Ted Simon of Jupiter's Travels Motorcycle Adventure Book- Happy 84th Birthday! In Depth Interview.

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🗓️ 1 May 2015

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Ted Simon talks about his life, the book - Jupiter's Travels and his view on adventure and what it means to Ted.

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0:00.0	This is Ted Simon. I'm very happy to be here on Adventure Rider Radio.
0:08.0	I'm at my home in California in Round Valley, which is in Mendocino County.
0:17.0	Today we have a real special show for you.
0:21.0	It's a tribute to Ted Simon because it's his birthday. Today Ted
0:25.4	turns 84. Back in 1973,
0:35.0	1973, Ted Simon set out on a round-the-world trip on a 500-c.
0:42.0	Triumph Tiger 100 motorcycle.
0:45.0	For four years he traveled over 64,000 miles, that's over 103,000 kilometers,
0:51.0	and he went through 45 countries. He detailed his adventures in a book he called
0:56.0	Jupiter's Travels. Well Jupiter's Travels has been a hot-selling book since the
1:01.0	day it was published. 40 years later it's still in print and still in high demand.
1:06.0	And if you've been around the adventure motorcycle industry very long,
1:09.0	you definitely know who Ted Simon is.
1:12.0	Well, today we have Ted Simon on the show and you're going to
1:15.0	hear some things from Ted that you've likely never heard before. So today this is
1:20.0	a tribute to Ted Simon and his birthday 84 years old. Happy birthday Ted from Adventure Rider Radio.
1:27.0	This is Nick Sanders.
1:33.0	Jason Spafford.
1:34.0	And I'm Lisa Morris.
1:35.0	My name is Austin Vince.
1:37.0	This is Rob Beeth.
1:38.0	I'm Rachel from Wonder and Honda.
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