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    The Morocco 8
    • Mar 31, 2020

    The Morocco 8

    Anya Violet was one of ten women (plus Caylee Hankins, our rep) from around the world who signed up for Sideburn's second Women-only Morocco trip (run for us by Moto Aventures). The start of the trip coincided with the first inklings of the kind of shutdowns we'd heard about happening in China reaching us in Europe, the USA and beyond. In the end only seven, plus Caylee decided to travel, and it became an unforgettable adventure for them. Anya has written a fantastic monster
    Sideburn Nepal 2020
    • Feb 13, 2020

    Sideburn Nepal 2020

    In October 2019 a group of 12 intrepid Sideburn readers went on the inaugural Sideburn Nepal trip. Before we were even halfway through I knew we'd return for another trip and I'm happy to announce October 2020 is the date for Sideburn's return to Kathmandu and the Manang valley. Sideburn has co-promoted a number of unforgettable sold out trips in the Himalayas and we were itching to do another in the region with our Indian-owned partners at Helmet Stories. After a few reconn
    What the hell did I sign up for?
    • Jan 4, 2020

    What the hell did I sign up for?

    Paul Leeson went on the recent Sideburn Morocco adventure trip and shared these mutterings and photos, with additional quotes from some of the other riders. It was dark and miserable back in February 2019 when I saw a shout out from Sideburn on Instagram for a trip to Morocco in conjunction with Moto Aventures. As with a previous Sideburn trip I went on to the Himalayas back in 2016 I signed up immediately with no thought to the trip or risks and imagining myself as a Dakar g
    Moto Safari: The Ballad of Baboon Valley
    • Dec 17, 2019

    Moto Safari: The Ballad of Baboon Valley

    Leopard Country, read the sign in bold letters. I was able to see it only long enough for it to register in my brain that I was far from home, at 140kph the gravel road signs are barely a blur. This is South Africa and it was a beautiful day, sun setting, not a cloud in the sky, weather perfect, and the road was fast and smooth as I looked down and read 666km on the odometer… when bam! Feet were above my head, hands still on the bars. Football size rocks hitting the front whe
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