX BMW Motorcycles Motortourer AltRider Audible - Get a free audio book of your choice and a free 30 day trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/arr AltRider Promo code: ARR2015

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0:00.0	Today we're going to speak with Jeremy Cracker about his new book coming out called Motorcycle Messengers.
0:04.4	It's a collaborative effort between Jeremy and other authors like Sam Manicom and Neil Pirt
0:08.9	and you're going to find out a way you can get that book in your hands long before it hits the shelf.
0:13.0	Stick around for that.
0:14.0	We also have Robert Wicks, who is a prolific author
0:16.4	and passionate adventure motorcyclist.
0:18.3	He's had extensive writing experience in Africa and Iceland,
0:21.3	and that's a great one coming out.
0:23.0	And we have Jeremy LeBretan and Eric Seymour
0:25.1	from Alt Rider to talk about crash bars
0:27.1	and how they're manufactured, particularly mounting points
0:29.7	and why mounting points may be the most important thing
0:31.7	you look at when considering a set of bars,
0:34.0	as well some questions that you need to ask no matter what brand you're looking at of Crash Bar
0:38.6	for your bike.
0:39.6	Stay with us.
0:40.4	I'm Jim Martin, and this is Adventure Rider Radio is brought to you in part by Max BMW Motorcycles, outfitting Adventure Rider since 2002.
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