Bloody hell! Can’t believe that my MZ rebuild video has had 45,000 views! Thx all👍 #motosky #motorcycles #mz #travel youtu.be/0SaQslBhrMw?...

Love seeing a bike that gets out and about 👍👍 #motorcycles #motosky

Very cool. Boxer-Motors.com just published an article about yours truly & thoughts on travel. It's a Spanish Speaking site & magazine so for me, a bit of an honour. The translation works amazingly. boxer-motors.com/sam-manicom-... #motorcycles #motorcycletravel #advmoto #overlanding #motosky

Very tasty!

Random #motophoto You'll not often find me on a freeway when I'm in the US. Backroads? Love them. It's where life is, and less dash! This shot is from Washington last year. I loved meandering this area. I rode full of curiosity. Lot's to see. #motorcycles #motosky #F800GS #travel #mitastires

Random #motophoto time. This is from my zig zaggy ride in the USA last year. Virginia to Oregon. Furthest south? New Mexico. Furthest north? Washington. Furthest west? California's coast. What an amazing spot Death Valley is. #motorcycles #motosky #F800GS

Tuesday evening was fun! I headed to the Chelmsford & District Advanced Motorcyclists (CaDAM) to do a presentation. All sorts of bikes & all sorts of passions. They have two key things in common though. A love of riding & an equal passion for riding really well. cadam.org.uk #motosky #motorcycles

The Bike Shed - my first visit on Tues. When I’m in the area I always seem to be on the dash to meet a deadline, so have belted past. What a super place. Loved the ambience, the smiles from the staff, the layout & design. The food was great. I won't be leaving it so long! #thebikeshed #motorcycles

The grin says it all doesn't it. 😊 Where? Pyrenees. Spanish side. Up on top somewhere 😊 We'd been riding dirt roads and back roads all morning. Perfect! #motorcycles #motosky #motorcycletravel #advmoto #bmwmotorrad

If you look very carefully, you'll spot my partner Birgit 😊 Where? Pyrenees. When? A few years back. Smile? Too right 😁 #motosky #motorcycles

Random #motophoto time. Backroads Colombia 1997. I'm grinning as I look at this. Really hot & amazingly humid. Colombia was magic riding. 👍👍👍Wonderfully diverse landscapes. Very friendly people. #motosky #motorcycles #advmoto #bmwmotorrad

Random #motophoto 😊 Well, not so random. This of course is my F800GS. "Lucky" by name 🙂 #motosky #motorcycles #bmwmotorrad

This is for #motorcycle riders & #overlanders in the #California area. There are now just 46 days until this even kicks off at a cracking venue just near the entrance to Yosemite. Make it if you can 👍👍👍 www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/calif... #motosky #horizonsunlimited #advmotorcycle #travel

Three and a half weeks to go until this excellent #motorcycle #travel event. If you are into long distance motorcycling- #overlanding- then you’ll love this. It’s near Oxford in the UK.

Just a couple of weeks ago in British Colombia. Beautiful. And to my mind, no better way to see it than on a #motorcycle #motosky #motorcycles #canada

I first met Matt & Reece just before they set off round the world on this. I loved that they were trying to do something different & that they knew it was slightly mad. It's a cracking story. A scooter & sidercar? Deserts, jungles, Siberia in the middle of the winter... asseenfromthesidecar.org

It's always brilliant when these two bikes have the chance to stand next to each other. Both are BMW R80GSs & both had riders with almost no experience as their rides around the world started. Mine is the white one & the Bumblebee 'Thelma' belongs to the amazing Tiffany Coates. #motosky #motorcycles

I struck it lucky on the way back from #armchairadventurefestival People were riding off Dartmoor with headlights & rain gear on. For me, the rain stopped before I got to the moors & began again behind me as I rolled off the tops. I felt a bit guilty actually, but smiled all the way home! #motosky

Last weekend buzzed at the Armchair Adventure Festival in Cornwall. Beautiful sunny days were filled with superb presentations, linking up with friends, live music... Brilliant fun to be with this group of adventurers from across the travel world. #motosky #motorcycles #armchairadventurefestival

I’m staying with a motorcycle overlanding friend near Sicamous BC for a couple of days. Really pretty spot. All bike gear from yesterday now dried out and waxed etc. Chris immigrated from the UK some 20 years ago and we’ve not had real time together since then. Excellent stopover. #motosky

Today started beautifully here in BC but soon turned into one of those days where you huddle into your rain gear and watch a grey and green day though a streaky visor 🙃 Still beautiful 😊👍 And the forecast thunder storm didn’t happen 👍 Just heavy rain. I’ll take that! 👍 👍👍#motosky #motorcycles

I’m really sad that HU Canwest is over. An absolutely superb event. A wonderful way to celebrate 25 years of Horizons Unlimited travellers events! Next? California in Mariposa in Sept and the new event in New York State in Oct. 😊👍👍 #motosky #motorcycles @elleon-wheels.bsky.social

The hours of beauty just rolled on and on today. It got to a zesty 35C but I love that. Riding in a self made slipstream? Loveit! 😊 #motorcycles #motosky

Loving being on the road again. British Colombia on a F800GSA. Great ride. Brilliant place to ride. #motosky #motorcycles

Today I discovered that Penticton in British Colombia has some great #graffiti , though methinks #wallart is a better way of describing it. And a terrific camping shop! Great gear selection, and the owner is a buzz! #camping

I was just running through the list of presenters due to be sharing tips, training and tales of the road at Horizons Unlimited Canwest in Nakusp BC this weekend. Just wow!! Anyone heading in for the Meet is in for a fantastic time 👍👍👍 www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/canwe... #motorcycles #travel

Set up and ready for tomorrow at the #abrfedtival #motosky #motorcycles

Brilliant fun! 200cc of steel smiles. Those lines… Sadly not mine to drive! 🙃 #motosky

The big build at the ABR Festival is well under way. 😊 This is the Travellers Tent (which is looking fantastic!) where you’ll find talks with some terrific overland & ADV characters all weekend. You’ll also find me and all the authors #book signing here. See you I hope 😊👍👍 #motosky #motorcycles

The tingle is now here! Not a disease, but it's infectious for sure! 😁 The ABR Festival is almost here. I am really looking forward to being there. So much happening!!! www.abrfestival.com/info/ #motosky #motorcycles #abrfestival #presentations #advmoto #offroad #trailriding #overlanding #books

It's out!!! The new Episode of Adventure Rider Radio RAW. We are talking all things camping — things that make a temporary stop feel like home, to the gear we thought we needed but... Stories about camp setup disasters... adventureriderradio.com/arr-raw-post... I hope you can join us! #motosky

The Horizons Unlimited Canwest Overlanding meet is coming soon. Really looking forward to it. Nakusp. B.C. Canada. See you there? #motosky #motorcycles #travel #overlanding #motorcycle #advmoto #books

Love this. My R80GS had some niggles. I just could not work out what was going on. My mate Dave climbed on his bike & headed over… Messaged saying ‘Emergency rescue are go’ 😁 Solved it. Silly on my part! But hey… Great to have moto mates 👍👍 #motosky

Sometimes when you are travelling you come across a place that you know will stay strong in your memory for ever. I wonder where your special places are. This is one of mine. The temple of Borobudur in Java had been hidden under jungle for centuries. The silence was beautiful. #travel #explore

Always liked this shot by Simon Thomas. What a super photographer this man is. Where was I? On the edge of Snowdonia in Wales. What a stunning area that is. #motosky #motorcycles #livinglense #advmoto

What an absolutely fantastic review by Rider Magazine! Every single one of the authors & the back room team that made this book happen will be delighted. I know I would say this, but The Moment Collectors ASIA is a wonderful book & this review says why. ridermagazine.com/2025/06/06/t... #motosky

It's coming soon! So much happening, but on purpose it's not huge, so don't leave getting a ticket too long. You risk missing out on an amazing collection of presenters in a superb atmosphere. Moto travel fascination & laughter rule this event.😊 www.overlandevent.com/overland #motosky #motorcycles

A friend Tobias cracked me up this morning. He's an Adventure Rider Radio RAW podcast listener... If you are too then you know why this is so funny - so true too 😁 #motosky #whiskey

A task today was to finish my presentation for the ABR Festival. I like making new presentations because once I have the theme & the story ready, it's a case of finding photos to share. This one didn't make the cut, this time, but I like it because of the memories. Backroads in Portugal. #motosky

We'd often park our bikes & watch these Rancheras in Ecuador. From a discrete distance of course. 😊 Imagine for yourself the humid heat, the chat & the shouts from the diver & his mate. Life in full flow! Amazingly colourful too. 'Fun' to travel in one on a sunny day perhaps, but... #travel

I'm really looking forward to this. The Horizons Unlimited Meet Canada - British Colombia - Nakusp! Thurs July 10th to Sun July 13th. Looking at people who have booked in to be there, it's going to be a buzz! www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/canwe... #motosky #motorcycles #travel #overlanding

When you are on a bigger ride, how many times do you stop, just to stand and stare? To soak up being out there. This shot is from Iran. Excellent riding day. Blue skies and cool. 👍👍 #motosky #motorcycles #overlanding #advmoto #travel

I can't help but grin when I see this photo. 2000 & 8 years into the RTW trip. We'd not long left Niagara Falls & were heading for New York. Our bikes were going strong & we still had a bunch of backroad miles to ride. I remember thinking, 'Enjoy this. You have New York Traffic to come.' #motosky

How electric scooters are driving China's salt battery push. Chinese companies have already taken a head-start towards mass producing sodium-ion batteries. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

What did you learn to ride on? I'd love to see. I struck it lucky with this KDX 125. Great bike. Passed my test in 6 weeks. Not so easy now, but so worth doing. For me, life literally changed. This little bike made me realise that a motorcycle is a ticket to the world. #motosky #motorcycles #travel

It's getting very real now! The ABR Festival map has been released. This is where you can find all the authors. I hope you get a chance to wander over & say hello!! Download link for the full map: www.abrfestival.com/news/abr-202... What's on? www.abrfestival.com/info/?_gl=1*... #motosky #authors

I had great fun with the Lowdown Podcast from ADVRider.com a couple of weeks back. We were talking motorcycle travel and travel writing. This is Part 2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td6n... #motosky #motorcycles #travel #books #travelwriting #africa #rtw

This one’s from last year. Some spots just have to be stopped at 😊 Lakeview? Oregon. #motosky #motorcycles

Sometimes, border crossings in Africa surprised us. This was the crossing between Namibia & Botswana. Until this one, the average crossing was roughly 5 hours. No worries - always interesting. This time, just 20 minutes & a cracking dirt road lay ahead of us. #motosky #motorcycles #africa

One of the reasons I love motorcycling so much is that it doesn't matter what our interests & tastes are, there's room for all of us. We all have much in common, regardless of how we roll. There's genius tucked in amongst us too eh. #motosky This is quite a thing - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCoB...