The Hopeless Biker : Who Went Twice Around the World – 9781068389320

From Sunday Times bestseller Miles Morland comes a brilliant, life-affirming and audacious travel memoir. ‘A beautiful, profound and funny book about a very brave man.’ – Bryan Appleyard. ‘You don t have to be a biker to be captivated by Miles s adventures.’ – Jim Rogers, author of Investment Biker. ‘Miles Morland is not dead, although he should be. He is living proof that common sense should never stand in the way of a good time.’ – Jane Bussman author of The Worst Date Ever. ‘Yearning for freedom, a middle-aged duffer manages to master a powerful machine and ride it to remote and beautiful landscapes all over the world. The reader peeps over his shoulder, enchanted – and terrified.’ – David Reynolds author of Slow Road to Brownsville. Having never ridden a motorbike at night, in rain, or on motorways not knowing the difference between a carburettor and a spark plug, Miles Morland set out to ride across newly post-communist Europe to Istanbul. Somehow, he survived gales in France, rioting miners in Romania, homicidal truck drivers, and floods in Turkey. Since then, he has ridden the equivalent of twice round the world across five continents. He still doesn’t know what a carburetor is. This isn’t a book about biking. It’s a story of idiot optimism, fearless discovery, and the freedom most of us can only dream about during our commute to work. Recklessly heading across Patagonia, the Andes, Japan, India, Australia’s Nullarbor, and every other unlikely place, Miles’s utter disregard for practical preparation and unfailing belief that things will work out somehow get him home safe. The Hopeless Biker is about letting go, going it alone, and trusting you’ll survive to discover what’s on the other side of the mountain.