I think for me whether isn't something that should be feared.

Whether is something that should be appreciated and enjoyed.

And one of the key things about being an overlander is that you're out in this.

You've got the opportunity you're surrounded by it all of the time and

the weather is quite spectacular and it can add such a huge amount of joy and challenge to every single day that you're out there.

I like the weather. The Hi this is Joe Russ and you're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.

I'm Jim Martin.

This is Adventure Rider Radio.

We got a good one for you.

Today we're going to talk about the weather, dealing with the weather while you're riding your

motorcycle, particularly on a long trip. We have special guests Grant Johnson, Graham Field,

and Sam Manacom, who are going to help work us through how to deal with the weather on your motorcycle.

Talk with any experience Overlander or Motorcycle Adventure and they'll all have their own experiences

dealing with the weather at one time or another. In fact, if you did a survey, you'd like to discover

that experienced motorcyclists, you know, the ones that have a lot of miles under their feet, have a lot of stories about in Clement weather.

But as Sam Manicom said in the intro, it's not all bad.

In fact, riding exposed in the weather on our motorcycles is an integral part of the experience,

the riding experience, feeling the wind in your face, catching the smells, feeling the temperature changes,

the sun, and even the rain, and none of those should take away from the adventure.

But we all like to stay warm and dry and today we have three very experienced

travelers they're going to talk about how they deal with the weather.

Grant Johnson, the co-founder of Horizons Unlimited, Graham Field, author of

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