AT OUR AGE...: ADVENTURE RIDING MEANS SOMETHING ELSE kindle

Adventure riding changes as we get older. The motorcycles don’t get any lighter. The rocks don’t get any smaller. And the ground sure as hell doesn’t get any softer.

AT OUR AGE… ADVENTURE RIDING MEANS SOMETHING ELSE is an illustrated look at what happens when a lifetime of motorcycle experience collides with aging knees, poor eyesight, stubborn determination, and motorcycles that somehow seem to gain ten pounds every year.

Through more than 120 humorous illustrations, George F. Karl takes aim at the realities every seasoned adventure rider eventually discovers.

Five-hundred-mile days now require considerably more planning. Picking up a loaded ADV bike sometimes requires considerably more people. Camping involves hundreds of dollars in ultralight equipment, followed by carrying something ridiculously heavy because comfort suddenly matters. GPS screens keep getting smaller. Seat heights keep getting taller. And getting out of the tent in the morning can be a bigger adventure than anything encountered on the trail.

Inside you’ll find the familiar realities of ADV life: Insane route planning, border crossings, roadside repairs, overloaded motorcycles, camping, hotels, coffee stops, weather forecasts, bathroom logistics, aches and pains, riding buddies, bad decisions, great stories, and the eternal belief that the next trip will somehow go exactly according to plan.

Some of these pages come from George’s own motorcycle travels around the world. Others were inspired by fellow riders who were brave enough to admit what they’re known for, and even braver to let him make fun of them for it.

This isn’t a motorcycle instruction book.

It won’t teach you how to cross a river, repair a tire, pick the perfect line, or keep a 600-pound motorcycle upright.

It’s about what happens after you’ve been doing those things long enough to know better… and keep doing them anyway.

Created for ADV riders, motorcycle travelers, riding buddies, and anyone who understands that getting older may change the adventure, but it sure as hell doesn’t mean the adventure is over.

A full-color illustrated coffee-table book for anyone who still rides, still travels, still gets lost, still drops the bike occasionally, and is already planning the next trip before the soreness from the last one has worn off.