Our Origin Story | From Chicago to 8+ Years on the Road

Send us Voice & Text Questions! ⭐️ Read the Blog and see all of the pictures related to this podcast for free on Patreon! 👉 https://www.patreon.com/2upandoverloaded After nine years of traveling the world two-up on a motorcycle, we've learned that a good night's sleep can make or break an adventure! In this episode of the 2Up and Overloaded Podcast, we're talking about motorcycle camping versus hotels, sharing the lessons we've learned from sleeping everywhere from remote campsites to air...

Send us Voice & Text Questions! After nine years of traveling the world together on a motorcycle, we've had our fair share of incredible adventures. We've ridden some spectacular roads, explored remote destinations, and experienced things we never could have imagined when we first set off. But traveling by motorcycle also means accepting that, sooner or later, things are going to go sideways. Sometimes quite literally. From sandy roads in Africa to slippery mountain crossings in South Ame...

Send us Voice & Text Questions! After nine years of traveling the world two-up on a motorcycle, we’ve ridden through 36 countries across the Americas, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Along the way, we’ve experienced incredible cultures, eaten some unforgettable food, and met countless wonderful people. So, after nearly a decade of riding around the world, what are our favorite ADV motorcycle destinations? In this episode, we take you through some of the places that have left the bigges...

Send us Voice & Text Questions! Big bikes or small bikes? After nearly a decade of riding around the world, we’ve ridden everything from a 1,900cc Yamaha Raider to tiny 220cc and 250cc bikes, and plenty in between. In this episode, we break down the pros and cons of big, small, and middleweight motorcycles for everything from fly-and-ride trips to long-term, around-the-world travel. We talk about the bikes we’ve loved, the ones that surprised us, the ones that gave us trouble, and which m...

Send us Voice & Text Questions! In this episode, we break down the real story behind how we saved, sacrificed, budgeted, and found ways to keep our dream of long-term travel alive. From figuring out how much we needed to save for our original 3-year plan, to working regular jobs between adventures and eventually building income through YouTube, books, Patreon, and motorcycle tours, we share how we turned that original 3-year plan into 9 years on the road. More importantly, we talk about h...