Reunited – and ready to go
Finally, after what seems like an eternity, the day has come. I gather my paperwork, grab my helmet and gloves and... get on the bus....
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Simon Weir
Oct 9, 20193 min read
A Swift adventure
There’s an old expression: man plans, god laughs. He must have been in stitches as I carefully arranged for my girlfriend to fly out to...
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Simon Weir
Oct 4, 20195 min read
A ferry contentious issue
Is it somehow cheating to use a ferry or freight service to start your tour? It’s that time of year again, when battle lines are drawn on...
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Simon Weir
Oct 2, 20196 min read
The perfect tour - 2020
Want to make sure next summer's bike trip is the best one ever? Here are my five top tips for making your next bike tour effortlessly...
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Simon Weir
Oct 1, 20195 min read
Product review: Scenic 2
More and more people are using their phones as sat navs. I've been doing it myself, using Scenic and the updated Scenic 2 to get around...
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Simon Weir
Sep 28, 20196 min read
Wizard in Oz
Australia's a fairly big place. Actually, that's not merely British understatement... that's raging inaccuracy. Australia's simply bloody...
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Simon Weir
Sep 18, 20196 min read
South: to Paradise
Expectations are sky high. The riding on New Zealand’s North Island has been superb… but rumour has it that the South Island is on...
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Simon Weir
Sep 13, 20194 min read
Northern soul
I can't believe how good this road is. I can't believe I appear to have it completely to myself. I can't believe how stunning the scenery...
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Simon Weir
Sep 10, 20192 min read
New week, new country
What do you do when you fly off and leave your bike behind? Fly off and get another one – obviously. With my Kawasaki Z1000SX safely...
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Simon Weir
Sep 3, 20198 min read
The Ten Best Roads In America
Plus the best coffee, beers, burritos and more… After 51 days, 25 states, 21 National Parks, two coasts, one massive bike rally and just...
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Simon Weir
Aug 31, 20194 min read
The New Plan
Well, here I am in Australia. Already. What? How did that happen? What happened to Mexico and Panama and Colombia and all of that...
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Simon Weir
Aug 28, 20195 min read
Into Death Valley
From Las Vegas, pretty much any direction is into the desert. I picked north to start with, heading out to the Area 51 Alien Centre. This...
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Simon Weir
Aug 24, 20195 min read
Looking for kicks on Route 66
I had two nights in Flagstaff (or Flag, as the cool kids and the locals call it). After visiting the North Rim of the Grand Canyon...
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Simon Weir
Aug 20, 20195 min read
Into the desert
From the edge of Los Angeles, I should have been heading south – down through the heart of the city, making a break for the border. That...
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Simon Weir
Aug 18, 20195 min read
Once Upon A Time in California
I knew Monterey was going to be expensive. It's a charming town, jutting out into the Pacific on a scenic peninsula. Too expensive for...
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Simon Weir
Aug 14, 20194 min read
You can get anything you want
There’s something quite soul-crushing about being overtaken by a pushbike. But I’d neglected my fuel stops and the Kawasaki Z1000SX had...
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Simon Weir
Aug 13, 20195 min read
Going to California
When Michael overtook the first car, then the next, then the one after that… and then vanished around the hairpin, I knew two things....
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Simon Weir
Aug 9, 20196 min read
American Idyll
I wake up after my first day in Sturgis, feeling time pressing. Really, I’ve been off course since the Grand Canyon: the original plan...
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Simon Weir
Aug 6, 20194 min read
A stranger in a strange land
"So y'all ride a Harley?" the nice lady from Maryland asked. She looked disappointed when I said no. "Whitcher ridin?" Dale, Tim and...
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Simon Weir
Aug 3, 20193 min read
Things to do in Denver when your tyre's dead
Okay, I like the headline because it's a play on the title of a film. In fact, the reality is that what I do in Denver is the same as...
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