Category Archives: Motorcycles

2023 MABDR Electric is on YouTube – Part 5

Posted on September 26, 2023 by A2Adv

Part 5, the final video in Ben’s series on our MABDR adventure: I’ve really enjoyed watching these videos of our trip. Ben is an excellent film maker. The blog entries with photos from our 2023 Electric MABDR adventure are here.

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2023 MABDR Electric is on YouTube – Part 4

Posted on September 8, 2023 by A2Adv

Part 4 of Ben’s video series of our MABDR adventure: I lol’d. The blog entries with photos from our 2023 Electric MABDR adventure are here.

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2023 MABDR Electric is on YouTube – Part 3

Posted on September 1, 2023 by A2Adv

Part 3 of Ben’s video series of our MABDR adventure is live: This video flew by for me, I wanted to keep watching. The blog entries with photos from our 2023 Electric MABDR adventure are here.

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2023 MABDR Electric is on YouTube – Part 2

Posted on August 19, 2023 by A2Adv

Part 2 of Ben’s video series of our MABDR adventure is live: I am really enjoying the experience of seeing the same trip I took through someone else’s eyes. The blog entries with photos from our 2023 Electric MABDR adventure … Continue reading →

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2023 MABDR Electric is on YouTube – Part 1

Posted on August 18, 2023 by A2Adv

Part 1 of our MABDR adventure earlier this year is here! Ben did an excellent job with this edit. I am really looking forward to seeing what he produces for the rest of the trip. Producing video is a whole … Continue reading →

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2023 PA Wilds BDR-X

Posted on July 1, 2023 by A2Adv

We parted ways with Ben in Lawrenceville, PA, at the border of PA and NY, and the end of the main MABDR route. He and his custom modified electric Harley Livewire One/X had a schedule to keep, and a strong … Continue reading →

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2023 MABDR Electric – WV, MD, and PA

Posted on June 30, 2023 by A2Adv

It was easier than expected to ride around carrying a pool noodle on my bike. I thought it would be floppier, but it hung in there, sticking up like one of those orange vehicle safety flags. Road speeds gave it … Continue reading →

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2023 MABDR Electric – VA and WV

Posted on June 29, 2023 by A2Adv

We met up with Ben at the Creeper Trail campground near Damascus, VA, and near the start of the MABDR. After an only partially successful helmet comm pairing party in the morning, slightly misty but mostly dry conditions started our … Continue reading →

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2023 MABDR – Two Electric Motos

Posted on June 28, 2023 by A2Adv

The first BDR we ever rode was the MABDR in 2018. That ride apparently finished the job of converting this couple of street riders into riders that always have at least one bike with knobby tires on it. There’s been … Continue reading →

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Cornerspin ADV

Posted on May 22, 2023 by A2Adv

I’ll say it again: you WILL learn something about how to ride a motorcycle from former pro racer Aaron Stevenson. Whether you are an average (at best) every day enthusiast like me who just wants to be a better motorcycle … Continue reading →

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The 2ERide Moto Travel Packing List

Posted on May 19, 2023 by A2Adv

Motorcycle travelers run the gamut from ultra minimalist packers, to those that have nearly everything but the kitchen sink packed on their bikes. We’ve always fallen somewhere in the middle, varying back and forth toward one end of the spectrum … Continue reading →

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2023 Moto NC Mountains

Posted on May 15, 2023 by A2Adv

Base camp: Bryson City, NC, a wonderfully walk-able mountain town with good food, bars, and shops, that is somehow not an overcrowded, tourist mess. Its surrounded by excellent outdoor activities and some premium street bike riding, which is extra fun … Continue reading →

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Horizons Unlimited VA 2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by A2Adv

HU Travellers Meeting Virginia 2023 I continue to love these events :) (*Note – not all of these photos were taken by me. Some were posted to the HU VA Facebook Group by others attendees, and Professional Photographer Chris Smith … Continue reading →

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The ADV/Dual Sport Rider’s Unpaved Road Rating System

Posted on March 23, 2023 by A2Adv

As of spring 2023, the link has expired for the Texas Adventure website’s dual sport dirt road rating system. That link has been our standard for years; we’ve found it very useful to be able to clearly and concisely communicate … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT on our TAT trip

Posted on March 20, 2023 by A2Adv

In case you haven’t been paying attention, the open AI (Artificial Intelligence) engine ChatGPT is in the news. Naturally, Kevin has developed a new hobby of playing with it. The results are often hilariously entertaining and fascinating. I laughed out … Continue reading →

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WR290R – Athena Big Bore Kit

Posted on March 5, 2023 by A2Adv

My WR250R (with the stock motor) would not start. It would crank and crank and crank and crank, but would not fire. It had seemingly run fine when I parked it at the end of summer after our latest 8600 … Continue reading →

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Interviews with RideApart and CBC CrossTalk

Posted on November 17, 2022 by A2Adv

Kevin was interviewed for this fun article in RideApart about our trip across Labrador this summer: (I may be biased, but I think this a great interview). Interview With Kevin Edwards, Who Rode The Trans Lab Highway On A Zero … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – Quebec to Home

Posted on September 28, 2022 by A2Adv

Quebec has the most amazing road signs. Just look at this “No engine braking sign.” In the US, we get a boring yellow diamond with the words “No Engine Braking.” Quebec has full color artwork, and a hilarious onomatopoeia. It’s … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – The Trans Labrador Highway with a Zero DSR

Posted on September 27, 2022 by A2Adv

Welcome to Labrador. They aren’t kidding when they call it the big land. If Labrador were a separate country, it’s land area of 113,640 mi² would be in 74th place, just behind Italy. With just 27,000 people, Labrador has 0.045% … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – Newfoundland Part 2

Posted on September 24, 2022 by A2Adv

While charging the Zero at Signal Hill in St. John’s, a guy from Quebec came up to talk about the bike. His wife recommended that we go to Elliston to see the puffins. So, we did. (Of course he was … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – Newfoundland Part 1

Posted on September 23, 2022 by A2Adv

Our welcome to Newfoundland was sunny and warm and wonderfully scenic. We couldn’t have asked for a better day for riding the indirect way from the ferry port in Argentia to the city of St. John’s. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, is … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – NB, PEI, Nova Scotia

Posted on September 22, 2022 by A2Adv

New Brunswick might be a weird place. It seems to have its own flavor. We stopped at a campground to charge the bike, and it was absolutely packed; apparently Christmas in July is a big deal here. Maybe it was … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – Gaspe Peninsula

Posted on September 21, 2022 by A2Adv

Our introduction to French Canada started with an unexpected free breakfast from our campground neighbors, whom we had hardly spoken to the night before. Two cups of hot coffee, warm toasted English muffins, butter, peanut butter, and fresh strawberries. We … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – A Zero DSR on the NEBDR

Posted on September 20, 2022 by A2Adv

I’m not going to bury the lede; compared to riding the Trans America Trail with an electric motorcycle, the NEBDR was cake as far as keeping the bike charged. If you are interested in riding a BDR with an electric … Continue reading →

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2022 NEBDR and NL – On the road at last – More Zero DSR Electric Adventure Touring

Posted on September 18, 2022 by A2Adv

There seems to be no limit for our love of traveling on two wheels. The aspirations for this summer’s adventures include riding from our home in NC through a bit of the Canadian Maritimes, and across Newfoundland and Labrador. Oh, … Continue reading →

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