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List of long-distance motorcycle riders

April 15, 2024

Long-distance motorcyclists with Wikipedia articles, with tours in chronological order.

List of motorcycle riders and tours edit

Rider Date Motorcycle Route Distance Support Notes
George A. Wyman (USA 1877–1959) 1903 1902 California Motor Company motor bicycle San Francisco–New York 3,800 mi (6,100 km) Unsupported First transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicle[1]
William Chadeayne 1905 Thomas Auto-Bi motorized bicycle New York–San Francisco (via Chicago, Omaha, Cheyenne, Ogden, Reno, modern day I-80) 3,800 mi (6,100 km) Unsupported 47-1⁄2 days, new record transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicle[2][3]
Carl Stearns Clancy (USA 1890–1971) 1912 1912 Henderson motorcycle Circumnavigation. Dublin–New York 18,000 mi (29,000 km) Unsupported First man to go around the world with a motorcycle[4]
Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960) 1912 1912 Indian motorcycle United States, Jamaica, Cuba, central America 14,000 mi (23,000 km) Unsupported Demonstration tour sponsored by Indian[5][6]
Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960) 1914 Indian V-twin motorcycle San Diego–New York 3,378 mi (5,436 km) Unsupported New transcontinental record 11-1⁄2 days. Newspapers dubbed Baker "Cannonball" for the feat.[5][6][7]
Avis and Effie Hotchkiss (USA) 1915 Harley-Davidson sidecar New York–San Francisco–New York 9,000 mi (14,000 km) Unsupported First transcontinental crossing of the United States by women[8]
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren (USA) 1916 Indian Power Plus New York–Los Angeles 5,500 mi (8,900 km) Unsupported [9]
Marjorie Cottle and Hugh Gibson (UK) June 1–12, 1924 Raleigh Circumnavigation of Great Britain (in opposite directions) 3,429 mi (5,518 km) [10]
Clare Frewen Sheridan and Oswald Frewen (brother) July 1924–September 1924 799 cc, 7 hp AJS motorcycle–sidecar (Sheridan as passenger) Sussex (UK)–Odessa via Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, USSR (Russia, Ukraine); shipped to Istanbul, then more travel in Turkey[11] 4,226 mi (6,801 km)[12] First British motorcycle in the Soviet Union.[13] Book, Across Europe with Satanella[14][15]
Svend O. Heiberg (Denmark/USA) and Aksel Svane (Denmark) 1924–1925 Harley-Davidson sidecar Circumnavigation. Europe, Turkey, Iraq, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, United States Unsupported To conduct forest research. Heiberg later became professor of silviculture in the U.S.
James C Wilson and Francis Flood 1927 Triumph motorcycles single cylinder with sidecars First motorcycle crossing the continent of Africa. From Lagos, North of Lake Chad to Massawah on the Red Sea. Estimated 3,400 miles (5470 km) Unsupported Travelogue, Three-Wheeling Through Africa, 1936. Self-filmed.
Marjorie Cottle, Louie McLean and Edyth Foley 1928 Raleigh, Douglas, and Triumph, respectively Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands 7,000 miles (11,000 km) Tour of European capitals celebrating the women's victory at the 1927 International Six Days Trial[16]
Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha (Hungary) 1928–1936 Harley-Davidson France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Bucharest, Budapest, Athens, Luxor, Sudan, Karachi, Bombay, Delhi, Lahore, Madras, Colombo, Australia, Padang, Singapore, Bangkok, Saigon, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Mexico, Havana, Panama, Chile, Brazil, London, Dublin, Brussels, Madrid, Nice, Bern, Zurich, Munich, Vienna, Budapest 170,000 km (110,000 mi) Unsupported First round the world on all inhabited continents (66 countries) with a motorcycle[17]
Betty and Nancy Debenham (UK) February 1929 BSA motorcycles England 2,000 mi (3,200 km) Unsupported Toured 2,000 miles with no money to win a bet with Kaye Don[18]
Bessie Stringfield (USA, 1911–1993) 1930s Harley-Davidson 8 trips across US Unsupported [19]
Max Reisch (Austria, 1912–1985) 1933–1934 Puch 250 Austria (Kufstein)–India (Bombay) 8,015 mi (12,899 km) Pillion rider Herbert Tichy First motorbike ride from Europe to India[20]
Robert Edison Fulton, Jr. (USA, 1909–2004) 1932–1933 (18 months) Douglas twin cylinders Hemispherical route through 22 countries. From London and across Central and Southeastern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq (across the Northern Arabian Desert), British India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. 40,000 km (25,000 mi) Unsupported Travelogues: book, One Man Caravan,[21] and a film:The One Man Caravan of Robert E. Fulton, Jr. An Autofilmography[22]
Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron 11 December 1934 – 29 July 1935 600 cc single-cylinder Panther with sidecar and trailer London to Cape Town 13,500 mi (21,700 km) Unsupported Parts recorded on film and in Wallach's book, The Rugged Road[23]
John Penton 1958 BMW R69S North America transcontinental, New York to Los Angeles 2,833 mi (4,559 km) Transcontinental crossing record, 52 hours and 11 minutes[24][25]
John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010) 1966 (2 months) Vespa GS 160 single cylinder scooter Continental route through 8 countries. From Minneapolis to Panama and back through the USA, Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 11,000 mi (18,000 km) Unsupported Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010) 1971 (2 years) Vespa SS 180 single cylinder scooter Hemispherical route through 21 countries. From Menomonie, Wisconsin to Cape Horn through the USA, Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Dutch Guiana, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and north through central America again. Gerber intended ride through Canada to reach Alaska, but his ride was cut short when he was hit by a car in Hayward, California. 25,000 mi (40,000 km) Unsupported Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back[26][27][28][29][30]
John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010) 1978 (1 years) Vespa Rally 180 single cylinder scooter Circumnavigating through 23 countries. From Singapore to London through the Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and England. 20,000 mi (32,000 km) Unsupported Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back[26][27][28][29][30]
Peter Thoeming and Dr Charlie Carter 1978-1981 Honda XL 250s Sydney to Dublin and on through USA. 46,000 mi

(74,000 km)

Unsupported Book: Motorcycle Touring

Radio: ABC 2JJ

Anne-France Dautheville (France) 1972–73[34] Kawasaki 125[34] 12,500 mi (20,100 km)[34] First woman to motorcycle solo around the world.[34]
David McGonigal (Australia, b.1950) 1970s (4 years) Yamaha RD350 Circumnavigating via Asia, Europe, North America. First World Tour[35]
Ted Simon (UK, b. 1931) 1973–1977 Triumph Tiger 500cc Circumnavigating. 1973: England, France, Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Sudan, Ethiopia. 1974: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Rhodesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Brazil, Argentina, Chile. 1975: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia. 1976: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal. 1977: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia (formerly), Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, England. (49 countries) 78,000 mi (126,000 km) Unsupported Jupiter's Travels[36]
Walter Muma (Canada, b. 1956) 1978 Motobécane Mobylette 50 cc moped Toronto to Alaska and Inuvik via gravel Alaska Highway, and back 11,500 mi (18,500 km) Unsupported [37][38]
Helge Pedersen (Norway) 1982–1992 BMW R80G/S Circumnavigation: 77 countries on every inhabited continent[39] 250,000 mi (400,000 km) Unsupported First south-to-north crossing of Panama's Darién Gap by motorcycle[40]
Book: 10 Years on 2 Wheels
Emilio Scotto (Argentina, b. 1956) 1985–1995 1980 Honda Gold Wing GL1100 Circumnavigating. All of Europe, all of Africa, all of the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, some Pacific islands, and all of North and South America (279 countries) 735,000 km (457,000 mi) Guinness record for the world's longest motorcycle ride. Travelogue: The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey[41][42]
Jim Rogers (USA, b. 1942), Tabitha Estabrook January 1991–November 1992 BMW (x2) Circumnavigating . Section 1: Ireland, across Europe, Russia (Europe and Siberia), Japan. Section 2: Japan, China, Karakoram Highway, Pakistan, Central Asia, Caucasus, Turkey, across Europe and back to Ireland. Section 3: Ireland, Southern Europe to Northern Africa, across the Sahara through Tamanrasset, Central and Southern Africa to Cape Town. Section 4: Australia and New Zealand. Section 5: Ushuaia, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Central America, Mexico, Eastern USA to New York, across Canada to Alaska, Pacific Coast to San Francisco (52 countries) 105,000 km (65,000 mi) Travelogue: Investment Biker.[43] Videos: The Long Ride, The Party's Over
Nick Sanders (UK) 1992 Royal Enfield Bullet Circumnavigating 61,200 km (38,000 mi)
Dave Barr (USA, b. 1952) 1994–1996 Harley-Davidson Circumnavigating. Section 1: USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Southern America (Atlanticantic loop) to Ushuaia, Chile, Southern and Central Africa, North Africa (across the Sahara through Tamanrasset), Central and Northern Europe (winter time), Russia (Europe and Siberia in winter time), Mongolia (winter time), China, Southeast Asia. Section 2: Australia (about 40 countries) 133,575 km (83,000 mi) Dave made the trip on a 1972 Harley-Davidson® motorcycle with two prosthetic legs. Travelogue: Riding the Edge, Riding the Ice[44]
Andy Goldfine (USA) and Helge Pedersen (USA/Norway) 1996 2 × BMW R80G/S North America: Duluth to Seattle (Goldfine); Hyder, Alaska; Anchorage. Asia: Magadan, Siberia; Lake Baikal; Ulan Ude; Mongolia; Beijing; Vladivostok; Sakhalin Island; Holmsk; Hokkaido; Yokohama. North America: Los Angeles to Seattle (Pedersen) and LA to Duluth (Goldfine). 17,000 mi (27,000 km) [45][46]
Austin Vince, Gerald Vince, Chas Penty, Bill Penty, Clive Greenhough, Nick Stubley, Mark Friend, Louis Bloom 1995–1996 Suzuki DR350 Circumnavigating. London, through Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Siberia to Magadan across the Road of Bones to Magadan, then from Alaska to Chile, and finally from Cape Town through Africa and the Middle East back to London 65,000 km (40,000 mi) Unsupported, filmed TV series and book: Mondo Enduro[47]
Benka Pulko (Slovenia, b. 1967) June 1997–December 2002 BMW F650 Circumnavigating. Europe, Russia, Egypt, Middle East (including Saudi Arabia), South Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, North America, Australia (75 countries) 180,015 km (111,856 mi) Unsupported Guinness Record for the longest distance and duration solo motorcycle ride by a woman. First motorcyclist to ride in Antarctica. First woman to ride solo across Saudi Arabia.[48]
David McGonigal 1997–1999 BMW R1100RT Circumnavigating . Section 1: Australia, Chile, Antarctica, Ushuaia, South America to Alaska. Section 2: Australia, Vladivostok, Siberia, Mongolia, Russia (Europe), Europe, Morocco, back to Europe. Section 3: New Zealand, Pacific islands. 114,063 km (70,875 mi) The First Seven-Continent Motorcycle[49]
Nick Sanders June 1997 Triumph Circumnavigating 32,070 km (19,930 mi) Record for circumnavigating the Earth on a motorcycle in 31 days and 20 hours.[50] Travelogue: Fastest Man Around the World.
Jūgatsu Toi 1997–2002 Honda XRV750 Africa Twin, Honda NX650 North America, Australia, Africa, South America, Eurasia 120,000 km (75,000 mi) 2010 NHK television documentary covered 30,000 km Eurasian leg[51][52]
Nick Sanders 1998– Yamaha YZF-R1 Circumnavigating. Seven complete world tours Books: Anatomy of an Adventurer, Parallel Coast, Parallel World–Around the Globe on an R1, Loneliness of the Long-Distance Biker, Fastest Man Around the World, Journey Beyond Reason, Biker Britain, Timbuktu–In Search of the Dakar Rally and Timbuktu[53]
Neil Peart 1998–1999 BMW R1100GS Quebec–Alaska–Mexico–Central America 88,000 km (55,000 mi) Unsupported Book: Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road. His BMW was on display at Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum.[54]
Pat Garrod and Vanessa Lewis 1998–2002 BMW R100GS Circumnavigation — 64 countries, 6 continents 100,007 mi (160,946 km) Unsupported Book: Bearback — The World Overland
Chris Ratay and Erin Doherty-Ratay 1999–2003 BMW F650 and BMW R100PD Circumnavigation — 50 countries, 6 continents 101,322 mi (163,062 km) Unsupported Claim Guinness World Record for distance ridden (team)[55]
Vladimir Yarets 2000–present (As of July 2014) Jawa 350 and BMW F650GS Circumnavigation More than 100,000 mi (160,000 km) Unsupported Rider is deaf[56]
Sjaak Lucassen 2001 Yamaha R1 Honda Fireblade Around the world, Polar Ice 458,000 km (285,000 mi) Autobiography: Leven op 2 wielen[57]
Documentary: Sjaak the World (2010)[58][59][60]
Ted Simon (UK, b. 1931) 2001–2004 BMW R80G/S Circumnavigating. 48 countries in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, Australasia 88,000 km (55,000 mi) Unsupported Dreaming of Jupiter[61]
Simon and Monika Newbound (UK) May 2002–October 2003 BMW R1150GS, BMW F650GS Circumnavigating. All of Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Russia (Europe and Siberia), Mongolia, China, USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti 189,000 km (117,000 mi) Unsupported Guinness Endurance Record. Crossed the USA 5 times and the Arctic circle 3 times.[62]
Kevin Sanders (UK, b.1964), Julia Sanders (UK) (passenger) June 2002 BMW R1150GS Circumnavigating . Alaska to Florida across Canada and the USA, Europe to Turkey, Iran, Dubai, Australia, New Zealand, and back to Alaska (12 countries) 31,319 km (19,461 mi) Guinness Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by motorcycle, in 19 days 8 hours and 25 minutes.
Kevin Sanders (UK, b.1964), Julia Sanders (UK) (passenger) August–September 2003 BMW R1150GS Adventure Hemispherical. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, across the USA, Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina (Ushuaia) (13 countries) 27,200 km (16,900 mi) Guinness Record for the fastest Pan-American motorcycle ride, in 35 days. TV series: The Ride: Alaska to Patagonia (National Geographic, 2005).
Kanichi Fujiwara (Japan, b. 1961), Hiroko Fujiwara (Japan, b. 1962) March 2004–June 2008 Yamaha Passol electric scooter and
Yamaha Majesty scooter 		Circumnavigating. Australia, Thailand, India to Scotland, Scandinavia, Africa, America from New York to San Francisco. (44 countries). 50,552 km (31,412 mi) Unsupported, sponsored by Yamaha May be first circumnavigation by electric scooter or electric motorcycle.[63][64]
Scooter weighed 45 kg (99 lb), with 30 km/h top speed, 20 km battery endurance.
Ewan McGregor (UK, b. 1971),
Charley Boorman (UK, b. 1966) 		April–July 2004 BMW R1150GS Adventure Circumnavigating. UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, USA, Canada, ending in New York (12 countries) 30,396 km (18,887 mi) Truck and crew Documentary TV series & book: Long Way Round
Allan Karl (U.S.) 2005–2008 BMW F650GS Dakar 5 continents 62,000 mi (100,000 km) Unsupported Book: FORKS—A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection[65]
Jeffrey Polnaja (Indonesia) 2006–2015 BMW R1150GS Adventure Circumnavigated thorough 97 countries 440,000 kilometres (270,000 mi) Solo unsupported The first Indonesian to circumnavigate. Book: Wind Rider
Bharadwaj Dayala (India, b. 1969)
 Apr 2006-Oct 2007 Hero Honda Karizma India, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh (15 countries) 47,000 km (29,000 mi) Unsupported and unsponsored Book: Ride the World[66][67][68][69]
Woodrow Landfair (USA, b. 1982)
 May 2006-Oct 2007 Suzuki Intruder 800 48 contiguous states, United States of America 94,000 km (58,000 mi) Unsupported and unsponsored Book: Land of the Free[70]
Ewan McGregor (UK, b. 1971),
Charley Boorman (UK, b. 1966) 		May–August 2007 BMW R1200GS Adventure Hemispherical. UK, France, Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa (17 countries) 19,500 km (12,100 mi) Truck and crew Documentary TV series: Long Way Down
Cathy Birchall (UK, 1957 – 2013),
Bernard Smith (UK, b. 1955) 		August 2008–August 2009 BMW R100RT Hemispherical. UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Canada (31 countries) 26,385 mi (42,463 km) Alone Book: Touching the World: A Blind woman, Two Wheels and 25,000 Miles[71][72]
Simon Gandolfi (UK, b. 1933) 2008–2013 125 cc Honda (America)
125 cc TVS Phoenix (India) 		Mexico to Tierra del Fuego via Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina (2008: 34,000 km)
Tierra del Fuego to New York (2012: 40,000 km)
India (2013: 16,000 km) 		over 80,000 km (50,000 mi) Solo and unsupported Several non-continuous rides; octogenarian on latest ride. Books: Old Man on a Bike and Old Men Can't Wait
Kanichi Fujiwara (Japan, b. 1961) April 2009–November 2013 50 cc Honda Super Cub Numbered highways of Japan 100,000 km (62,000 mi) Several non-continuous rides
Paul Pelland (USA, b.1968) 2012- Yamaha Super Ténéré Documenting one million miles raising awareness for multiple sclerosis (MS) 1,000,000 mi (1,600,000 km) (projected) Solo and unsupported Rider, writer and speaker with MS on one million mile journey Chasing the Cure[73]
Danell Lynn (USA) 2014-2015 Triumph Bonneville Lower 48 U.S. states non-overlapping route[74] 48,600 mi (78,200 km) Solo Guinness World Record: Longest journey by motorcycle in a single country.
Kane Avellano (UK, b. 1993) 2016-2017 Triumph Bonneville Circumnavigation UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, US, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Spain, Morocco (36 countries). Return to the UK via Spain and France. 28,000 mi (45,062 km) Solo and unsupported Guinness World Record: Youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle (male).[75]
Ewan McGregor (UK, b. 1971),
Charley Boorman (UK, b. 1966) 		September–December 2019 Prototype Harley-Davidson LiveWire Hemispherical. Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, US (13 countries) 13,000 mi

(20,921 km)

Truck and crew Documentary TV series: Long Way Up
Michel v. Tell (Switzerland) 2020– 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire March 2020: 1723 km in 24 hours – over 400 km more than old e-bike record. Driven on normal street by just one person. Regular bike, regular recharge stations. [76] c. 1,723 km (1,071 mi) Mileage all accomplished on a single motorcycle and a single driver.

Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria.

Carol and Ken Duval (Queensland, Australia) 1997– 1981 BMW R80G/S Two circumnavigations, starting in March 1997 c. 1,000,000 km (620,000 mi) Mileage all accomplished on a single motorcycle
Jess Stone (Canadian) 2021– BMW G650GS Americas in 2022, Europe and Africa planned With dog companion riding pillion

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Further reading edit

  • "Table of transcontinental automobile trips and table of transcontinental motor cycle trips – to 1907". The Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1. New York, New York: The Class Journal Company. 1907. p. 561.

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Long distance motorcyclists with Wikipedia articles with tours in chronological order List of motorcycle riders and tours editRider Date Motorcycle Route Distance Support NotesGeorge A Wyman USA 1877 1959 1903 1902 California Motor Company motor bicycle San Francisco New York 3 800 mi 6 100 km Unsupported First transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicle 1 William Chadeayne 1905 Thomas Auto Bi motorized bicycle New York San Francisco via Chicago Omaha Cheyenne Ogden Reno modern day I 80 3 800 mi 6 100 km Unsupported 47 1 2 days new record transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicle 2 3 Carl Stearns Clancy USA 1890 1971 1912 1912 Henderson motorcycle Circumnavigation Dublin New York 18 000 mi 29 000 km Unsupported First man to go around the world with a motorcycle 4 Erwin Cannonball Baker USA 1882 1960 1912 1912 Indian motorcycle United States Jamaica Cuba central America 14 000 mi 23 000 km Unsupported Demonstration tour sponsored by Indian 5 6 Erwin Cannonball Baker USA 1882 1960 1914 Indian V twin motorcycle San Diego New York 3 378 mi 5 436 km Unsupported New transcontinental record 11 1 2 days Newspapers dubbed Baker Cannonball for the feat 5 6 7 Avis and Effie Hotchkiss USA 1915 Harley Davidson sidecar New York San Francisco New York 9 000 mi 14 000 km Unsupported First transcontinental crossing of the United States by women 8 Augusta and Adeline Van Buren USA 1916 Indian Power Plus New York Los Angeles 5 500 mi 8 900 km Unsupported 9 Marjorie Cottle and Hugh Gibson UK June 1 12 1924 Raleigh Circumnavigation of Great Britain in opposite directions 3 429 mi 5 518 km 10 Clare Frewen Sheridan and Oswald Frewen brother July 1924 September 1924 799 cc 7 hp AJS motorcycle sidecar Sheridan as passenger Sussex UK Odessa via Holland Germany Czechoslovakia Poland USSR Russia Ukraine shipped to Istanbul then more travel in Turkey 11 4 226 mi 6 801 km 12 First British motorcycle in the Soviet Union 13 Book Across Europe with Satanella 14 15 Svend O Heiberg Denmark USA and Aksel Svane Denmark 1924 1925 Harley Davidson sidecar Circumnavigation Europe Turkey Iraq India Sri Lanka Malaysia China United States Unsupported To conduct forest research Heiberg later became professor of silviculture in the U S James C Wilson and Francis Flood 1927 Triumph motorcycles single cylinder with sidecars First motorcycle crossing the continent of Africa From Lagos North of Lake Chad to Massawah on the Red Sea Estimated 3 400 miles 5470 km Unsupported Travelogue Three Wheeling Through Africa 1936 Self filmed Marjorie Cottle Louie McLean and Edyth Foley 1928 Raleigh Douglas and Triumph respectively Belgium France Italy Switzerland Germany Sweden Norway Denmark and the Netherlands 7 000 miles 11 000 km Tour of European capitals celebrating the women s victory at the 1927 International Six Days Trial 16 Zoltan Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha Hungary 1928 1936 Harley Davidson France Italy Spain Portugal Morocco Algeria Tunisia Cairo Jerusalem Beirut Syria Turkey Bulgaria Bucharest Budapest Athens Luxor Sudan Karachi Bombay Delhi Lahore Madras Colombo Australia Padang Singapore Bangkok Saigon Hanoi Hong Kong Beijing Nagasaki Tokyo Honolulu San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago Toronto New York Mexico Havana Panama Chile Brazil London Dublin Brussels Madrid Nice Bern Zurich Munich Vienna Budapest 170 000 km 110 000 mi Unsupported First round the world on all inhabited continents 66 countries with a motorcycle 17 Betty and Nancy Debenham UK February 1929 BSA motorcycles England 2 000 mi 3 200 km Unsupported Toured 2 000 miles with no money to win a bet with Kaye Don 18 Bessie Stringfield USA 1911 1993 1930s Harley Davidson 8 trips across US Unsupported 19 Max Reisch Austria 1912 1985 1933 1934 Puch 250 Austria Kufstein India Bombay 8 015 mi 12 899 km Pillion rider Herbert Tichy First motorbike ride from Europe to India 20 Robert Edison Fulton Jr USA 1909 2004 1932 1933 18 months Douglas twin cylinders Hemispherical route through 22 countries From London and across Central and Southeastern Europe Turkey Syria Lebanon Iraq across the Northern Arabian Desert British India Southeast Asia China and Japan 40 000 km 25 000 mi Unsupported Travelogues book One Man Caravan 21 and a film The One Man Caravan of Robert E Fulton Jr An Autofilmography 22 Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron 11 December 1934 29 July 1935 600 cc single cylinder Panther with sidecar and trailer London to Cape Town 13 500 mi 21 700 km Unsupported Parts recorded on film and in Wallach s book The Rugged Road 23 John Penton 1958 BMW R69S North America transcontinental New York to Los Angeles 2 833 mi 4 559 km Transcontinental crossing record 52 hours and 11 minutes 24 25 John Gerber USA 1945 2010 1966 2 months Vespa GS 160 single cylinder scooter Continental route through 8 countries From Minneapolis to Panama and back through the USA Mexico British Honduras Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama 11 000 mi 18 000 km Unsupported Travelogues blog South to Panama and Back 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 John Gerber USA 1945 2010 1971 2 years Vespa SS 180 single cylinder scooter Hemispherical route through 21 countries From Menomonie Wisconsin to Cape Horn through the USA Mexico British Honduras Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Colombia Venezuela Dutch Guiana Guyana French Guiana Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Chile Bolivia Peru Ecuador and north through central America again Gerber intended ride through Canada to reach Alaska but his ride was cut short when he was hit by a car in Hayward California 25 000 mi 40 000 km Unsupported Travelogues blog South to Panama and Back 26 27 28 29 30 John Gerber USA 1945 2010 1978 1 years Vespa Rally 180 single cylinder scooter Circumnavigating through 23 countries From Singapore to London through the Singapore Malaysia Thailand Burma India Bangladesh Pakistan Iran Iraq Jordan Israel Lebanon Syria Turkey Greece Italy Vatican City Switzerland Germany Belgium Netherlands France and England 20 000 mi 32 000 km Unsupported Travelogues blog South to Panama and Back 26 27 28 29 30 Peter Thoeming and Dr Charlie Carter 1978 1981 Honda XL 250s Sydney to Dublin and on through USA 46 000 mi 74 000 km Unsupported Book Motorcycle Touring Radio ABC 2JJAnne France Dautheville France 1972 73 34 Kawasaki 125 34 12 500 mi 20 100 km 34 First woman to motorcycle solo around the world 34 David McGonigal Australia b 1950 1970s 4 years Yamaha RD350 Circumnavigating via Asia Europe North America First World Tour 35 Ted Simon UK b 1931 1973 1977 Triumph Tiger 500cc Circumnavigating 1973 England France Italy Sicily Tunisia Sudan Ethiopia 1974 Kenya Tanzania Zambia Botswana Rhodesia South Africa Swaziland Mozambique Brazil Argentina Chile 1975 Bolivia Peru Ecuador Colombia Panama Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras Guatemala Mexico USA Fiji New Zealand Australia 1976 Singapore Malaysia Thailand India Sri Lanka Nepal 1977 Pakistan Afghanistan Iran Turkey Greece Yugoslavia formerly Austria Germany Switzerland France England 49 countries 78 000 mi 126 000 km Unsupported Jupiter s Travels 36 Walter Muma Canada b 1956 1978 Motobecane Mobylette 50 cc moped Toronto to Alaska and Inuvik via gravel Alaska Highway and back 11 500 mi 18 500 km Unsupported 37 38 Helge Pedersen Norway 1982 1992 BMW R80G S Circumnavigation 77 countries on every inhabited continent 39 250 000 mi 400 000 km Unsupported First south to north crossing of Panama s Darien Gap by motorcycle 40 Book 10 Years on 2 WheelsEmilio Scotto Argentina b 1956 1985 1995 1980 Honda Gold Wing GL1100 Circumnavigating All of Europe all of Africa all of the Middle East Central Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Australia New Zealand some Pacific islands and all of North and South America 279 countries 735 000 km 457 000 mi Guinness record for the world s longest motorcycle ride Travelogue The Longest Ride My Ten Year 500 000 Mile Motorcycle Journey 41 42 Jim Rogers USA b 1942 Tabitha Estabrook January 1991 November 1992 BMW x2 Circumnavigating Section 1 Ireland across Europe Russia Europe and Siberia Japan Section 2 Japan China Karakoram Highway Pakistan Central Asia Caucasus Turkey across Europe and back to Ireland Section 3 Ireland Southern Europe to Northern Africa across the Sahara through Tamanrasset Central and Southern Africa to Cape Town Section 4 Australia and New Zealand Section 5 Ushuaia Patagonia Chile Peru Columbia Central America Mexico Eastern USA to New York across Canada to Alaska Pacific Coast to San Francisco 52 countries 105 000 km 65 000 mi Travelogue Investment Biker 43 Videos The Long Ride The Party s OverNick Sanders UK 1992 Royal Enfield Bullet Circumnavigating 61 200 km 38 000 mi Dave Barr USA b 1952 1994 1996 Harley Davidson Circumnavigating Section 1 USA Canada Mexico Central America Southern America Atlanticantic loop to Ushuaia Chile Southern and Central Africa North Africa across the Sahara through Tamanrasset Central and Northern Europe winter time Russia Europe and Siberia in winter time Mongolia winter time China Southeast Asia Section 2 Australia about 40 countries 133 575 km 83 000 mi Dave made the trip on a 1972 Harley Davidson motorcycle with two prosthetic legs Travelogue Riding the Edge Riding the Ice 44 Andy Goldfine USA and Helge Pedersen USA Norway 1996 2 BMW R80G S North America Duluth to Seattle Goldfine Hyder Alaska Anchorage Asia Magadan Siberia Lake Baikal Ulan Ude Mongolia Beijing Vladivostok Sakhalin Island Holmsk Hokkaido Yokohama North America Los Angeles to Seattle Pedersen and LA to Duluth Goldfine 17 000 mi 27 000 km 45 46 Austin Vince Gerald Vince Chas Penty Bill Penty Clive Greenhough Nick Stubley Mark Friend Louis Bloom 1995 1996 Suzuki DR350 Circumnavigating London through Central Asia Kazakhstan and Siberia to Magadan across the Road of Bones to Magadan then from Alaska to Chile and finally from Cape Town through Africa and the Middle East back to London 65 000 km 40 000 mi Unsupported filmed TV series and book Mondo Enduro 47 Benka Pulko Slovenia b 1967 June 1997 December 2002 BMW F650 Circumnavigating Europe Russia Egypt Middle East including Saudi Arabia South Asia Southeast Asia South America North America Australia 75 countries 180 015 km 111 856 mi Unsupported Guinness Record for the longest distance and duration solo motorcycle ride by a woman First motorcyclist to ride in Antarctica First woman to ride solo across Saudi Arabia 48 David McGonigal 1997 1999 BMW R1100RT Circumnavigating Section 1 Australia Chile Antarctica Ushuaia South America to Alaska Section 2 Australia Vladivostok Siberia Mongolia Russia Europe Europe Morocco back to Europe Section 3 New Zealand Pacific islands 114 063 km 70 875 mi The First Seven Continent Motorcycle 49 Nick Sanders June 1997 Triumph Circumnavigating 32 070 km 19 930 mi Record for circumnavigating the Earth on a motorcycle in 31 days and 20 hours 50 Travelogue Fastest Man Around the World Jugatsu Toi 1997 2002 Honda XRV750 Africa Twin Honda NX650 North America Australia Africa South America Eurasia 120 000 km 75 000 mi 2010 NHK television documentary covered 30 000 km Eurasian leg 51 52 Nick Sanders 1998 Yamaha YZF R1 Circumnavigating Seven complete world tours Books Anatomy of an Adventurer Parallel Coast Parallel World Around the Globe on an R1 Loneliness of the Long Distance Biker Fastest Man Around the World Journey Beyond Reason Biker Britain Timbuktu In Search of the Dakar Rally and Timbuktu 53 Neil Peart 1998 1999 BMW R1100GS Quebec Alaska Mexico Central America 88 000 km 55 000 mi Unsupported Book Ghost Rider Travels on the Healing Road His BMW was on display at Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum 54 Pat Garrod and Vanessa Lewis 1998 2002 BMW R100GS Circumnavigation 64 countries 6 continents 100 007 mi 160 946 km Unsupported Book Bearback The World OverlandChris Ratay and Erin Doherty Ratay 1999 2003 BMW F650 and BMW R100PD Circumnavigation 50 countries 6 continents 101 322 mi 163 062 km Unsupported Claim Guinness World Record for distance ridden team 55 Vladimir Yarets 2000 present As of July 2014 update Jawa 350 and BMW F650GS Circumnavigation More than 100 000 mi 160 000 km Unsupported Rider is deaf 56 Sjaak Lucassen 2001 Yamaha R1 Honda Fireblade Around the world Polar Ice 458 000 km 285 000 mi Autobiography Leven op 2 wielen 57 Documentary Sjaak the World 2010 58 59 60 Ted Simon UK b 1931 2001 2004 BMW R80G S Circumnavigating 48 countries in North America Asia Europe Africa South America Australasia 88 000 km 55 000 mi Unsupported Dreaming of Jupiter 61 Simon and Monika Newbound UK May 2002 October 2003 BMW R1150GS BMW F650GS Circumnavigating All of Europe Turkey Caucasus Iran Russia Europe and Siberia Mongolia China USA Canada Mexico Cuba Haiti 189 000 km 117 000 mi Unsupported Guinness Endurance Record Crossed the USA 5 times and the Arctic circle 3 times 62 Kevin Sanders UK b 1964 Julia Sanders UK passenger June 2002 BMW R1150GS Circumnavigating Alaska to Florida across Canada and the USA Europe to Turkey Iran Dubai Australia New Zealand and back to Alaska 12 countries 31 319 km 19 461 mi Guinness Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by motorcycle in 19 days 8 hours and 25 minutes Kevin Sanders UK b 1964 Julia Sanders UK passenger August September 2003 BMW R1150GS Adventure Hemispherical Prudhoe Bay Alaska across the USA Mexico Central America Columbia Ecuador Peru Chile and Argentina Ushuaia 13 countries 27 200 km 16 900 mi Guinness Record for the fastest Pan American motorcycle ride in 35 days TV series The Ride Alaska to Patagonia National Geographic 2005 Kanichi Fujiwara Japan b 1961 Hiroko Fujiwara Japan b 1962 March 2004 June 2008 Yamaha Passol electric scooter andYamaha Majesty scooter Circumnavigating Australia Thailand India to Scotland Scandinavia Africa America from New York to San Francisco 44 countries 50 552 km 31 412 mi Unsupported sponsored by Yamaha May be first circumnavigation by electric scooter or electric motorcycle 63 64 Scooter weighed 45 kg 99 lb with 30 km h top speed 20 km battery endurance Ewan McGregor UK b 1971 Charley Boorman UK b 1966 April July 2004 BMW R1150GS Adventure Circumnavigating UK France Belgium Germany Czech Republic Slovakia Ukraine Russia Kazakhstan Mongolia USA Canada ending in New York 12 countries 30 396 km 18 887 mi Truck and crew Documentary TV series amp book Long Way RoundAllan Karl U S 2005 2008 BMW F650GS Dakar 5 continents 62 000 mi 100 000 km Unsupported Book FORKS A Quest for Culture Cuisine and Connection 65 Jeffrey Polnaja Indonesia 2006 2015 BMW R1150GS Adventure Circumnavigated thorough 97 countries 440 000 kilometres 270 000 mi Solo unsupported The first Indonesian to circumnavigate Book Wind RiderBharadwaj Dayala India b 1969 Apr 2006 Oct 2007 Hero Honda Karizma India Iran Turkey Syria Jordan Egypt Greece Italy France UK Canada USA New Zealand Australia Indonesia Bangladesh 15 countries 47 000 km 29 000 mi Unsupported and unsponsored Book Ride the World 66 67 68 69 Woodrow Landfair USA b 1982 May 2006 Oct 2007 Suzuki Intruder 800 48 contiguous states United States of America 94 000 km 58 000 mi Unsupported and unsponsored Book Land of the Free 70 Ewan McGregor UK b 1971 Charley Boorman UK b 1966 May August 2007 BMW R1200GS Adventure Hemispherical UK France Italy Tunisia Libya Egypt Sudan Ethiopia Kenya Uganda Rwanda Tanzania Malawi Zambia Botswana Namibia South Africa 17 countries 19 500 km 12 100 mi Truck and crew Documentary TV series Long Way DownCathy Birchall UK 1957 2013 Bernard Smith UK b 1955 August 2008 August 2009 BMW R100RT Hemispherical UK Ireland France Switzerland Italy Croatia Bosnia Montenegro Kosovo Macedonia Greece Turkey Pakistan India Nepal Thailand Malaysia Australia Chile Peru Ecuador Colombia Panama Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras El Salvador Guatemala Mexico USA Canada 31 countries 26 385 mi 42 463 km Alone Book Touching the World A Blind woman Two Wheels and 25 000 Miles 71 72 Simon Gandolfi UK b 1933 2008 2013 125 cc Honda America 125 cc TVS Phoenix India Mexico to Tierra del Fuego via Mexico Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia and Argentina 2008 34 000 km Tierra del Fuego to New York 2012 40 000 km India 2013 16 000 km over 80 000 km 50 000 mi Solo and unsupported Several non continuous rides octogenarian on latest ride Books Old Man on a Bike and Old Men Can t WaitKanichi Fujiwara Japan b 1961 April 2009 November 2013 50 cc Honda Super Cub Numbered highways of Japan 100 000 km 62 000 mi Several non continuous ridesPaul Pelland USA b 1968 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere Documenting one million miles raising awareness for multiple sclerosis MS 1 000 000 mi 1 600 000 km projected Solo and unsupported Rider writer and speaker with MS on one million mile journey Chasing the Cure 73 Danell Lynn USA 2014 2015 Triumph Bonneville Lower 48 U S states non overlapping route 74 48 600 mi 78 200 km Solo Guinness World Record Longest journey by motorcycle in a single country 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