Motorcycle Touring - Everything You Need to Know

The popularity of motorcycle tour riding is increasing steadily, but riders taking off on extended trips must realize there are unique hazards they can face when riding without support far from home. This book is a comprehensive "how-to-tour" guide that includes information on how to plan, what to pack, how to make emergency roadside motorcycle repairs, how to develop a "personal safety net" for when things go wrong, and how best to avoid having things go wrong.

Professional motorcycle adventurer Dr. Gregory W. Frazier has circumnavigated the glove five times by motorcycle, logging over 1,000,000 miles in the process. He has been described as “America’s number-one extreme motorcycle adventurer.” No stranger to danger, he’s been shot at by rebels, jailed by unfriendly authorities, bitten by snakes, run over by Pamplona bulls, and smitten by the women of the world. From one end of the earth to another, Frazier continues to actively pursue and chronicle his two-wheel adventures and expeditions to the most remote places on the planet.Frazier is an author, motorcycle journalist/columnist, film producer/consultant, professional photographer, and motorcycle industry promoter. His work appears widely throughout the international motorcycling press.When not adventuring around the world, Frazier lives quietly in the Big Horn Mountains of Montana.