China Premium Content China: In Search of Shangri-La Some of the best road trips ignite from a single spark. For me, that spark hit in the summer of 2023 in Chongli, China. I was on a photo gig and my guide, Ibin, was one of those guys you instantly click with. One evening, over a few beers, he
Roundtrip Tour Premium Content Riding the 2024 Kove Rally 450 A few years ago, I was at a motorcycle trade show in Chongqing, one of the world’s largest cities in the heart of China. It was a chaotic affair, and the noise and strange bikes probably traumatized me a little. The event almost made me lose interest in the
Jul/Aug '18 Premium Content China: Keeping up with Indiana Jones Riding across China is a motorcycle adventure like no other. Our China journey includes the Tibetan Plateau’s frigid mountains and grassy plains, the Gobi Desert’s towering pale beige sand dunes, and the Central Basin’s sweltering heat and humidity. We cover it all on small displacement Zongshen motorcycles,
Sep/Oct '08 Premium Content China Delicate white lilac blooms and the rosy blush of peach tree blossoms herald the arrival of spring in Beijing. Some Chinese residents have helped me with the importation of my motorcycle into the country, and now my new friend Pai and I are strolling in the glorious garden of the
May/Jun '03 Premium Content China: Down the Old Silk Road Five months of preparations behind us, we finally have all the required visas and travel permits for China in our hands. We had been waiting for the written invitation of Almaty. Without it, we wouldn't get the visa for Kazakhstan. When we finally received the expected fax, our
Spring '02 Premium Content Tibet: The Road to Lhasa There it is, 20 horsepower of 1940's technology that will carry me on a truly once-in-a-lifetime adventure. I have always wanted to visit Tibet but never in my wildest hallucinations did I expect to do it on a motorcycle. The plan is to depart Kathmandu,
