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New to cross-country motorcycle riding

Geneva, Switzerland – Since the first time I hopped on a motorbike at age 19, I have dreamt of how to make a living out of riding and talking about motorcycles. As so often happens, life got in the way, and humanitarian work has claimed my professional ambition.

Every so often though (once a week on average) I still find myself daydreaming about motorcycle adventuring as a livelihood.

A dear friend I spoke to recently rekindled my passion with tales of his work as a product promoter for Harley-Davidson’s corporate headquarters in Milwaukee.

As I listened to my friend recount his recent trips to Australia and Mexico where local dealers supplied him with late model bikes to cruise around on, my mind slipped to a time when two-wheeled motors were equated with eternal bliss.

After getting off the phone, another motorcycle figure came to mind, Helge Pedersen.

Pedersen began his cycle adventures in the late 1980s, making his way around the world with a BMW GS800 by working intermittently as a ship-hand.

Motorcycle road trip in the US almost two decades ago

His book, 10 years on two wheels, about his cycling adventures – Paul Bowles meets Robert Pirszig continues to be an inspiration to me (writing style not withstanding).

The weather is getting warmer, engines around me are revving up more often and I’m trying to work out how to make the world a better place from the hard seat of a bike. Open to ideas from fellow dreamers!

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