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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ruSTynutz on January 19, 2023, 01:25:01 PM

Title: Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World
Post by: ruSTynutz on January 19, 2023, 01:25:01 PM

In 1982, at the age of just twenty-three and halfway through her architecture studies, Elspeth Beard left her family and friends in London and set off on a 35,000-mile solo adventure around the world on her 1974 BMW R60/6.

Reeling from a recent breakup and with only limited savings from her pub job, a tent, a few clothes and some tools, all packed on the back of her bike, she was determined to prove herself. She had ridden bikes since her teens and was well travelled. But nothing could prepare her for what lay ahead.

When she returned to London nearly two and a half years later she was stones lighter and decades wiser. She'd ridden through unforgiving landscapes and countries ravaged by war, witnessed civil uprisings that forced her to fake documents, and fended off sexual attacks, biker gangs and corrupt police convinced she was trafficking drugs. She'd survived life-threatening illnesses, personal loss and brutal accidents that had left permanent scars and a black hole in her memory. And she'd fallen in love with two very different men.

In an age before email, the internet, mobile phones, satnavs and, in some parts of the world, readily available and reliable maps, Elspeth achieved something that would still seem remarkable today. Told with honesty and wit, this is the extraordinary and moving story of a unique and life-changing adventure.

PART 1: https://youtu.be/Xaxo5EIJhrY

PART 2: https://youtu.be/KwBYy5Clm5U

PART 3: https://youtu.be/lvogDFH67bs

If you'd like to purchase Elspeth's book, it can be purchased Here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Lone-Rider-Elspeth-Beard/dp/1937747980 (https://www.amazon.com.au/Lone-Rider-Elspeth-Beard/dp/1937747980)

Title: Re: Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World
Post by: Biggles on January 20, 2023, 12:59:54 PM

To whet your appetite, there's a bunch of quotes from her book on this page, starting about 1/3rd of the way down:
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=917.msg1241861#msg1241861 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=917.msg1241861#msg1241861)

Title: Re: Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World
Post by: ruSTynutz on January 21, 2023, 12:30:24 AM

All but one are actually on the page before, Bill!  :whistle
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=917.2525 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=917.2525)

Title: Re: Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World
Post by: Shillas on January 21, 2023, 09:00:44 AM

Read the book a few years ago, quite a story. :thumbs