prolog
Motorcycle World Tour

Travel Preparation
Top 10 Riding Courses
Okay, let's leave now!
What you need for a motorcycle world tour
Types of motorcycles
Criteria for selecting a bike
Motorcycle Safety Precautions
Bike Safety Equipment
Camping Preparation
Carnet
How to decide on a travel route?
The challenges of motorcycle travel
The unique charm of bike travel
The difficulties of long-term travel
Misconceptions about motorcycle world travel
How much money will be needed?
How to use GPS latitude/longitude coordinate location information

Trans-Siberian
Trans-Siberian Route
Cities in Siberia
Clearing your bike through customs
Russian Cyrillic
Filling up at a Russian gas station
Should I use a map?
Our attitude toward the police
Roads in Siberia
Bike maintenance
Trans-Siberian Summary
Siberian accommodation

Europe tour
European tour route
Recommended European Tour Route
European cities
Entering the European Union from Russia
green card
On the way to Norkap
Crossing the Strait of Dover to England
The road to Cape Roca
South Korea's motorcycle discrimination policy
Highways in European countries
Visa Precautions in the European Union
Bike maintenance
Summary of Europe Tour
European accommodation

Crossing Africa
Trans-African Route
Recommended routes across Africa
African countries
From Türkiye to Egypt
Bike Customs Clearance Log
Issuance of Sudanese visa
A Day in Wadi Halfa - Foreigner Registration
Documents required for travel to Sudan
Kenya visa issuance
380km of hellish dirt roads
Jungle Junction in Nairobi, Kenya
Tanzania visa issuance
National Parks in Tanzania
Malawi visa issuance
Mozambique's difficult visa process
From Cape Town to Durban
Bike maintenance
Summary of Africa Tour
African accommodation

Crossing South America
South American Transcontinental Route
Recommended routes across South America
South American countries
Route 3 on the way to Ushuaia
Essential Spanish Vocabulary & Conversation
Entry into Chile, Punta Arenas
From Chile back to Argentina
Fantasy Island.
Visiting Easter Island
The real salt flats of Uyuni, which look fake
Towards La Paz, the capital of Bolivia
Another paradise, a trip to the Galapagos
Let's cross the Darien Gap!
Independence's logbook
Bike maintenance
South America Cross-country Summary
South American accommodations

Crossing North and Central America
North and Central America Transcontinental Route
Recommended routes across North America
Cities in North and Central America
Panama Canal
Crash - Is this how the journey ends?
desolate northern Mexico
Crossing America along the Rocky Mountains
Western US National Park Entrance Fees
Highways of Northwestern America
How to send a bike to Korea
Driving a foreign bike in the United States
Summary of North and Central America
Accommodations in North and Central America
Incheon Port Bike Customs Clearance

Epilogue

A must-read for riders who dream of traveling around the world on a motorcycle!
A perfect driving log recorded while driving 100,008 km in 45 countries over 509 days!
The bible containing all the information you need for a bike trip, including visas, insurance, immigration, customs, currency exchange, and accommodations!

It's not riding experience or courage that makes the dream of a motorcycle world tour a reality.
That's information.
[Motorcycle World Tour] presents the most realistic world tour methods, preparation, and specific guidelines learned during a 17-month motorcycle world tour.


A complete guide to expenses, documents, and preparations for a bike tour.
[Motorcycle World Tour] is a book written by the author who had a hard time gathering information and going on a trip in Korea, which was practically a wasteland for motorcycle world travel, and has compiled detailed records of each day for those who will go on a motorcycle trip in the future.
This book, which compiles essential information for bike travelers, will completely relieve the anxiety of riders taking their first steps on a world tour.
It clearly explains the most basic and curious questions, such as which bike to choose, what to prepare for a long-term trip, and how much money is needed.
The book also offers a glimpse into the know-how of solving problems with composure and flexibility in constantly changing situations, such as difficult immigration procedures, bike customs and tariff issues, and mandatory insurance.
If you follow the author's driving log, which details the required documents for each country, such as Carnet, Green Card, and Yellow Card, as well as the issuance method and issuance fee, your dream of traveling the world on a motorcycle will become a reality.

The best travel destinations with a motorcycle in a pictorial!
Some of the world's most beautiful sights are brought to life in vivid photographs.
Moreover, the thrilling and exciting riding courses with a bike further ignite the passion of travelers.
The book features dream travel destinations where you can ride a motorcycle, including Nordkapp, the northernmost point of the Eurasian continent; Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa; Ushuaia, the end of the world; Torres del Paine National Park, boasting fantastic scenery in South America; Uyuni, a salt flat dazzling with the reflection of light; and Banff & Jasper National Park, the quintessence of the Canadian Rockies.

The key to a motorcycle trip is information!
The route of a motorcycle trip should be different from that of a typical backpacking trip.
It's important to know where you want to go, but you also need to consider things like the route, whether there's accommodation, whether you can get a visa on arrival, and whether the area is safe.
Inevitably, you may not be able to reach your destination and have to wild camp on the road or in the forest.
Because of the nature of bike travel, it is impossible to plan the itinerary and route perfectly from the beginning, so having the information to deal with numerous variables is paramount.
The key to motorcycle travel is constantly gathering information, not only during the trip preparation process but also during the journey itself, to guide you to the next route! "Essential information," previously scattered across webpages and a source of frustration for bike travelers, is now compiled into a single volume, "Motorcycle Around the World."
With this information, you can plan your bike trip more easily by referring to recommended bike routes by continent.

A thrilling episode from crossing numerous borders
Not only did he decide to travel and prepare the equipment and documents he had prepared in Korea, but the trials and errors he encountered and the incidents, big and small, he encountered at each destination on each continent served as a model for future world travelers.
The first accident was a terrifying one, falling over in the rain while crossing Siberia; walking a kilometer while dragging my bike because I couldn't find gasoline in Malawi and sweating profusely; being mugged on the highway in South Africa and having my smartphone stolen, which was more precious than my life; and falling down a slope after not seeing a construction sign while riding at night in Antigua, Guatemala. These anecdotes, which may seem dangerous in some ways, are things that anyone can experience on a motorcycle world tour, helping travelers prepare thoroughly.


Don't panic if you know in advance: Entry and exit guidelines for 45 countries.
Based on the countries the author visited, he thoroughly recorded the visas required for entry, their validity periods, visa issuance fees, currency exchange methods, ATM availability, road conditions, distances between gas stations, and even the cost of fuel and groceries.
Because it is impossible to obtain all visas in advance due to the nature of world travel, I have personally learned how to efficiently resolve visa issues on site.
If you experience the awkward situations you might encounter at local immigration offices and customs in advance through [Motorcycle World Tour], you will be able to deal with them flexibly when you arrive.

Accommodations and bike repair shops in each city visited are recorded with GPS coordinates.
All the hotels, hostels, guesthouses, bed and breakfasts, campgrounds, and bike repair shops I stayed at while cycling around Siberia, Europe, Africa, South America, and North and Central America are listed with GPS coordinates.
We thoroughly document and provide readers with information on accommodation costs, cleanliness, friendliness, and facilities, as well as parking lots and parking fees, which are essential for bike travelers, and even Wi-Fi for information retrieval.
It's helpful to know where motorcycle world tour riders recommend staying.
We also provide information on sites where you can book accommodations at low prices, which will be even more useful for discerning readers.

The first guide for world-traveling riders
[Motorcycle World Tour] is filled with passionate love and support for those who want to travel around the world on a motorcycle.
Many riders of all ages, genders, and nationalities share their experiences in [Motorcycle World Tour], giving courage that anyone can take on the challenge and achieve it.
In addition, by providing the most faithful and detailed guide to motorcycle world travel, which is currently scarce, this will serve as an opportunity to broaden the scope of motorcycle travel.