GlobeRiders Motorcycle Adventures

08/22/2024

In preparations for the next Big Ride my good friend Roger Moore and I have done some modifications and upgrades to the Mobec Duodrive sidecar setup. Time for a shake down to see if we did good work or not.
Happy to report that after a roundtrip of 1,000+ miles of gravel, rocks and mud from Dawson City to Tuktoyaktuk and back to Dawson City all is well with rig and rider. It was a wonderful ride with weather from 82F and sunshine to pouring rain, wind and 39F.
It is now 36 years since I passed Dawson City on my way up to Alaska and Prudhoe Bay.
In comparison with the Prudhoe Bay track this ride to Tuktoyaktuk was both more challenging and scenic.
In my opinion, a perfect testing ground in preparations for the next Big Ride.
Greetings from Grizzly Lake, Alaska.

12/06/2023

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GlobeRiders Dispatch #163     GlobeRiders For Sale On June 13th, 2023, GlobeRiders' final Adventure, the M2M Adventure, ended in München, Germany. Yes, you read it correctly, after 23 years of conduct

06/08/2023

We have just posted our first Journal Dispatch and you can read more about it here: http://www.globeriders.com/live!journal_pages/gmm23_live!journal/gmm23_chapter01.shtml

05/28/2023

Just outside Al Ula, Saudi Arabia’s northwestern desert, we went to see an art exhibit by Andy Warhol. Strange place for an art exhibit you might think. Indeed, it was not only unexpected, but also quite fascinating to get to see this unique building where the exhibit was held. The Maraya concert hall holds the Guinness World Record for largest mirrored building on earth.

For those of you that are waiting for updates from our GlobeRiders Muscat to München Adventure we hope to have stories and pictures posted soon on GlobeRiders Journal pages. Time is flying by and we are already in Georgia and will enter Turkey next week.

12/31/2022

In preparations for GlobeRiders Muscat to München Adventure 2023 I brought my Mobec Duodrive sidecar to SoSo Cycles in Fife Washington. They are my local BMW dealer, great employees and friends for so many years now.
The main service was to have the driveshaft on the BMW R1200GSA 2018 model checked. Bike has 12,000 miles and after the check I were informed that there was no need for a replacement driveshaft. All I got was a hole drilled and a rubber valve installed. This is supposed to take care of buildup of water in the driveshaft housing.
If you have a good eye, you will see, next to the rubber valve, that I already had drilled a ventilation hole right after I got the bike in 2019.
Have you had your driveshaft replaced and if so after how many miles?

Wishing You all and the World a Better 2023.

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12/12/2022

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GlobeRiders Dispatch #162     The Last Ride Only one more ride before we hang up the hat and call it quits. It has been a wonderful ride since GlobeRiders first motorcycle adventure in the year of 20

12/10/2022

In preparations for GlobeRiders Muscat to München Adventure 2023 I am here in Southern Germany visiting Mobec. They are the builders behind my latest sidecar rig that I will be using on this upcoming journey, not the one in these pictures though.

What you see here is Mobec's Superdrive model, an incredible machine. No less than 16 gears, 6 in reverse, 6 low gear with a max speed at 40 km/h and the normal 6 gear going forward and all powered by a BMW R1200GSA liquid cooled engine.

It was great fun to try this monster and I were in particular impressed with the low gearing as I worked my way through a muddy road in a farmers field.

If you like one bring a backpack full of Euros, some 120,000.-

All pictures below are captioned and to learn more about Mobec and their motorcycles visit their web page

http://www.mobec-international.com/index.html

09/28/2022

We have just published the first of our Chapters for the GlobeRiders South of the Equator Adventure 2022 and you can find it here: http://www.globeriders.com/live!journal_pages/gse22_live!journal/gse22_chapter01.shtml

In the below picture you see Zoe talking with a vendor by a shipwreck on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia.

09/10/2022

We have been riding in South Africa for a few days now and loved every minute of it. Today we were heading north towards Namibia when we decided to go of the main road to see the spring wild flowers. In this picture you see Bill Whitacre riding his BMW R1250GSA next to some unbelievable and colorful spring flowers.You can follow us here:
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05/25/2022

Today was a picture perfect day riding south towards the 49er Rally in northern California. The event is marking 50 years, come and join the celebration.

03/23/2022

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GlobeRiders Dispatch #161 As I look at the banner picture above all that comes to mind are wonderful memories of the day we were riding from Yalta to Odessa in Ukraine. The fellow on the bike, whose n

02/15/2022

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GlobeRiders Dispatch #160 A New Africa Adventure A new GlobeRiders Africa Adventure We have scheduled a new Africa tour for the Fall of 2022. We're calling it the GlobeRiders South of the Equator Adve

12/21/2021

HAPPY HOLLIDAYS

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11/24/2021

Now available in Europe

We are happy to tell you that we now can ship copies of the book "10 Years on 2 Wheels" from Germany.
Postal cost is reduced dramatically to you that live in Europe.

The way it works is that you write me an email, [email protected], with your postal address and I will send you payments instructions.

Touratech-USA is limited to fulfill book orders that ships within the USA.
If you live outside Europe or USA and are interested to purchase a book, please email me and we will try to help you.

To get your copy before Christmas, hurry up and order today.

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09/08/2021

After having roamed around the world on my motorcycle from 1982 to 1992 I finally settled in Seattle and started to call the city my new home.
It was during my settling in that good fortune would lead me to meet Marco Prozzo. Motorcycling brought us together and photography was our other shared passion. As a very talented Fine Art Photographer I admired his work, but more than anything else I had a new friend. You see Marco is one of those people that is so easy to love, full of curiosity for a stranger and incredible generous. These are just some of the trades my newfound friend had to offer. For almost 30 years we have shared good times and challenging times.

Today I am asking you to help me support my friend Marco in his fight for his life as he battles cancer. Together with 3 other friends of Marco we have set up a GoFundMe Page to raise money for him and his wife Shaun McBride.

I would very much appreciate if you took the time to click over to the GoFundMe page and learn more about Marco and what we are trying to achieve.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Marco-Prozzo

Thanks so much for your time and please share this post wide and far.

05/03/2021

It has taken a very long time for the dream of one day owning a real adventure sidecar rig until today when the dream has come through.
The bike itself is a BMW R1200GSA 2018 model and the sidecar was made by Mobec in Germany.
Mobec call the 2WD Duodrive, which means that the sidecar wheel is under power all the time and has 4 settings depending on the condition one is riding under.
I am looking forward to get to know the bike and take her on Adventures around the world starting with GlobeRiders World Tour 2022.

04/08/2021

04/07/2021

To purchase a copy of Helge's book "10 Years on 2 Wheels" in the USA visit this page https://touratech-usa.com/Store/Book-10-Years-on-2-Wheels-by-Helge-Pedersen

To purchase a copy of the book in Europe or other places in the World please write to [email protected]
Books in this case are shipped from Europe.

Founded by Helge Pedersen, GlobeRiders is built on the knowledge of having traveled the world on a BMW R80G/S motorcycle for 10 years. Visit our website for additional info: http://www.globeriders.com/