Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you are planning long-distance motorcycle travel and want a clear, structured understanding of what it really requires, I organized everything into my course “Adventure Riding WITHOUT Illusions.”
It brings together the physical cost, mental pressure, money decisions, planning traps and long-term sustainability behind serious motorcycle travel, based on more than 400,000 km across multiple continents.
Full details here:rtw-adventures.com/new-online-course-1.html
If you travel by motorcycle, sooner or later, something will go wrong.
When that happens, basic mechanical skills can decide whether your trip continues - or ends.
In this video, I talk about the basic mechanical skills every motorcycle traveler should know.
Not workshop-level repairs, not theory — just real, practical things that actually matter on long trips and remote roads.
You don’t need to be a mechanic.
But you do need to understand your motorcycle and know how to deal with simple problems yourself.
In this video:
• fixing a flat tire (tubes and tubeless)
• chain lubrication and adjustment
• basic electrical checks (battery, fuses, lights)
• air filter inspection and cleaning
• brake pad inspection and replacement
• oil changes on long trips
• spark plug basics
These are skills I’ve learned from real-world travel, not from forums.
Tire levers: ktmtwins.com/products/ktm-tyre-lever-set
Adventure Riding Without Illusions - Online Course Details here: rtw-adventures.com/new-online-course-1.html
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Free PDF file: "10 Things to Learn Before You Start Traveling by Motorcycle": rtw-adventures.com/let-me-help-you-1.html
Online course "The Essential Guide to Any Motorcycle Traveler": rtw-adventures.com/online-course-1.html
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Smart GPS Tracker:monimoto.com/uk/ride/6
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If you are planning long-distance motorcycle travel and want a clear, structured understanding of what it really requires, I organized everything into my course “Adventure Riding WITHOUT Illusions.”
It brings together the physical cost, mental pressure, money decisions, planning traps and long-term sustainability behind serious motorcycle travel, based on more than 400,000 km across multiple continents.
Full details here:rtw-adventures.com/new-online-course-1.html
If you travel by motorcycle, sooner or later, something will go wrong.
When that happens, basic mechanical skills can decide whether your trip continues - or ends.
In this video, I talk about the basic mechanical skills every motorcycle traveler should know.
Not workshop-level repairs, not theory — just real, practical things that actually matter on long trips and remote roads.
You don’t need to be a mechanic.
But you do need to understand your motorcycle and know how to deal with simple problems yourself.
In this video:
• fixing a flat tire (tubes and tubeless)
• chain lubrication and adjustment
• basic electrical checks (battery, fuses, lights)
• air filter inspection and cleaning
• brake pad inspection and replacement
• oil changes on long trips
• spark plug basics
These are skills I’ve learned from real-world travel, not from forums.
Tire levers: ktmtwins.com/products/ktm-tyre-lever-set
Adventure Riding Without Illusions - Online Course Details here: rtw-adventures.com/new-online-course-1.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/motorcycleadventures
Channel support: payhip.com/b/Xfzm
My second channel - travel videos only: youtube.com/@motorcycleadventureslive
Third channel - live streams only: youtube.com/@MotoAdventuresLiveStreams
Free PDF file: "10 Things to Learn Before You Start Traveling by Motorcycle": rtw-adventures.com/let-me-help-you-1.html
Online course "The Essential Guide to Any Motorcycle Traveler": rtw-adventures.com/online-course-1.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Become my Patron to have early access to my YouTube videos: patreon.com/motorcycleADV
Join the channel: youtube.com/channel/UC0NfCCms5KosfsdbYQunFEQ/join
Support my channel: rtw-adventures.com/support-1.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Amazon Shop (Affiliate): amzn.to/2OKfzd2
Books: rtw-adventures.com/books-1.html
Merch: rtw-adventures.com/shop-1.html
Smart GPS Tracker:monimoto.com/uk/ride/6
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Website: rtw-adventures.com
Facebook: facebook.com/rtwmotorcycleadventures
Instagram: instagram.com/motorcycleadventures
Telegram: https://t.me/PavlinMotorcycleAdventures
TikTok: tiktok.com/@motorcycleadventurespav?
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