List of long-distance motorcycle riders
Long-distance motorcyclists with Wikipedia articles, with tours in chronological order.
List of motorcycle riders and tours
Rider
Date
Motorcycle
Route
Distance
Support
Notes
George A. Wyman (USA 1877–1959)
1903
1902 California Motor Company motor bicycle
San Francisco–New York
3,800 mi (6,100 km)
Unsupported
First transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicle[ 1]
William Chadeayne
1905
Thomas Auto-Bi motorized bicycle
New York–San Francisco (via Chicago, Omaha, Cheyenne, Ogden, Reno, modern day I-80 )
3,800 mi (6,100 km)
Unsupported
47-1 ⁄2 days, new record transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicle[ 2] [ 3]
Carl Stearns Clancy (USA 1890–1971)
1912
1912 Henderson motorcycle
Circumnavigation. Dublin–New York
18,000 mi (29,000 km)
Unsupported
First man to go around the world with a motorcycle[ 4]
Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960)
1912
1912 Indian motorcycle
United States, Jamaica, Cuba, central America
14,000 mi (23,000 km)
Unsupported
Demonstration tour sponsored by Indian[ 5] [ 6]
Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960)
1914
Indian V-twin motorcycle
San Diego–New York
3,378 mi (5,436 km)
Unsupported
New transcontinental record 11-1 ⁄2 days. Newspapers dubbed Baker "Cannonball" for the feat.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Avis and Effie Hotchkiss (USA)
1915
Harley-Davidson sidecar
New York–San Francisco–New York
9,000 mi (14,000 km)
Unsupported
First transcontinental crossing of the United States by women[ 8]
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren (USA)
1916
Indian Power Plus
New York–Los Angeles
5,500 mi (8,900 km)
Unsupported
[ 9]
Marjorie Cottle and Hugh Gibson (UK)
June 1–12, 1924
Raleigh
Circumnavigation of Great Britain (in opposite directions)
3,429 mi (5,518 km)
[ 10]
Clare Frewen Sheridan and Oswald Frewen (brother)
July 1924–September 1924
799 cc, 7 hp AJS motorcycle–sidecar (Sheridan as passenger)
Sussex (UK)–Odessa via Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, USSR (Russia, Ukraine); shipped to Istanbul, then more travel in Turkey[ 11]
4,226 mi (6,801 km) [ 12]
First British motorcycle in the Soviet Union.[ 13] Book, Across Europe with Satanella [ 14] [ 15]
Svend O. Heiberg (Denmark/USA) and Aksel Svane (Denmark)
1924–1925
Harley-Davidson sidecar
Circumnavigation. Europe, Turkey, Iraq, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, United States
Unsupported
To conduct forest research. Heiberg later became professor of silviculture in the U.S.
James C Wilson and Francis Flood
1927
Triumph motorcycles single cylinder with sidecars
First motorcycle crossing the continent of Africa. From Lagos, North of Lake Chad to Massawah on the Red Sea.
Estimated 3,400 miles (5470 km)
Unsupported
Travelogue, Three-Wheeling Through Africa , 1936. Self-filmed.
Marjorie Cottle , Louie McLean and Edyth Foley
1928
Raleigh , Douglas , and Triumph , respectively
Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands
7,000 miles (11,000 km)
Tour of European capitals celebrating the women's victory at the 1927 International Six Days Trial [ 16]
Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha (Hungary)
1928–1936
Harley-Davidson
France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Bucharest, Budapest, Athens, Luxor, Sudan, Karachi, Bombay, Delhi, Lahore, Madras, Colombo, Australia, Padang, Singapore, Bangkok, Saigon, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Mexico, Havana, Panama, Chile, Brazil, London, Dublin, Brussels, Madrid, Nice, Bern, Zurich, Munich, Vienna, Budapest
170,000 km (110,000 mi)
Unsupported
First round the world on all inhabited continents (66 countries) with a motorcycle[ 17]
Betty and Nancy Debenham (UK)
February 1929
BSA motorcycles
England
2,000 mi (3,200 km)
Unsupported
Toured 2,000 miles with no money to win a bet with Kaye Don [ 18]
Bessie Stringfield (USA, 1911–1993)
1930s
Harley-Davidson
8 trips across US
Unsupported
[ 19]
Max Reisch (Austria, 1912–1985)
1933–1934
Puch 250
Austria (Kufstein)–India (Bombay)
8,015 mi (12,899 km)
Pillion rider Herbert Tichy
First motorbike ride from Europe to India[ 20]
Robert Edison Fulton, Jr. (USA, 1909–2004)
1932–1933 (18 months)
Douglas twin cylinders
Hemispherical route through 22 countries. From London and across Central and Southeastern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq (across the Northern Arabian Desert), British India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan.
40,000 km (25,000 mi)
Unsupported
Travelogues: book, One Man Caravan ,[ 21] and a film:The One Man Caravan of Robert E. Fulton, Jr. An Autofilmography [ 22]
Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron
11 December 1934 – 29 July 1935
600 cc single-cylinder Panther with sidecar and trailer
London to Cape Town
13,500 mi (21,700 km)
Unsupported
Parts recorded on film and in Wallach's book, The Rugged Road [ 23]
John Penton
1958
BMW R69S
North America transcontinental, New York to Los Angeles
2,833 mi (4,559 km)
Transcontinental crossing record, 52 hours and 11 minutes[ 24] [ 25]
John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010)
1966 (2 months)
Vespa GS 160 single cylinder scooter
Continental route through 8 countries. From Minneapolis to Panama and back through the USA, Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
11,000 mi (18,000 km)
Unsupported
Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010)
1971 (2 years)
Vespa SS 180 single cylinder scooter
Hemispherical route through 21 countries. From Menomonie, Wisconsin to Cape Horn through the USA, Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Dutch Guiana, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and north through central America again. Gerber intended ride through Canada to reach Alaska, but his ride was cut short when he was hit by a car in Hayward, California .
25,000 mi (40,000 km)
Unsupported
Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010)
1978 (1 years)
Vespa Rally 180 single cylinder scooter
Circumnavigating through 23 countries. From Singapore to London through the Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and England.
20,000 mi (32,000 km)
Unsupported
Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Peter Thoeming and Dr Charlie Carter
1978-1981
Honda XL 250s
Sydney to Dublin and on through USA.
46,000 mi
(74,000 km)
Unsupported
Book: Motorcycle Touring
Radio: ABC 2JJ
Anne-France Dautheville (France)
1972–73[ 34]
Kawasaki 125[ 34]
12,500 mi (20,100 km) [ 34]
First woman to motorcycle solo around the world.[ 34]
David McGonigal (Australia, b.1950)
1970s (4 years)
Yamaha RD350
Circumnavigating via Asia, Europe, North America.
First World Tour[ 35]
Ted Simon (UK, b. 1931)
1973–1977
Triumph Tiger 500cc
Circumnavigating. 1973: England, France, Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Sudan, Ethiopia. 1974: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Rhodesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Brazil, Argentina, Chile. 1975: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia. 1976: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal. 1977: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia (formerly), Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, England. (49 countries)
78,000 mi (126,000 km)
Unsupported
Jupiter's Travels [ 36]
Walter Muma (Canada, b. 1956)
1978
Motobécane Mobylette 50 cc moped
Toronto to Alaska and Inuvik via gravel Alaska Highway , and back
11,500 mi (18,500 km)
Unsupported
[ 37] [ 38]
Helge Pedersen (Norway)
1982–1992
BMW R80G/S
Circumnavigation: 77 countries on every inhabited continent[ 39]
250,000 mi (400,000 km)
Unsupported
First south-to-north crossing of Panama's Darién Gap by motorcycle[ 40] Book: 10 Years on 2 Wheels
Emilio Scotto (Argentina, b. 1956)
1985–1995
1980 Honda Gold Wing GL1100
Circumnavigating. All of Europe, all of Africa, all of the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, some Pacific islands, and all of North and South America (279 countries)
735,000 km (457,000 mi)
Guinness record for the world's longest motorcycle ride. Travelogue: The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey [ 41] [ 42]
Jim Rogers (USA, b. 1942), Tabitha Estabrook
January 1991–November 1992
BMW (x2)
Circumnavigating . Section 1: Ireland, across Europe, Russia (Europe and Siberia), Japan. Section 2: Japan, China, Karakoram Highway, Pakistan, Central Asia, Caucasus, Turkey, across Europe and back to Ireland. Section 3: Ireland, Southern Europe to Northern Africa, across the Sahara through Tamanrasset, Central and Southern Africa to Cape Town. Section 4: Australia and New Zealand. Section 5: Ushuaia, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Central America, Mexico, Eastern USA to New York, across Canada to Alaska, Pacific Coast to San Francisco (52 countries)
105,000 km (65,000 mi)
Travelogue: Investment Biker .[ 43] Videos: The Long Ride , The Party's Over
Nick Sanders (UK)
1992
Royal Enfield Bullet
Circumnavigating
61,200 km (38,000 mi)
Dave Barr (USA, b. 1952)
1994–1996
Harley-Davidson
Circumnavigating. Section 1: USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Southern America (Atlanticantic loop) to Ushuaia, Chile, Southern and Central Africa, North Africa (across the Sahara through Tamanrasset), Central and Northern Europe (winter time), Russia (Europe and Siberia in winter time), Mongolia (winter time), China, Southeast Asia. Section 2: Australia (about 40 countries)
133,575 km (83,000 mi)
Dave made the trip on a 1972 Harley-Davidson® motorcycle with two prosthetic legs. Travelogue: Riding the Edge, Riding the Ice [ 44]
Andy Goldfine (USA) and Helge Pedersen (USA/Norway)
1996
2 × BMW R80G/S
North America: Duluth to Seattle (Goldfine); Hyder, Alaska ; Anchorage. Asia: Magadan, Siberia; Lake Baikal; Ulan Ude; Mongolia; Beijing; Vladivostok; Sakhalin Island; Holmsk; Hokkaido; Yokohama. North America: Los Angeles to Seattle (Pedersen) and LA to Duluth (Goldfine).
17,000 mi (27,000 km)
[ 45] [ 46]
Austin Vince , Gerald Vince, Chas Penty, Bill Penty, Clive Greenhough, Nick Stubley, Mark Friend, Louis Bloom
1995–1996
Suzuki DR350
Circumnavigating. London, through Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Siberia to Magadan across the Road of Bones to Magadan, then from Alaska to Chile, and finally from Cape Town through Africa and the Middle East back to London
65,000 km (40,000 mi)
Unsupported, filmed
TV series and book: Mondo Enduro [ 47]
Benka Pulko (Slovenia, b. 1967)
June 1997–December 2002
BMW F650
Circumnavigating. Europe, Russia, Egypt, Middle East (including Saudi Arabia), South Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, North America, Australia (75 countries)
180,015 km (111,856 mi)
Unsupported
Guinness Record for the longest distance and duration solo motorcycle ride by a woman. First motorcyclist to ride in Antarctica. First woman to ride solo across Saudi Arabia.[ 48]
David McGonigal
1997–1999
BMW R1100RT
Circumnavigating . Section 1: Australia, Chile, Antarctica, Ushuaia, South America to Alaska. Section 2: Australia, Vladivostok, Siberia, Mongolia, Russia (Europe), Europe, Morocco, back to Europe. Section 3: New Zealand, Pacific islands.
114,063 km (70,875 mi)
The First Seven-Continent Motorcycle [ 49]
Nick Sanders
June 1997
Triumph
Circumnavigating
32,070 km (19,930 mi)
Record for circumnavigating the Earth on a motorcycle in 31 days and 20 hours.[ 50] Travelogue: Fastest Man Around the World .
Jūgatsu Toi
1997–2002
Honda XRV750 Africa Twin , Honda NX650
North America, Australia, Africa, South America, Eurasia
120,000 km (75,000 mi)
2010 NHK television documentary covered 30,000 km Eurasian leg[ 51] [ 52]
Nick Sanders
1998–
Yamaha YZF-R1
Circumnavigating. Seven complete world tours
Books: Anatomy of an Adventurer , Parallel Coast , Parallel World–Around the Globe on an R1 , Loneliness of the Long-Distance Biker , Fastest Man Around the World , Journey Beyond Reason , Biker Britain , Timbuktu–In Search of the Dakar Rally and Timbuktu [ 53]
Neil Peart
1998–1999
BMW R1100GS
Quebec–Alaska–Mexico–Central America
88,000 km (55,000 mi)
Unsupported
Book: Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road . His BMW was on display at Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum .[ 54]
Pat Garrod and Vanessa Lewis
1998–2002
BMW R100GS
Circumnavigation — 64 countries, 6 continents
100,007 mi (160,946 km)
Unsupported
Book: Bearback — The World Overland
Chris Ratay and Erin Doherty-Ratay
1999–2003
BMW F650 and BMW R100PD
Circumnavigation — 50 countries, 6 continents
101,322 mi (163,062 km)
Unsupported
Claim Guinness World Record for distance ridden (team)[ 55]
Vladimir Yarets
2000–present (As of July 2014[update] )
Jawa 350 and BMW F650GS
Circumnavigation
More than 100,000 mi (160,000 km)
Unsupported
Rider is deaf[ 56]
Sjaak Lucassen
2001
Yamaha R1 Honda Fireblade
Around the world, Polar Ice
458,000 km (285,000 mi)
Autobiography: Leven op 2 wielen [ 57] Documentary: Sjaak the World (2010)[ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Ted Simon (UK, b. 1931)
2001–2004
BMW R80G/S
Circumnavigating. 48 countries in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, Australasia
88,000 km (55,000 mi)
Unsupported
Dreaming of Jupiter [ 61]
Simon and Monika Newbound (UK)
May 2002–October 2003
BMW R1150GS , BMW F650GS
Circumnavigating. All of Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Russia (Europe and Siberia), Mongolia, China, USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti
189,000 km (117,000 mi)
Unsupported
Guinness Endurance Record. Crossed the USA 5 times and the Arctic circle 3 times.[ 62]
Kevin Sanders (UK, b.1964), Julia Sanders (UK) (passenger)
June 2002
BMW R1150GS
Circumnavigating . Alaska to Florida across Canada and the USA, Europe to Turkey, Iran, Dubai, Australia, New Zealand, and back to Alaska (12 countries)
31,319 km (19,461 mi)
Guinness Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by motorcycle, in 19 days 8 hours and 25 minutes.
Kevin Sanders (UK, b.1964), Julia Sanders (UK) (passenger)
August–September 2003
BMW R1150GS Adventure
Hemispherical. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, across the USA, Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina (Ushuaia) (13 countries)
27,200 km (16,900 mi)
Guinness Record for the fastest Pan-American motorcycle ride, in 35 days. TV series: The Ride: Alaska to Patagonia (National Geographic, 2005).
Kanichi Fujiwara (Japan, b. 1961), Hiroko Fujiwara (Japan, b. 1962)
March 2004–June 2008
Yamaha Passol electric scooter andYamaha Majesty scooter
Circumnavigating. Australia, Thailand, India to Scotland, Scandinavia, Africa, America from New York to San Francisco. (44 countries).
50,552 km (31,412 mi)
Unsupported, sponsored by Yamaha
May be first circumnavigation by electric scooter or electric motorcycle.[ 63] [ 64] Scooter weighed 45 kg (99 lb), with 30 km/h top speed, 20 km battery endurance.
Ewan McGregor (UK, b. 1971),Charley Boorman (UK, b. 1966)
April–July 2004
BMW R1150GS Adventure
Circumnavigating. UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, USA, Canada, ending in New York (12 countries)
30,396 km (18,887 mi)
Truck and crew
Documentary TV series & book: Long Way Round
Allan Karl (U.S.)
2005–2008
BMW F650GS Dakar
5 continents
62,000 mi (100,000 km)
Unsupported
Book: FORKS—A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection [ 65]
Jeffrey Polnaja (Indonesia)
2006–2015
BMW R1150GS Adventure
Circumnavigated thorough 97 countries
440,000 kilometres (270,000 mi)
Solo unsupported
The first Indonesian to circumnavigate. Book: Wind Rider
Bharadwaj Dayala (India, b. 1969)
Apr 2006-Oct 2007
Hero Honda Karizma
India, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh (15 countries)
47,000 km (29,000 mi)
Unsupported and unsponsored
Book: Ride the World [ 66] [ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
Woodrow Landfair (USA, b. 1982)
May 2006-Oct 2007
Suzuki Intruder 800
48 contiguous states, United States of America
94,000 km (58,000 mi)
Unsupported and unsponsored
Book: Land of the Free [ 70]
Ewan McGregor (UK, b. 1971),Charley Boorman (UK, b. 1966)
May–August 2007
BMW R1200GS Adventure
Hemispherical. UK, France, Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (17 countries)
19,500 km (12,100 mi)
Truck and crew
Documentary TV series: Long Way Down
Cathy Birchall (UK, 1957 – 2013), Bernard Smith (UK, b. 1955)
August 2008–August 2009
BMW R100RT
Hemispherical. UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Canada (31 countries)
26,385 miles (42,463 km)
Alone
Book: Touching the World: A Blind woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles [ 71] [ 72]
Simon Gandolfi (UK, b. 1933)
2008–2013
125 cc Honda (America) 125 cc TVS Phoenix (India)
Mexico to Tierra del Fuego via Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina (2008: 34,000 km) Tierra del Fuego to New York (2012: 40,000 km) India (2013: 16,000 km)
over 80,000 km (50,000 mi)
Solo and unsupported
Several non-continuous rides; octogenarian on latest ride. Books: Old Man on a Bike and Old Men Can't Wait
Kanichi Fujiwara (Japan, b. 1961)
April 2009–November 2013
50 cc Honda Super Cub
Numbered highways of Japan
100,000 km (62,000 mi)
Several non-continuous rides
Paul Pelland (USA, b.1968)
2012-
Yamaha Super Ténéré
Documenting one million miles raising awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS)
1,000,000 mi (1,600,000 km) (projected)
Solo and unsupported
Rider, writer and speaker with MS on one million mile journey Chasing the Cure[ 73]
Danell Lynn (USA)
2014-2015
Triumph Bonneville
Lower 48 U.S. states non-overlapping route[ 74]
48,600 mi (78,200 km)
Solo
Guinness World Record: Longest journey by motorcycle in a single country.
Kane Avellano (UK, b. 1993)
2016-2017
Triumph Bonneville
Circumnavigation UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, US, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Spain, Morocco (36 countries). Return to the UK via Spain and France.
28,000 mi (45,062 km)
Solo and unsupported
Guinness World Record : Youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle (male).[ 75]
Ewan McGregor (UK, b. 1971),Charley Boorman (UK, b. 1966)
September–December 2019
Prototype Harley-Davidson LiveWire
Hemispherical. Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, US (13 countries)
13,000 mi
(20,921 km)
Truck and crew
Documentary TV series: Long Way Up
Michel v. Tell (Switzerland)
2020–
2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire
March 2020: 1723 km in 24 hours – over 400 km more than old e-bike record. Driven on normal street by just one person. Regular bike, regular recharge stations. [ 76]
c. 1,723 km (1,071 mi)
Mileage all accomplished on a single motorcycle and a single driver.
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria.
Carol and Ken Duval (Queensland, Australia)
1997–
1981 BMW R80G/S
Two circumnavigations, starting in March 1997
c. 1,000,000 km (620,000 mi)
Mileage all accomplished on a single motorcycle
Jess Stone (Canadian)
2021–
BMW G650GS
Americas in 2022, Europe and Africa planned
With dog companion riding pillion
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