My biggest struggle with adventure motorcycling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- For three years I've travelled through Europe on motorcycle - in todays video I discuss my biggest struggle/problem with combining adventuring and riding.
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At age 60, I have no intention of being in a hurry anymore. I ride alone. It's the only way unless I find like-minded rider friends.
Yes, I discovered that too: riding alone makes you take in more of the trip, it actually makes the trip more enjoyable and then just adds more to your taking videos and telling the story so you can share that joy.
Couldn’t agree more. If I want to do it at my own pace, I do it alone.
@@markjacobs3956 I think I'm just a riding addict. I also ride solo quite a lot. I stop far less often when on my own. To each their own though.
Been there and done that...for me the medicine is staying couple of days in same accommodation every now and then. This gives the possibility to spend some time in specific area without pressure to keep pushing forward all the time.This also solves another struggle of mine to always try to find new accommodation for the every night.
It's not about what or how, it's about you. You're looking for some kind of inner peace or purpose. You have a young family, house, etc. That gives you meaning, but also constrains. I'm about 15yrs ahead of you and recognize your fidgety. A adventure ride will go fast, a hike slow. I'm also hiking for 30+ years, also a 100km+ hike every year, it will not take away this feeling. You allways pass through too fast. Looking back to foto's or film, I have a hard time remember it. Accept life more as it is and when you get the space to explore, hike or bike, enjoy more consciously. And thank your lovely wife every day, she deserves it.
Wise words, agree 100%
Solo riding takes the group pressures off i find. Happy new year buddy
Problem is... to think TH-cam videos all the time. It is a huge distraction. If every moment is as a scene/clip in your next video your focus will shift from enjoying the moment. I would say, shoot some photos with your phone, shoot some videos with your phone. As a tourist would do. Do not think it will be a TH-cam video. I just decided to halt my own channel, because from now on, I will be in the moment more. I have ridden motorcycle 4 times to North Cape. One of them I decided NOT to record anything for TH-cam. Left my cameras home. It was the greatest adventure of them all. A big relief. And after arriving home I realized I had shot photos and clips to make a video. Even if that was not in my thoughts 🙂 I have followed you for a time. Very few make so many videos in that few year. Impressing, but I would think exhausting. I wish you some great hikes in Montenegro. Hilsen Sven
Nice to hear from you Sven, hope all is well my friend!
You are absolutely right, I struggled with this big time in the beginning. But then I got into a groove where it worked out much better, and on this Balkans trip I barely thought about the camera. In between these bigger trips I've had several trips to Portugal without a camera, and I still have the same feeling after the trips - that we're constantly on the move and rushing past things I'd like to get to know better.
Glad to see you posting again, dude. Great video🎉
Appreciate that my friend!
Johannes!!!
I agree with your struggle. I have come to the conclusion that traveling on a motorcycle is not my thing, even if it looks very inspiring when others do it. For me, it is the thrill of riding fast and difficult terrains or doing higher wheelies which it is all about, which is not a good thing to combine with travel. However, I really enjoyed Outduro last time. Meeting ppl like you, riding challenging rides, it was perfect! I will try to do much more similar things, transporting the bike to a destination and having fun in one place. Overall, I can confidently say that in the past five years since I took my license, I've found the meaning of life, which is just riding a motorbike. I feel blessed to be able to do it. It can be riding to work, or riding a day tour around my vicinities, it just fills me with joy.
I whish the same thing for you whichever way you choose to go!
Happy new year Johannes!
First, exquisite moustache sir!
I completely understand the “sense of urgency” feeling. I recognise it in myself. I have always travelled alone so I couldn’t blame others for the rhythm.
In my last journey, I had the privilege of time, which meant that I didn’t had a set destination. Boy oh boy how my pace changed. There were days that I really wanted to push, because it was fun. There were days that was riding slower than a snail, hell there were days that I didn’t ride and spend my time on the beach, or in a mountain, or a lake.
Many speak of mindfulness, for me nothing helps me reach it than a ride to a magnificent vista, removing my helmet and bathe in landscape.
I wish you all the best on your hikes Johannes!
Happy new year my friend, nice to hear from you!
I'm not sure if "exquisite" is the word I'd use, but that means you can see it, which I take as moustache progress!
Talk to you soon Georgios :)
Hi Johannes great to hear from you :) firstly I just wanna wish you all the best for your new adventures in life and for the new year ahead, I always think it’s important to follow our own paths and not be boxed in by what others are doing.
I’ve been on a very similar journey myself reducing how much social media and technology I use and it’s been really transformative, I’ve brought back some usage with the modern world we live in but found a nice balance now.
The photography is awesome by the way it almost feels like a lifetime ago now but I placed in wildlife photographer of the year once n I completely get that feeling, the feeling of stillness that photography brings an how it helps us slow down and brings such joy.
I’ve just been starting to get back to some myself :)
I think our modern world has hard wired a lot of us to rush through life no matter what it is that we have to have crazy wild goals in society the pressure to conform is immense sometimes whether it be riding or anything an social media hasn’t helped that.
When my dad got diagnosed with stage 3b/4 prostate cancer this year it changed a lot the T7 i got him for motivation through his initial diagnosis went an I got him a Honda NX500.
We went in a totally different direction, rode the way we needed to an it’s meant after his radio therapy he’s been able to go riding and enjoy getting out which has been amazing,
We’ve decided our trips will be hotel based for comfort for him, up through Denmark, Sweden n Norway to the Nordkapp only very easy gravel roads and a lot of road riding. I don’t think it decreases the adventure any at all an I’m even selling my 1150gsa to get a nx500 myself.
For dad now that’s a huge adventure an I’m just happy to be doing it with him.
N I’ve been so enjoying my road based travel on our bikes seeing new places at our own pace,
We are even gonna stop on our bikes for a while in different places an use one hotel for a base to ride and soak in an area an do some photography rather than covering a massive target of distance or a tricky route using the motorcycles to soak in an area and try get a feel for the place we are in. N even spend time walking about an looking at stuff.
I think the point I’m trying to make is follow your heart it’s like when you mentioned planning to use a van with your bike in for trips, I thought that was a super cool adventure idea because it’s motorcycle adventuring on your terms. Not having to follow what others are doing. Finding your own balance between things an your own way is superb.
Seeing the world through our own perspectives and our own eyes and our own way is super important I think many of us spend to long defining our lives or things we don’t do by what others may think.
For me I found that riding by myself
or just with my dad has been the answer as I go at my own pace,
When I tried green laning on my own I just took it 300 yards at a time if I needed to n stopped as often as I needed where as if I’d been in a group no doubt I would have felt pressure, while I’m recovering a shoulder injury, n rode well within myself ability wise an I enjoyed the pace of stopping and looking taking in the scenery.
I think time spent for our own mental health an at our own pace is so important.
Sometimes in life I think it’s all about balance :) having ridden my 1927 Norton 16h with 4.9hp which weighs 252 lbs a lot of times now that changed a lot of things in my mind for me. N also made me realise how little motorcycles have really moved on :)
N it made me realise I don’t need to be doing massive miles or the most wild of trail riding to have and find adventure 😊 Its took a while but going from 70+ hour working weeks in print to finding a slower rhythm n pace in life over my career break helping dad has really transformed both how a view my motorcycle travel n combine it with other aspects of my interests n with life itself :) time is the one asset we can never get back so I think its well spent following our own path.
I look forward to seeing whatever aspects you decide to share with us :) n I’m sure you will have an amazing trip.
Good to see you. Pavlin always points out that the bike is just a mode of transport. As a person who rushes around for work , slow is bloody brilliant. Trains , are a good idea. On the bike maybe travel solo so no pressure to rush. Park up for a couple of days rather jumping around every night. Day rides are okay but apart from my wife [own bike] the thought of a 'group' ride is history. The T7 , slow roads mapped out , escape routes noted , and BREATH. Beers on me if you make it to SE England. Lets hope for a peaceful 2025 and better riding weather.
Personally, travelling on a motorcycle through unknown territory has been my favourite way to discover countries. Being able to see the countries wild nature, small town, how people live, getting the smell and having to cope with the difficulty of the terrain and weather is what adventure riding is all about for me.
Finding a good travel buddy has been an essential part to be able to really enjoy these trips.
Have a great year Johannes !
Happy new years my friend, hope all is well!
Interesting point. That's why I decided to get rid of all my motorcycles but one: a Kawasaki klr600 from the 1986. Whit this bike I experience the joy of motorcycling at a different pace. My bike is still a tool but I have to keep in mind that she's old and she needs extra care and that we can explore places and see things a bit like it was used in the past. Taking extra time but able to ride all kind of terrains.
I fully understand what you are saying..years ago i would ride in Europe and it was definitely hurried , a lot of mile munching! Over the last decade or so I've been heading back to Ireland, where i grew up, and i could spend a lifetime exploring the endless peninsulas and coastline, it's the happiest riding, travelling i have ever done. Where we differ is my attachment to my bike..i could never describe it as a mere tool for travelling. The actual feeling of being on the bike is one of utter joy to me, I've been riding forever and i still feel excited to get on the bike. Look forward to whatever you do! Cheers Steve
Thanks for sharing Steve, happy to hear you've re-explored Ireland. I'd love to visit one day!
Cheers!
We motorcycle riders are a special group and I'm thankful I am part of it. I have had similar introspection on motorcycle adventures - my question is am I seeking adventure or getting away from my "regular" life? Maybe both. Not sure but I do know that being on a bike makes me happy and seeing remote places makes me happy. Good luck and please keep posting.
Thanks for sharing and following along my friend!
Ah yes, true. Is this a classic case of aiming too high? I’ve often ridden Europe and had to hit 200+ miles per day to achieve milestones so we get to our main destination. Add camera filming duties in there and before you know it, you’re 6 hours behind by day 2. Someone gets poorly, a flat tyre, or even bad weather and you’re not taking in the surroundings, you’re simply too focussed on that end goal. How many times Ive had to sit on motorways for 2 full days just to make up some time is crazy!
Good luck Johannes, if you go hiking, you’ll wish you had a motorcycle! Cheers :D
Hey Johannes. I know exactly how you feel. I suppose there's an element of it simply being "the nature of the beast" when riding motorcycles. What I mean by that is, that even when you're not trying to ride quickly, you can still cover many kilometers in a full day of riding. Here are some takeaways, that has helped (but not cured!) this feeling for me:
Slow down! I know this is really difficult, because you are normally constrained by time, so always in the back of your mind you know there's a deadline where you need to be back home. The ultimate way of doing this is not having a deadline at all... 😅 In 2022 I quit my job and went riding for 6 months all over europe. In the beginning I did 400-600km days like I would do when being on a holiday trip. Later I found out it was much more enjoyable to do days of as little as 100 or 200km. It sounds ridicoulous but I'd ended up spending an entire day stopping often, taking pictures, seeing small museums and eating my lunch at beautiful vistas. It's as much a mindset thing as anything else.
Now I know that having unlimited time is simply not realistic for most. For me, I now try to plan my trips with much less ambitious distances and in general just plan less. If you have your whole itenerary all planned out, you tend to get what pilots call "get-there-itis" and you rush to the goal as you said. But the goal is already arbitrary, so why set one in the first place?
You simply cannot learn to know the entire world intimately - you'd never finish in a lifetime! But you can distill it down and explore small pockets of it. Stop and stay at the same campsite or Airbnb for several days. Some of my most memorable days were spent not on the bike at all. Just packing a backpack and hiking into town or the local nature is great. I don't know all of Croatia, but I do know one specific small coastal town pretty well, that embodies Croatia for me.
Anecdotally I also think there's actually a case to be made for riding on a smaller bike. I think it's easier to slow down your mindset, if the bike is also pretty slow. Now to be honest I've done most of my travelling on big ADV's... but I definitely feel more relaxed on my small vintage bike at home!
Also I think it's healthy to switch up the discipline sometimes. As you said, when travelling like this, the bike is only the tool for travel. The bike is fun, but doing it on a bicicle or on foot is just as valid. Now doing long distance on a bike I would probably fall over dead... but I try to get in a long hike (50-100km) every year. Thankfully I have a friend that enjoys doing that with me, but on the bike I am usually alone.
Thanks for this video! It caused me to reflect on some of my thoughts and feelings and put them into words. 😁
And thank you Lasse for a very insightful comment!
In Sam Manicoms books he writes exactly the same as you - he started out doing big miles when he rode around the world, but ended up doing much shorter day - he writes one needs to get in "tune" with travelling for that long.
"Get-there-itis" - haha that's excellent, I can definitely imagine pilots getting that when their job is mostly.. travelling?
Happy new years!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I think I feel something similar.
Before I started riding a motorcycle, I used to do a lot of hiking and trail running. This fall, I returned to trail running and realized that I don’t want to be in the mountains on a motorcycle. I need a slower pace for exploration and more silence. And I would also like to share the next adventures with my family.
And thank you for listening and chiming in.
Happy new year Lukas!
don't worry, it's about the journey. either on a bike or on foot, live is a journey
and on holiday you'll meet bikers everywhere or the biker mindset..
Good hearing from you again buddy!
Very valid point. As someone already mentioned, solo riding might be one of the remedies (at least I feel like I'm in control of when, where and for how long I want to stay and explore). And "by accident" it somehow happens for me that I visit countries (ex. the mentioned Montenegro and Albania - WOW) by "foot" and then I return to the same places on a motorcycles. It's like, when you are there for the first time and you have that feeling "Oh, it would be awesome to ride the motorcycle here", then you are guaranteed, you gonna like it :) (Planning my solo TET adventure in Balkans as we "speak" ;) )
Thanks for chiming in, Augis!
Have an excellent trip to the Balkans, I highly suggest The Scandi Flicks' videos from our trip to the Balkans if you haven't seen them already. Both for preparation and getting excited for it ;)
@@JohannesDalen yeah, already watched all 4 ;) great footage and scandi humor, loved it! BTW, any reason why you guys decided to hit BIH but skipped Albania? More optimal loop, maybe? I'm thinking about Montenegro->Albania->and then back up through N. Macedonia and Kosovo. Still need to do my homework on N. Macedonia and Kosovo TET.
Before I started motorcycling I did a lot of travel by bicycle, a mere 100 km a day, but I felt much more connected to the environment I was travelling through. So you are not completely wrong.
I've biked a bit this autumn and feel much more connected to the surroundings as well - thanks for sharing!
Always good to hear from you Johannes! Hey, go your own way and do what makes you happy. Very impressed with what I have seen of your photography- you certainly have a talent there. Meanwhile, as others have said, solo rising or bicycling exploring ‘bike packing’ can be peaceful, unhurried and amazing. For me, solo bike packing is like meditation. Happy New Year to you and again, go your own way, always a privilege to see your perspective when you choose to share it. 👍
I totally agree with you. I did more motorcycling this year than any year before. Spain, Portugal, Andorra, France and Morocco. Except for Morocco I went solo. I was by no means clocking up big miles but it always felt like I was in a rush and if I didn't write notes every evening on what I did that day I'd have no clue where I'd been. I was tired all the time and even the odd off days turned into admin days on the bike. One thing that worked well was stopping to visit friends along the way and stay with them a night or 2 to slow things down, and getting my wife to meet me for 5 days at a couple of places so I could explore them better.
That's great you got into photography. That was my hobby before getting back into biking but I've found I leave the camera at home now on the bike trips as I've too much stuff to carry around as it is with a soft luggage setup. That's another reason I end up just passing through places, it was much easier when I'd a bigger bike with lockable panniers.
Touring by train has tbh been the best way to travel and see cities and get a feeling for countries. On a bike I'd you're avoiding cities and large towns it turns into a blur of trails and scenery
And yes, I know it's not November 😉
Hmm, (as usual to you) interesting perspective - I really like your iterative approach and for sure hiking by foot is an awesome idea - I'm kinda coming from the other side - I've hiked all my life, on foot, on canoe, on bicycle and now in my late 40s found motorcycle as a new / additional form of hiking. Based on my experience so far I'm not planning to abandon any of the forms of hiking, I just keep varying between them, hiking on a motorcycle (on a TET) has clearly it's pro's and con's - for example you are able to cover more distance (than on foot) and you are able to ride tracks you would not ride with (loaded) bicycle. The main con to me so far is noise and less of a speed (I'm rather low rpm guy) - I really like the sounds of nature - for this I just make more stops and enjoy sights and nature around me, and I'm getting constantly better at making less miles per day :)
I think the other element to you touch is tempo & group vs solo - doesn't matter whether on foot or on a bike - people have different ideal tempo - finding one common one will be hard - thus even in group trips I have found best to allow everyone to choose their own tempo and reconvene every hour or so to check on each other - worked really well for us this year in Balkans TET.
Btw - one thing that I have been thinking about is combining TET type of riding and hiking by foot - this seems like ideal combination for me - but I wonder how to solve (or does it needs to be solved) problem of leaving motorcycle somewhere (in the start of the hiking path) for a day or two - but I should give it a try.
Good luck and HNY :)
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts with us, and for the kind words!
Happy new years to you too my friend :)
Hallo Johannes, I know exactly what you're talking about. I think of "when you have a hammer, everything is a nail"; eg, when we travel by bike, we think that everyday should be filled with riding. But, like you say, if we want to travel (being a traveller), and not just ride, we need to snap out of that mindset and realise that we dont need to be in the bike all the time! Because being -on- the bike makes certain kinds of exploring difficult; I think of my non bike travels, being on foot, which all suited up in bike gear os not easy, and so when suited up, we almost unconsciously head back to the bike, where the riding gear feels natural, and continue riding and thus just passing through. Which, in retrospect, leaves that feeling of "having rushed through" and past. This has been my biggest puzzle with adv riding: how do I ride, but be able to get off quick and easy and explore (more conveniently) by foot. So far my only answer is that one has to take it slower, which means longer trips, or fewer destinations; which given time and budget seems to me like an annoying paradox. What are your thoughts?
Hello there! You echo exactly what I think as well, it's primarily a state of mind. However, there are practical difficulties as well - longer trips and/or fewer destinations, that's not easily done when life back home is waiting for us in a couple of weeks time.
I recall reading in Sam Manicoms books from when he rode around the world, that he initially travelled ten hours everyday, but quickly got into a slower rythm. It was sustainable, and after a few months he said he only rode a couple of hours at most every day, and he spent weeks in one place. Easy when you don't have a schedule, right? 😉
Thanks for chiming in, a very interesting topic!
@JohannesDalen This is interesting indeed! Responsibilities yeah, we have to live up to the choices we've made in the past. But this just means we need to do things a bit differently. I've not heard of this author before, will check it out, thank you. It sounds quite like other friends of mine, who've been traveling for many years on bikes, pikipiki, who over time also started going slower and slower.
Cheers!
I couldn't recommend Sam's books more - I've read them all four several times and talked with him online, he's a wonderful person.
Good to see you post another insightful video again big fella. 👍
If you want to get into travel first you have to ask yourself why you want to travel, there are so many reasons and that dictates the mode of travel.
For me it is solo travel, the trip to Portugal was great but at times a little stressful, riding in a group is not for me, solo I travel at my pace and stop a lot and I also prefer an older bike that is maybe not as comfortable so it forces me to stop more often.
I noticed many times when in Europe I would be bumbling along at 70-80 Kph because I was enjoying the scenery, the road was just a way to get to the scenery, I found also that at times there were just no places to stop which was annoying so riding slower made sense to me.
Travelling by motorcycle is a mindset, sometimes we forget the reason why we do what we do, the destination is not important only the journey.
Have a happy new year big fella. 👍👍👍👍👍
Finally the 75 year old man inside of you that always sits down during riding breaks has come to life and is now are exploring what lies beneath 😜It's always a good idea to reflect, and pause, and smell the roses, if that means a year off the bike and in hiking boots, so be it. You can for 2025 be those guys we overtook near Jezero Kapetanovo while Ingvar overtakes you saying, "Why walk when you can drive, it sooo much easier" and then we can meet up during the evenings 😂 Happy new year my friend, see you soon.
I remember Ingvars comment like it was yesterday, haha!
Happy new year my dear friend
Yeeees.. I am the same way. I want to see EVERYTHING and go as far as possible and in the meantime I miss so much. I completely understand where you are coming from. I have a different plan from yours though. I always go solo, but i have a friend who really slows me down when we ride because he actually does take the time to stop and “smell the roses”, as it were. That said, he will be accompanying me in my 2025 trip and maybe I will learn how not to push so hard and actually be in the moment and not so concerned with what’s around the corner.
Would love to see videos and photos from those future journeys!
Hi Viking! 😊 I hiked more than I rode bikes myself. So what you have said resonates with me, I understand you! 😁 Btw, I have just watched four episodes from Balkan trip that you guys took by motorcycles this year. Man you were flipping those T7's like they are mopeds! 😅💪 Great fun and an really outstanding video narration and production.
Not for the hiking adventures only, but everything you do in upcoming 2025, I wish you all the very best Johannes! Cheers!!
I LOVE photography too. I'm currently struggling to think what camera I should take to my next long trip. I love fujifilm and the tactile feel of their cameras but not sure if I want to buy a separate camera just to take stills. I would like something that is small, relatively robust to handle being carried in a tankbag etc.
Fujifilm X-M5 looks very interesting. Great hardware in a fairly small body. Photography dials are not as good as the bigger ones and there is no viewfider but size matteres a lot to me so...
Also thought about maybe taking my EOS R with the 28mm pancake lens but it is still a pretty large body to pack.
Maybe a good backpack is my answer... but tankbag is nice for quick access.. Just rambling now.. 🤓
If you enjoy photography my friend, you'll like the plans I have for this channel :D
What about the Fuji x100 series? The new VI looks excellent. My brother has the V and it's awesome. Love the Fuji film simulations.
Hope all is well my friend!
@@JohannesDalen Everything good in Finland 😁 I actually had the second version of that fuji X100. It's a great camera. Bit pricey and its by all means not super small.
For photography its an awesome 'purist' experience. Closest to a Leica without selling a kidney 😅
At least the bike trips got you to where you are to today, wanting to slow down and see more.
Personally i like the constant inflow of passing surroundings a lot. Its like looking at reels while trying not to crash.
I think the biggest problem is travelling in a group. Ofcourse it has its benefits but you will have to stick to some kind of a plan, making it up as you go is far easyer alone.
Are you perhaps selling your dmd2 setup😊? Think of all the "skavsårs-plåster" you could by for the money!!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and 'stache!
Good to see you again, Johannes, I agree with you, traveling with a group or trying to cover more miles in less time it's not always in harmony with what the body and mind needs, I prefer traveling solo on a motorcycle, and to have more time, even if am covering less miles, I like to include hiking 🚶♀️ with my motorcycle 🏍 trips as well as spending time in nature, not just camping overnight
Cheers 🍻 and happy new year!
Likewise buddy! Happy new years and thanks for chiming in :)
Ride to a new place stop a few days, even a week. Its amazing what you'll find ✌️😎
Llevo muchos años sobre motos de campo, trail y enduro y también viajando con motos trail bicilíndricas. A mí también me pasa lo que comentas ( No recuerdo los sitios por donde paso). Pero a diferencia de tu caso yo si tengo claro porque no paro más a menudo... sencillamente porque voy pilotando y disfrutando de la simbiosis con la máquina, el principio y fin es ese pilotar y resolver situaciones complicadas sobre la marcha ...concentración y buen pilotaje en espacios infinitos. Cuando escucho a alguien decir que una moto es el medio y no el fin en si mismo, se que estoy escuchando a un patán que se ha equivocado de modo de "transporte"...sin animo de ofender.
How we do it over here. We go park our ass in town for a week and explore that area very well, and we head back home. I don't like to keep moving from state to state in day. It's better to choose a destination or country and explore it for a couple weeks and head back home or go to another country if you got more vacation
I fully agree.
Happy holidays. You could always take a Himalayan 411. Or a “postie” bike. Force you to slow down lol. 😊
You know, it isok to ride the bike toa destination and park it for as long as you like and explore on foot. I too love to ride but do not enjoy rushing through interesting places. After i retire, I will have the time to properly spend time in interesting places without having to rush off the next morning.
Most of my moto trips are solo when it’s further away. Makes me feel more in the moment. I have days where riding is the priority and I just wanna race my bikenon difficult terrain but some days I do 50kilometers and visit a village and sit down and chill. I have multiple route options for everyday and I try not to bind myself to a plan too much. But maybe buy a vintage motorcycle. Like an old xr or xt. Slows you down a bit!
hey, 100% agree and I also struggled with that in the last years. Rushing through countries, nature, focusing on the gravel and flying by places I should better have stopped. Now I am wondering if downgrading on a small motorcycle (like a crf300) could help to rearange the way I do it in the future. Go on, ciao Haro
Our group also rides everywhere, rarely stopping. "Distance munching".
As much as possible cool roads/tracks/trails without much sightseeing. But we don't really have much to look here. We have no mountains here in Estonia. Not much "great views" where to stop and simply watch.
"distance munching", interesting phrase!
Have you ridden on the two islands outside Estonia? I rode there last year, was absolutely epic! But I get what you are saying, pretty flat and slightly uninteresting in general. Good riding though!
@@JohannesDalen Ive done Saaremaa(bigger island). North-West part was the best. Landscape there is different to even us. Would be nice to go back and do some exploring outside of TET tracks.
I agree with you, but most of the time it is the clock you are fighting against. Of course, you wish you had more time and could explore more.
I 100% know what you mean about just flashing through places. Im going to do a combination motorcycling, cycling and hiking. I think the faster you go the less you see. Journey not destination. I think also maybe stay in places a while too. Similar outlook on life i guess. Warm regards. Sheffield. U.k.
Reassuring to hear my thoughts makes sense. Appreciate the warm regards my friend!
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Try riding alone…lately (after the lockdowns) I’ve been riding more and more solo and I feel more relaxed, I don’t have to worry about the group. It also makes me want to take better pictures and videos so I can tell others of my experience, share a better story
Got the same. Maybe it is related to the fact I got route planned for a day and everything what is not riding can drag me away from completing my route. If so, then not planning a route for a day should help.
Yeah if you have a route planned and destination to reach, then it's an even bigger stressor. We usually don't day plan, we ride till late, then we figure out where to sleep.
Planning routes saves wasted time. Ignoring that plan for a better option is the trick. No plan survives contact with reality !
I see nothing wrong with what you're saying there. You're a rider first and a tourist second. Riders love to ride, and when I go riding that's what I want to do. Ride. Seeing cool things is great, but for me the experience of riding far outweighs what I see when I get where I'm going. Do what you enjoy mate.
Some seem to agree, others disagree. I get what you're saying, I used to be a rider first, tourist second, but that seems to shift. Happy holidays Bill!
I totally get the urge of keep moving.. i hate sitting still when i'm on my bike..
Then you would hate being on a trip with me 😆
Do you think it would be different if you were on a trip without your bike?
@JohannesDalen nope.. my wife is always complaining when we are on vacation. I hate just laying down on a beach.. i must rent a car or something and see stuff 😛
Hehe, I don't like the beach either, I'd like to be on the move as well, but not too quickly.
Riding for me predominantly on back roads is entering another realm.
I pray and talk to God ..( or is that myself?)😊🤔
I am older …being appreciative of the beautiful valleys and mountains ..standing up on the pegs I am flying , feeling the wind and the sun …in the present moment .
Rij alleen, zet knop op chill.
Als je snel rijdt kijk je naar meer, als je rustig aan doet zie je meer.