Mark Wallace travels the world on his BMW R1200 GS Adventure
My motorcycle is named Shifty Drifty, and now I have a Brand New YouTube channel with the same name!
Shifty Drifty is more than just the name of my motorcycle, it’s a way of life. This is the story of Shifty Drifty, it takes place in 2017 in Russia and Mongolia while I was riding around the world on my BMW R1200 GSA.
I was honored to be a guest on an episode of Bret Tkacs’ podcast, Around The Wheel. This episode focuses on the critical skills needed for international travel on a motorcycle.
Here are a few excerpts from that conversation with some videos of my travels mixed into the conversation. I hope you enjoy it.
A few weeks ago I completed my ride over the Andes mountains and into Salta, Argentina. It took me forever to finish editing the hours and hours of footage and create the 40+ minutes of video that I posted to YouTube. I finished editing the last video at the airport on my way to South Africa and just realized I forgot to post it here on the blog. I guess it’s better late than never!
Yesterday I told you that Bike had been misplaced and I wasn’t sure when Bike would arrive in Africa. Some people misinterpreted my post and thought I was stressed out, angry, or worried. The truth is, I was none of those things. After I learned that Bike was missing I sent some emails, made a few phone calls, and then took a nice long nap. Then I decided to relax and enjoy the warm weather of Cape Town. As it turns out, Bike was never really missing.