2023-12-02 01:40
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new entrant for 2023, # 21 (in honor of German motorcycle racing legend Walter
Zeller), had opted for a BMW R100GS as his rally motorcycle of choice.
He
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RTW Adventure Motorcycle Tour Rally in Asia, Europe, Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Thailand, Myanmar, North America and South America.
2023-05-22 13:29
BACK ON THE ROAD (ORTA VEZ) hooked Dr. G after his pit stop while looking for America in 2022. The book, by Ernesto "Che" Guevea (1928-1967), was published in 2000. He left… Read More
2023-05-21 23:05
Border and water crossings across Asia were the biggest barriers Dr. G saw when he made a pit stop after leaving Duluth, Minnesota to arrive at his home in Montana. His plan to c… Read More
2022-11-16 08:33
A 1995 BMW GSPD CLASSIC (one of 150 manufactured) suffered a catastrophic mechanical failure on the way to the Start of the Last Broke Bike Mountain Ride leg of the 2022 ‘round the wor… Read More
2022-05-24 19:06
Europe through Russia to the USA – Out! In April, # 9 halted his adventure plans to start an overland motorcycle adventure in June from Heidelberg, Germany to Latvia, and then across… Read More
2021-05-13 11:16
The ‘RTW rally continues in 2020-2021! Some rally entrants had to halt their adventures in 2020 due to COVID and country border closures or visa expirations. Others escaped bef… Read More
2020-05-08 14:05
2019-06-07 20:51
The following is a true tale.The events depicted happened on the roads around the globe between 2012 and 2017.At the request of a few honorable survivors, some names have been changed or quo… Read More
2017-11-01 14:55
The recounting of the failure of one man to cast off his honor and leave a partial trail of misinformation on three continents found an interested but small audience for a book to be publish… Read More
2017-11-01 12:23
(Content Titles and Dates posted)1 GRAND TOUR, GREAT AROUND THE WORLD MOTORCYCLE RIDE, OR ADVENTURE RALLY? (November 2, 2015)2 &nbs&hell…Read More
2017-10-06 01:17
Dr. G had been a hard-to-hit-moving-target for an interview since he landed in Los Angeles. This photo finally captured him arriving at his home base after having logged another 3,000… Read More
2017-09-28 01:28
Much of the crazed adventure across Myanmar and Thailand was conjured here at the Nicky’s Handlebar in Patong, ThailandDr. G had warned a South African, Paul Blignaut from Cape Town, … Read More
2017-09-17 13:45
(Copy above is of the RTW Adventure Motorcycle Rally sticker)LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN![News Release]Richard Livermore and Dr. Gregory Frazier conjured a motorcycle ride around the globe, Live… Read More
2017-07-16 00:45
Pictured above was motorcycle artwork on the Dr. Gregory Frazier Motorhead List to show Richard C. Livermore (# 7) in Moscow, seen here outside the headquarters of the “Nochye Volki&rd&hell…Read More
2017-06-29 01:12
SOFT BUTT ADVENTURE RIDE REFLECTIONS (First published in CITY BIKE Magazine, May, 2017 issue, by columnist Dr. Gregory W. Frazier, Chief of the World Adventure Affairs Desk)“World&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-06-29 01:09
ADVENTURE RIDING BUNNY (First published in CITY BIKEMagazine, July, 2017 issue, by columnist Dr. Gregory W. Frazier, Chief of the World Adventure Affairs Desk, text below)“I’m ou… Read More
ARGENTINA DENIED ENTRY, AMERICANIZED, BIDET MOUTH WASHER, OZZY OSBOURNE DOPPELGANGER IN BUENOS AIRES
2017-06-18 01:27
In the zone between Chile and Argentina, Richard Livermore stopped to appreciate crossing a high mountain pass. Livermore and Dr. G had been stamped out of Chile and their motorcycles offici… Read More
2017-06-15 01:02
To salute Carl Stearns Clancy and his decision to venture on alone after having been abandoned by his riding pal in France 113 years earlier, Dr. G carried on alone around the world, having… Read More
2017-06-01 09:54
The cold and snow pictured above is what welcomed Dr. G back to the USA for his pit stop.Abandoned in Cape Town, pit stop in Frankfurt, more secret plans away from the motorcycle paparazziAf… Read More
2017-04-30 01:11
As seen above, Dr. G, Soft Butt # 9, physically tagged the southernmost tip of the African continent, Africa’s “Earth’s End.” It was his third time so doing. T… Read More
2017-04-16 02:52
As the above picture depicts, the Soft Butts knew they were no longer lounging on South Africa’s Karridene Beach at the five star Protea Hotel by Marriott south of Durbin. A vote… Read More
2017-03-28 16:30
Dr. G was again welcomed home to snowy sub-zero weather and the dark funk accompanying an extended pit stop during another leg of The Great Around The World Adventure Rally. House bound, the… Read More
2017-03-28 16:28
Mickey D, also known as “Macky D” (by the Brits) and “McDo” (by the Frenchies), who has seemingly located nearly everywhere on the planet, said to one of the intrepid… Read More
2017-03-28 16:14
The Dark Continent of Africa for Stage 3 offered an opportunity for technical advancement in adventure motorcycling gear and equipment, possibly changing gear from what the entrants had used… Read More
2017-03-28 16:11
After considerable research into shipping or flying motorcycles from the USA to Africa, or buying motorcycles in Africa, # 7 (Richard Livermore) and # 9 (Dr. G, aka Ozzy 2) concluded, &ldquo&hell…Read More
2017-03-28 16:07
Entering Namibia was fairly simple. The entrants stamped “Out” of South Africa in their passports, then “In” into Namibia. The paperwork provided by GSA AFRICA… Read More
2017-03-15 22:50
A bit of rain proved that the choice to use Aerostich www.aerostich.com Darien Suits and Combat Touring Boots was a wise choice. Pictured above was Dr. G at an early pit stop in Botswa… Read More
2017-03-07 21:01
As the photograph above shows, people were friendly and waved as the Soft Butts drove into Swaziland. They had rejected the optional route through Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, deciding… Read More
2016-02-21 15:37
This rally prepared motorcycle pictured above was eventually exchanged for an older 1983 Honda GL650 when shipping costs were compared, purely a financial decision. This rally prepped… Read More
2016-02-18 23:18
Richard Livermore made some new adventure riding friends during a Peru pit stop. The Peru riders traded travel information and wanted to be photographed with “Motorista Global” a… Read More
2016-02-04 21:17
(Above) When making new friends, Livermore let some VIPs try out his motorcycle by sitting on it, but the VIPs were seldom old men or adventure riding maniacs. Dr. G was more amenable… Read More
2016-01-20 16:03
The two 1983 Honda GL650 motorcycles were so old they often did not appear on the lists of motorcycles in computer files at borders, confusing the government officials. At this entry p… Read More
2016-01-08 04:04
Hello Colombia! The two motorcycles arrived at their Colombian destination in crates constructed so well that they could have carried glass statues. The wooden boxes were built i… Read More
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