Everyone said that traveling with a motorcycle is great! Is there a really dark side? Yes, and the soon you understand it, the easier is going to be to avoid it.
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The Dark Side of motorcycle traveling this was a good title isn’t it I got you everybody said that traveling with the motorcycle is great and I will agree on this but easier really dark side yes and the sooner you understand it the easier
Is going to be for you to avoid it so if you have nothing to do grab your favorite drink and stay with me [Applause] Welcome back you may think that I was joking and I wrote down this title to push or click on this video but no there is a real danger a real dark side and I really hope that you will fully understand it before you even start traveling ah maybe because riding a
Motorcycle is a dangerous hobby right well even though riding a motorcycle might be risky I wouldn’t call it the dark side I see it must be the wish that will push you to go to many different countries some of them might be very dangerous like your trip to Russia
Problem that many don’t like well if it’s that simple it would have been easy to spot it in advance isn’t it what about the addiction to the adventure the more you look for it the more you risk and eventually one day this might finish really badly
Yeah this is very true it might but also it might not I’m playing this game for many years and I’m still here fine in one piece definitely is the money that is spent on motorcycles expensive gear trips traveling and so on and so on if you make a simple calculation you’ll be
Surprised how much all of this costs well I don’t know about you but in my opinion the money is spent for traveling is one of the best investments that you can ever make problem to call motorcycle trips Investments it’s absolutely it’s nothing more than money spent for traveling
Well my friend fair enough it will definitely not secure your golden age but who told you who promised you that you will be able to live that far there is no guarantee that IU or anyone will be able to enjoy the golden age because there is no chronological or
Logical order when me you or anyone will go away from this world and because of that when the moment comes I will accept it I’ll be happy because I saw the world or at least I’ve tried all right if it’s not the danger of riding visiting different countries spending money it
Must be the problems at home because if you travel very often for many days maybe years your wife at home or girlfriend or boyfriend May decided to find someone else right yes it is absolutely true it might happen but it also made happens during your nine to five daily job and is we
Have more than enough examples around ourselves this is something that could happen to everyone everywhere around the world and it is not necessary to be during your trips all right enough let me finally tell you the answer the real danger comes from something that you wouldn’t even consider as a threat the
Real danger comes from yourself from your personal goals Ambitions and addictions I know that you wouldn’t be able to understand it just like that that’s why I have the rest of the videos to paint the whole picture for you I will start with the addiction first because I
Founded the less harmful compared to the personal goals and Ambitions and you might stop me here and say power and wait a second what is the relation between addiction and motorcycle trips well if you don’t know the answer so far that is only means that you just started
Or you don’t have enough trips but wait couple of years and then we can talk again at the beginning it will be just a wish then a strong desire and after few years it will convert to something like real necessity and you will start counting days months and years to the
Next trip that but it is every time when I come back from a long trip I feel so good at home it is nice to see the family friends just to walk around the neighborhood meet some people here and there to enjoy everyday life sit in your
Car every time when I sit on my car actually I feel so good I turn on the air conditioning music windows are closed it’s comfortable and I ask myself why the hell you decided to travel with a motorcycle but then all this usually lasts like two three weeks after that the problem
Starts every day becomes so predictable nothing new on the horizon just another boring day woke up early morning maybe couple of hours on the computer lunch going out for a while and then sat on the computer again I don’t read newspapers I don’t watch TV sometimes I watch movies but even they became
Pointless on some stage and the only joy or only a nice woman that I have is when I ride a motorcycle for a couple of hours as they say a couple of hours riding per day keeps the doctor away you just cannot compare a motorcycle trip with
The everyday life on the trip I’ve got so many different Impressions everything changed every few hours so every minute sometimes you have different places different countries differences different Landscapes everything is so nice meeting people and the life going like this you just cannot get enough and
After all this you sat at home and instead of holding the total I’m holding the remote control this is just so so sad the addiction is real and it is matter of time to experience it if you haven’t so far and when you add to this already difficult situation your
Personal goals and Ambitions and things became really messy the biggest villain or your strong enemy in this situation the one that harms the most is social media Facebook Instagram YouTube all of them a constant seek for approval is crucial for many to be the biggest the strongest the fastest the most beautiful
The the one with the best child or the most views there are a number of motorcycle Travelers that are ready to do almost anything to get more views on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube I’ve been asked a number of times do I take risk here and there for more views
And my answer always is why should I I love when my trips go normally when I don’t have any surprises when I don’t have any bad moments and I’m happy to come back home safe in one piece but it is not the same for everyone I have seen people selling everything
That they’ve got they’re selling their lives buying a motorcycle and start traveling around the world would they yet to convert all of this to a profession it might work it worked for some people but many were disappointed this is not your real life hello just get your
Together you have to be a little bit more logical more thoughtful social media is not a bad thing but you have to use it in your favor not to sell your soul to social media or whatever you want to name it so what you can do about
It how to protect yourself from this deadly poison well the first thing that you have to understand that this is a game that you cannot win there will be always someone better bigger with more money than you Bigger Adventure than you with more skills with better motorcycle with better trips better routes anything
You cannot win this battle and second I already told you social media is not a bad thing but you have to use it in your favor you don’t live there you’re not an online person you’re a real person with your real life if you want to share your
Stories share it but don’t convert everything to your to your second life don’t pretend to be someone else because people are not stupid sooner or later they will see it they will understand it and then it will be forgotten if you want to travel with the motorcycle do it
Because you want it not because it will give you more popularity on social media pick your destinations based on your experience and your interest don’t pick it because of Facebook Instagram or YouTube search don’t try to copy others don’t try to be the next Paul Paris because this will be very difficult but
On the other hand it will be very easy to destroy your motorcycle that you paid with your own money because this online presence is just temporary it is not permanent you might be here today and tomorrow someone else will take your place because this is not a real life
This is online presence that’s it end of the story be yourself and spend your life the way you like it is this means you’re right you’re 30 years old classic motorcycle on the asphalt road with 70 80 kilometers per hour so be it but don’t try to imitate others stay away
From Modern hype and don’t listen anyone don’t listen me either YouTube is a great source of information but it could be also detrimental it might put you on danger very fast just like that if you try to imitate someone else stay away from all of this I hope that this
Information will be useful to at least one person press like or dislike whatever the video deserves don’t forget that every Sunday I make live streams for channel members and patrons and over here we discuss anything related to Long motorcycle trips if you don’t want to become Channel member of patreon you can
Always watch the streams the same streams pre-recorded two days later on my second Channel motorcycle Adventures life yes it won’t be live anymore and you wouldn’t be able to ask questions and receive answers but you will still gain a lot of useful information all the details will be in the description down
Below see you next time ciao Foreign
38 Comments
It's funny that I came across your video because what you describe is exactly what I have gone through. I rode for many years and unfortunately I had to give it up a few years ago due to financial hardships. My life become mundane and predictable although my financial position was now solid. Recently I made a decision to get into riding again soon and life once again has meaning! Riding is truly therapeutic.
You're a good man. Common sense !!!
Sir, After how many kms is Chain and Sprocket set of Ducati Scrambler icon needs changing?
Regular chain cleaning is followed by me.
hahaha…. i love it. you speak out of my soul👋
Lots of great advice and ties right into some deep soul searching I've been going through when it comes to my motovlogging.
Sitting around do nothing, watching TV and being ''safe'' can lead to diabetes, over weight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and depression. You could also die in your sleep when a drunk driver takes his car thru your bedroom and runs you over. None of us are getting out of dying, its something eventually we'll all do. I am not saying be crazy dangerous, to the point of stupidity. But you have been given this life, use it. Do things for others, do things for yourself too. You help nobody if you become sick from being too ''safe''.
Your words resonated with me Palvin. I live riding my bike but I have been yearning to take my bike from the UK to Europe. I am very apprehensive about this as I have never done this before. Where would be a good trip for me to start? By the way, where are you from?
JUST DO IT .
The dark side for me is that more riding , more countries is still not enough.
This is the first video I have seen of yours. One thing I'll point out here is that you took the time and effort to sit down and tell everyone to not be like you in a world full of people advertising "if you wanna have what I have, you can go to this place and get a discount"
You took the time out and explained like a parent would explain their child to not let the illusions of someone else destroy their own current reality. Kudos to you, Pavlin and thank you.
Truer words were never spoken! Thanks for validating my choices in biking! After many years of Ducati riding, I found my personal dream bike…a now highly personalized 2007 DRZ400. After having installed the ACT wide ration gearbox and many other updates I've put 105,000km on my old creampuff and am now completely rebuilding him for many more years of true multi-strada adventure.
I'm quite sure that absolutely nobody but the very well integrated would be even slightly impressed… I love it!
My friend , time cant never be argue about , because it only exists in the present
Great video Pav. So true and so relevant. A great life lesson. 👍
Thank you for your wise advices! Big respect for you!
i just started to become interested in the whole adventure bike and bike travel topic, but i gotta say, the passion you talk with is so nice
شكرا من أعماق قلبي وذلك لكلامك من القلب للقلب شكرا والحياة الحقيقية للانسان تكون بدون تكلف ولا مضرة من حولك..والسعادة في الروح قبل المظهر
Great job Mr Pavlin . JOHN 3:16
I bought my first motorcycle 54 years ago. I'm having trouble loosing my need for speed. I started motorcycle life with a 360 yamaha two stroke enduro and moved to faster and faster road bikes. By 1982 I was on a GPZ 1100 Kawasaki. You have a great perspective. Enjoy the ride.
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I just discovered your channel, and i love it! Time spent traveling on my motorcycle is exactly as you described! I am a subscriber!!
Been thinking of getting a bike and traveling for a long time. This video clinched it. Great video. Great philosophy.
Money spent on traveling is money well spent! I totally agree.
I totally agree with your philosophy my brother. Life is short and you need to live it to the fullest every day.
This video is pure wisdom, specially the part about social media.
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absolutely agree
Dark side is having to come back lol.
A car, you park almost anywhere and sleep in it.
A motorcycle, you're always always hunting for somewhere to stealth camp in a wet, nasty, cold, dark woods you do not know the lay of the land around you. You wake up tomorrow, and you're right in the middle of some farmers back yard with a house only 100 yards away, and you're like phwck, I got to break down and get out of here at 5am when everything is still wet, before anyone wakes up, walks outside, and sees me. Yeah, it swcks.
Your main problem on a bike is finding some place to sleep at night and some place to shower in the morning. None of the motorcycle channels really address your real challenges. You're better off going to stealth camping channels and van life channels, or channels of homeless people living out of their car.
I finally decided unless you wanted to shell out big bucks for a hotel every night, motorcycle traveling wasn't feasible. If you're spending money for that kid of comfort and not saving a dime, you might as well take a car. The compromise in the middle is to take a minivan camping, which is what I decided upon instead. No setting up a tent at night, no breaking down or packing up wet gear in the morning, you just park, crawl into bed, and then in the morning, drive off and put that heater on full aimed at the floor.
How can I put this polite! Watching youtube 2-3 hours per day for 10 years, this is the most boring and stupid download Ive ever seen (and listened). Maybe u have spend so much time doing your biking trips that you lost the reason why u started? And couldnt stop when bored.
So annoying his accent.
I want someone to play Eddie and the cruisers with one of these videos "dark side rollin round nothing seems real, but you'll never know just how this feels,on back of my cruiser she rides like a dream!makes me act crazy people think I'm meaean! but nothing gonna save you in a curve that's blind slipped on my dark busted my behiiiiiinnnd,on the dark side ohhh yeaheeEah!
Thank you, a true anti hero motorcycle hero.
🇦🇺well said 100% agree. Ride your own ride, be yourself, and yes riding is so much better than working and TV.
What a powerful message, Pavlin. Many riders like to be seen, not enjoy the pleasure of a trip. This is the first video I saw from you. Hopefully the first of many. Cheers from Brazil.
Thank you Pavlin, well done!
On my last Trip last year of about 3.500km i take only pictures for me, what i like, what i see, for no one else. It was a nice trip and i will do it every year. No Instagram, no Tiktok, no Facebook!
Kind regards from germany, Georg
Travelling is a true teacher, surprise and wonder, appreciation of the world in all its forms..doing it on a motorcycle is living the dream. A perfect expression of adventure.
I'm listening to you telling me not to listen to you. Great vid.
for me, i have no family and minimal friends – so riding across lands is great healer from lamenting of my old life with family that i had.