Adventure Motorcycling Handbook

About AMH6

Welcome to the latest edition of Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, published October, 2012 and already topping sales charts in the UK..

‘Adventure motorcycling’ (a term I’m credited with coining in the 90s) has grown massively since the last edition. Now in it’s third decade, the much revised and expanded AMH6 catches up with all of it, covering among other things:

• planning, sponsorship, riding seasons, fuel prices
• bike choice and recommended models
• the gear: what you need, not what you can buy
• a new section on road legal quad bikes from the Quad Squad
• ‘Life on the Road’: borders, comms, police trouble, satnav, filming and moto troubleshooting
• Comprehensive overland route outlines in Africa, Asia and Latin America – aka: the Adventure Motorcycling Zone (AMZ)
• Contributions from among others: Lois Pryce, Walter Colebatch, Gaurav Jani, Grant Johnson and many other two-wheel adventurers
Illustrations by Simon Roberts and maps by Nick Hill

With a 100 extra pages, AMH6 no longer assumes you’re an experienced touring rider who’s suddenly decided to take off to the pouter limits. Research has shown that many AM riders are much like Ted Simon was in the 1970s; individuals in search of an adventure who happen to choose a motorcycle.

With a 100 extra pages, AMH6 no longer assumes you’re an experienced touring rider who’s suddenly decided to take off to the pouter limits. Research has shown that many AM riders are much like Ted Simon was in the 1970s; individuals in search of an adventure who happen to choose a motorcycle.

Readers aren’t expected to have an in-depth knowledge of motorcycle mechanics, travel health or navigation, so there are fuller explanations of how things work and why certain choices are worthwhile, as well as a comprehensive listing on motorcycle troubleshooting. This now makes AMH6 as much of a take-with book as one to consult during the planning stage.

But I don’t claim to know it all. No one can, so what really makes AMH special is that it features over 30 globetrotting contributors covering regions, topics or their specialist knowledge in detail. That – plus some good jokes – is what helps make AMH the legendary book it’s become after nearly 30 years in print.

AMH6: everything you need to know, in one book.