Who hasn’t looked at a motorcycle, and thought how much fun it would be to chuck it all and ride around the world? Plenty of people have: just check out accounts like Helge Pedersen’s Ten Years on Two Wheels or Ted Simon’s classic Jupiter’s Travels. You can do it, too—if you want it bad enough.
Much of the world—at least the interesting parts—hasn’t been paved (yet), so you’ll be riding on dirt roads. You don’t need a full-on motocross bike, but a single-cylinder of at least 650cc like the timeless Kawasaki KLR650, or a twin like the KTM990, BMW 1150 or 1200 GS are all proven choices. The great German aircraft designer Kurt Tank outlined four key attributes necessary for military equipment: It needs to be simple, robust, reliable, and easy to maintain. The same guidelines apply to your round-the-world bike.
It’s easy to overload your bike, so do like Pedersen recommends and fit your bike with small panniers. Nature (and your panniers) abhors a vacuum, and you’ll end up filling whatever you have. Almost all serious round-the-world riders choose some sort of aluminum-box pannier for the winning combination of security, capacity, and weather resistance. A tank bag and a cargo rack give you additional storage room, but remember, you’re just going to the next place where you can buy gas, not to the moon.
Bring a change of clothes, everything you need to repair multiple flat tires, GPS and paper maps, and paperwork: passport, driver's license/permits, visas, registration, proof of ownership, and Carnet de Passage en Douane (a temporary bike import document).
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