Sam Manicom

Well worth reading. This book from Michael Yang.
www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Alive...

#motorcycle #book #motosky #hardback #kindle

Backroads Pyrenees. So much fun up there 😊 If you are heading to Europe, suggest you make time for this area.

Unpaved, gravel, and dirt roads in the Pyrenees often reach altitudes between 6,500 and 9,000 feet.  

#motosky #motorcycle #advmoto #bmwmotorcycle #pyrenees

It's getting warmer. Well here in Exeter it is. In fact this winter we had a couple of days with light snow & the rest of the time it's been incredibly warm & wet - really wet!
I had to dig out this photo from Norway to remember what riding on crip, #bluesky days is all about🤣
#motosky #motorcycles

That feeling when you come over the brow of a hill, and there spread before you is the next set of smiles, 'I didn't know that' moments, challenges, and so often, pure fun.

#motosky #motorcycles #advmoto #motorcycle #bike

One of the things I like about the ABR Festival is that they strive to make it better still. For 2026:

*15% more spent on posh loos & hot showers
*2nd supermarket
*expanding the Quieter Camping area .
*new bars

Not bought your ticket yet? Use SAM26 for £10 off. 👍👍
#motosky #motorcycles #advmoto

That's this Saturday - March 7th. Kicking off at 6pm. These guys are very well worth supporting!!

Can you join us at the Puriton Hall near Bridgewater? TA7 8BP. Just off the M5 at J 23.

Just use the link below to nab your ticket 👍👍👍

docbike.beaconforms.com/form/aab7588...

#motosky #motorcycles

I had great fun chatting with Mark Long from the 'Driven to Ride' Podcast in Chicago.

If you've nothing better to do, perhaps give it a listen 😊

open.spotify.com/episode/0lpo...

Or:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3j...

#motosky #motorcycle #travel #podcast

If you get a chance to ride one or to go out with a good chair rider, go for it. A different experience for sure.

Part of my journey north yesterday involved this kind of chair 😁 Cheers Steve.

#motosky #motorcycles #sidecar #mitastyres

If you haven't booked your ticket for the ABR Festival in the UK in June, grab yourself £10 off a weekend ticket at checkout when you use this code (SAM26).

See you there I hope. I'll be presenting and book signing.

www.abrfestival.com/tickets/?_gl...

#motosky #motorcycles #advmoto #booksigning

A friend Paul sent me this. Which part of the world is it from? There are three regions that I'm aware of that it might be from.

No, it's not Congo, but while here, take a look at this to see why I mentioned the country.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ9l...

#motosky #travel

Always beautiful isn’t it.

I've always liked this photo of Birgit happily bimbling along on her '72 BMW R60/5. Year 5 of the RTW trip.

This is Namibia and the area is the Spitzkoppe Mountains. Absolutely beautiful. We'd not seen a soul for days. Nice.

#motosky #motorcycles #motorcycletravel #namibia #advmoto #motorcycle

Yep, I’ve been watching the weather. Horrendous in too many places. Grim.

1999 - Birgit & I were on the way from Guatemala into Mexico.
How would our travels change? Would North America break the budget? Would it be too easy?
As always, each country so far had it's up sides & its challenges. Mexico had plenty of travel treats in store.

#motosky #motorcycles #r60/5

I'm really looking forward to being at this! Can you join us? Sat March 7th. 6pm
It'd be great to link up!! And these guys are incredibly well worth supporting!!
Location:
www.doogal.co.uk/ShowMap?post...

Just use this link to nab your ticket 👍👍👍
docbike.beaconforms.com/form/aab7588....
#motosky

121: Adventure Travel in the Australian Outback and Beyond — Motorcycle Podcasts Adventure Rider Radio & RAW This month we’re talking about adventure motorcycle travel in Australia. The RAW panel shares stories from their experiences of riding and travelling across the country: the huge distances, the stretc...

It's out! Episode 121 of Adventure Rider Radio RAW.

This time we are talking all things moto travel Outback Australia.

What an incredible land to explore! Do join us.

adventureriderradio.com/arr-raw-post...

#motosky #motorcycles #mototravel #advmoto #australia

Mucky ride in the back lanes around here. 2 hours worth. 👍👍 Lots of muddy field entrances and water-filled potholes. Plenty of loose gravel too. Thankfully there was still a fair bit of standing water on the roads so I didn’t have to work to hard to wash the muck off 😊

#motosky #motorcycles.

Had loads for fun presenting at the Dorchester and West Dorset AM on Wed night. In spite of day and evening of very heavy rain, 90 people still turned out for it. Brilliant bunch of people.

#motosky #motorcycles #mototravel #presentation

One of the things about India, is that riding in the dawn is a magical thing to do. Yes, in many places the traffic is far lighter, but it's the colours & the scents of the day waking up that make this time of day so special. 😊
The three-wheeler? I counted 17 people on and in one once!
#motosky #rtw

I’ll nudge the editor and see if he has any plans.

Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95 From the classic To Kill a Mockingbird to blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, the Oscar-winning actor’s films spanned a remarkable range

RIP to one of the truly great actors

www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Gotcha! A shame. I’m sure you’d enjoy it.

I had fun sitting down to natter with Mike Brailey from Overland Europe & the interview is just out on their YouTube Podcast.

If you’ve not come across these guys before, well, they are interested in travel, however you like to make it happen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMAu...

#motosky #motorcycles

Quick heads up. Today is the last day you can get a discounted ticket for the ABR Festival in June.

See you there I hope!! 👍👍👍

www.abrfestival.com/tickets/

#motosky #abrfestival2026 #abrfestival #advmoto #mototravel

'I'll just have a quick look at the new edition of Traverse Magazine.' Yep, well... 'Quick look'? 🙃 What a cracking read!

204 pages of great tales of the road, superb photos & other info you'll want to take a squint at.
traverse-magazine.com/issues

#motosky #motorcycles #mototravellers #advmoto

Very much looking forward to this! Are you going?
Quoting the organisers - 'The UK's only adventure motorbike film festival.'
Sat 28th February 2026 2pm -11pm - The Brewery Arts Centre Kendal.
Sounds great to me!
www.advmotofilmfest.com

#motosky #motorcycles #advmot #motorcyclefilm

When I found this shot yesterday, I could only grin.
1999 - Almost into year 8 of the round the world trip.

'The' Grand Canyon, that I'd read so much about, and there I was. 😊 And totally impressed. Such an exciting thing to be there.

Why travel? 👍👍
#motosky #motorcycle #travel #grandcanyon #rtw

One of the things I love about motorcycling is that we can be who we want to be & we can do things the way we want to. 👍👍👍
This photo? It's not how I want to ride but I love the way these guys made their dreams come to life.

Motorcycling = Freedom to...

Loveit!

#motosky #motorcycle #motorcycles

Cheers. She's amazing fun to ride! Always makes me smile.