A limited edition 3 book box set in a 3D replica Touratech Pannier, with free stickers (no key ring). The 3 books individually would cost £38.97 making this collectable and unique collection a genuine good deal.
IN SEARCH OF GREENER GRASS
One of the most critically acclaimed motorcycle travel books of recent times.
Grand
plans on a five grand budget.
Dispelling
the myth that only the wealthy, famous or sponsored can do over land travel.
The story of a solo overland motorcycle ride on a KLR 650 from the South East
of England to the South East of Russia and beyond.
Not just
another self inflated book of bragging ego boasting achievements but an open
honest account; written with a dry and cynical wit, but punctuated, with
experience, frustration, appreciation, sarcasm, respect, intolerance and a
little hard earned wisdom.
A
must for anyone considering riding off for a bit. Cut
through all the crap on the internet, the opinions of the nay doers, the
designer accessory addicts and the self proclaimed 'adventures'. Buy time not
equipment.
This
book inadvertently works as a guide to preparation, destination, bike and
budget but ultimately is a very humorous description of what you might see,
hear, feel, witness, think and experience on your bike, inside your helmet
whilst generally heading in an easterly direction.
UREKA After the success of his first book 'In Search of Greener Grass', Graham Field hits the road again with his bargain-basement KLR650, recording his experiences in his inimitable and revealingly honest diary style. The Caucasus region is often overlooked by travellers, but Graham may inadvertently be about to change all that. A single pivotal moment can transform any journey, on this occasion a significant U turn became a real eureka moment. The result ensures a fantastic exploration of Eastern Europe and beyond, the discovery of a hidden gem in Georgia and meanderings that leave us all much richer. Who tries to get deep into Iraq just to see if the news reports are accurate, ends up joining a street demonstration against someone else's government or sticks their arm between the jaws of a wild mountain wolf-dog? Ultimately, Ureka is an almost accidental realisation that we cannot control our mood on the road, but merely embracing this can be the most enlightening travel experience of all. U-turn if I want to, is that what I should do? The words rang a distant bell. I can't decide if turning suggests rebellious failure or submissive success, not that it matters. With my determined aspirations I'd overcome the challenges of terrain, bureaucracy, navigation and heat as I rode to the Caspian Sea; it was just that illusive satisfaction that I couldn't find. If all my experience had thought me one thing, I'd be buggered if I knew what it was. I had all the usual ingredients, my trusty KLR, a little bit of money, plenty of time and lots of new countries to ride through. I transited through Bulgaria resisting its long stay temptations, took an excursion into humbling Iraq, then wound on up through the wild surprises of Eastern Turkey on the way to Georgia. In Azerbaijan I turned the plan and the map round. It wasn't just the journey that took a different direction, everything changed... If there's one thing I've learnt on the road it's that I never stop learning. Some things are not meant to be and others are; the trick is finding the line between desire and contentment, then riding it. |
DIFFERENT NATURES
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· Discovering the different natures in character as the rider reluctantly matures, as well as in the extreme, unpopulated terrains he transverses.
· This, his third book (In Search of Greener Grass & Ureka), reflects on the conception of Graham’s motorcycle wanderlust, and what continues to fuel his addiction for wild destinations.
· With a real zest for life, Graham Field is an immensely likeable and engaging character. Just the person to guide you through locations that you may never get a chance to see, from midnight sun to darkest skies.
Surprising. Funny. Opinionated. Vivid. RiDE Magazine
Different Natures takes you on three journeys. Each gives an honest and passionate insight into the evolution of a compulsive traveller. Looking for direction with the wrong eyes spawned Graham’s lust for wandering, the miles cleared his vision and the hunger for longer distance grows with an insatiable appetite for new experiences.
Based on his diaries spanning a twelve year period of travel from the Arctic Circle to Mexico, Graham Field’s journeys are his life. Inevitably these experiences increase his awareness as he passes through various natures of both a reluctant maturity and the extreme environments between his destinations.
From midnight sun to darkest nights, there’s as much diversity in these tales as common threads
Three very different journeys on three very different bikes each of which had varying degrees of suitability. His initial drug induced escapism led to bigger ideas, distances and durations. Eventually finding a reality and gaining the wisdom of perspective, coming to terms with his love hate relationship with the human race and its impact on the planet.
Graham Field’s beloved bargain basement Kawasaki KLR650 (bought for £700 off eBay) has taken him to more than 40 countries covering over 65,000 miles, across Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Siberian Russia, Iraq, Armenia and Guatemala to name a few. This book however, tells of how he found his way, to what for him, is the perfect bike and the environments to ride it.
BMW f650, BMW 800GS, Triumph 800XC,
Ténéré XTZ 660, Xt 660, ktm950, ktm990, ktx, KTM 400exc, dr650se, BMW 1100gs,
1150gs,1200, r1200gs adventure f800gs, xr650l,Honda Africa Twin: XRV650,
XRV750 xt600e, 1150rt, kle500, f800xcgs, ktm640, transalp, f650, Dakar,
Africa twin ttr600, xr650l, Touratech panniers, mefo tires, tank bag, msr
stove, tent sleeping, bag thermarest, horizons unlimited, Ted Simon, long way
round, Jupiter’s travels, Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, Mongolia,
Kazakhstan, Siberia, south Korea, oversize ims fuel tank, Scottoiller,
gel seat heated grips, deal or no deal, pink Floyd, Sweden rock festival
lonely planet, Charlie Boorman, Austin vince, lois pryce, sam Manicom, zen overland, Nathan millward adventure bike
rider, horizons unlimited dan walsh, paddy Tyson, chris scott, guzzie, glen
haggstad ktm990 triumph explorer KTM 1190 950 klr650 KLR 650