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The Essential Guide to Any Motorcycle Traveler - Online Course - Testimonials
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The course covers a lot of ground and in a high level of detail. The emphasis is on keeping things low key, down to earth and forces you to look at what you already have and how you can enjoy this. What is holding you back? Look into yourself and be honest about this. I found this course to be full of valuable information and I appreciate Pavlin's enthusiasm and honesty, also sharing his mistakes.
For only $49 you get so much, I find it incredible. Maybe not every topic in the course is for everyone, but there is enough so that everyone should be able to get something new and important from it. Well worth the money.
The only suggestion I have, for a possible future extension, would be to include a video showing the basics of riding techniques, especially offroad. It is mentioned in the course, but it would be good if there were some introductory video instructions about this as well.
Niels Schutten (13.11.2024)
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This course is amazing and worth every single cent! It will help me to reduce the costs a lot. As I’m planning a trip to Morocco in April I will repeat the course right from the beginning. I decided to ride during the winter months as you suggested. I already throw away useless parts and gear and checked out the best underwear for me without buying new things.
The only “Must Have” for motorcycle traveling apart from bike, helmet, boots, and co. is this course.
Very well done, Pavlin!!
Peter Zimmermann (Austria), Nov 2022
Well, I finished the course, and perhaps I was one of the slowest in your class to do so. But it was fantastic, and best of all, you often said the very things I was thinking about - what people say regarding the type of motorcycle, type of gear, amount of stuff, etc., etc. I am glad to know I am not crazy! Thank you for a terrific course; I highly recommend it to everyone.
Christopher Parrish (USA), May 2022
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High-quality adventure motorcycling course!
Pavlin manages to present in a very concise and clear way all the dos and don'ts of Adventure Motorcycling that he managed to gather in tens of thousands of km in trips all around the world. At the same time, he instills confidence and inspires people like me who until now only dreamt of big motorcycle adventures! I highly recommend this course and for me was many hours of learning and listening about my life's passion from one of the most passionate adventurers I have come across!
Thank you, Pavlin!
Stefan Georgescu (Romania) 7th of June 2021
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Good format and informative...
All the instructional videos from YouTube and the website in one location and if downloaded one file. I completed it online and downloaded the file to enjoy when no data service... Thanks for a good and affordable course with no fluff...
Stephen Dorje (Germany), 5th of March 2021
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A tremendous amount of work went into assembling and organizing the course and it shows. The level of detail was good, and the clarity was very good. The presentation confirms that everything from the most obvious truisms (weight matters!), to general travel tips (conduct yourself with confidence), and to the value of an expensive Gore-Tex jacket (probably worth it), is all presented with the credibility of experience. The audio course is a great bang for the buck. And don't follow the sheep.
Michael Schaffer (Germany), 15th of February, 2021
Hi Pavlin,
Please excuse my bad English!
Very worthwhile, and brings things together well. Highly recommended!
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Pavlin covers every aspect of long-distance adventure motorcycle travel in this course. Topics cover practical suggestions and oftentimes unique solutions to trip prep, practical ways to make traveling easier and more fun, and how to interact with people and the environment you are interacting with along the way.
An interesting topic he discusses is the mental aspect of preparing for a long trip. Giving yourself permission to actually leave home and break with your daily routine. I enjoyed working my way through this course. I'm glad I jumped in and got all the information in one place.
I've changed my thinking about how I want to travel on my motorcycle after completing this course. My travels will now be much simpler and less stressful than before.
Brian Blackburn (USA), 15th of Nov 2020
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A very informative and complete course for a beginner or the advanced rider. Someone like me that rode bikes for years then has not for about 20 years now. I am retiring and wanting to return to riding and doing longer rides.
John Claspell (USA) 27th of Oct 2020
A very useful course for any motorcyclist!
This course provides very useful and practical tips for any motorcyclist. Very good information for short to long motorcycle trips. It is very well categorized and easy to follow. The course gets you thinking out of the box to see trips are possible in more ways than you initially think. A number of provided advice I also experienced during my first trips and adjusted already so practically know they are very true. After completing the course I have the mental push and fine polished advice to live towards a motorcycle traveling future.
Sander Veerbeek (Netherlands) 25th of Oct 2020
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Greetings Pavlin,
May God bless you and have a wonderful day ahead. Hope to hear from you.
Hasan Shaikh (Dubai) 9th of Sept 2020
I took this course and really enjoyed it. It was a well organized and thorough exploration of how to travel by bike and does a great job at the practical important stuff like border crossings. Do note that this is not a “riding course” - No tips for how to corner your GS in the gravel. But everything else you’d want to think about is covered really well. I’d give the course a big thumbs up.
Scott L (UK) 1st of Sept 2020
Dear reader,
I recommend all of you to follow this course. I did so, before my trip for one week. Many aspects of this course were so useful to enjoy and keep me safe during my trips. I faced in one week extreme temperatures, storms, and heavy rainfall. The prep work on this trip included this course.
Bart Bylois (Belgium) 31st of Aug 2020
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Jani Vihervuori (Finland) 29th of Aug 2020
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I highly recommend it. Signed up at the start of summer, got all the information, and an account for hopefully forever. I'm on my first long trip now on holidays and it supported me so well. Don't hesitate, guys, you won't be disappointed. This is a Lifetime Investment
thomoto790, 26th of Aug, 2020
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I never signed for any course in my entire life but I am so glad that I did it! Thank you very much, Pavlin! You saved me a lot of money and many possible disappointments on the road. I highly recommend this course!
Neo (Greece) 10th of June 2020
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Worth every cent!
The one and only Source you will need to improve yourself concerning riding and all about trips. Following Pavlin's Youtube-Channel since 2017, I thought one day, it would be great to have all the information available in one place because you don't want to be dependent on Youtube. And my dream became true with this Course - Available anytime anywhere! Thank you for your effort Pavlin! With your inspiration, I got hooked with riding again, got the license, a bike, and now planning trips like you. What a gift. Sincerely, your greatest fan ;-)
Thomas Czajkowski (Poland) 7th of June 2020
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Dear Pavlin,
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I have been watching the 'motorcycle adventures' youtube channel for a number of years. It is full of really useful real-world advice, tips, and hard-won knowledge to help us adventure dreamers make our dreams come true.
Robin C (UK) 22nd of May (2020)
This course is a well thought out, informative, and already has been a cost-saving to me. When everyone online is trying to sell you their latest adventure widget that will improve your life on a long-distance adventure, Pavlin lays out the simple and honest truths by his own personal experience. He is not trying to change your mind, just telling you about his experience as a long-distance motorcycle adventurer/traveler. An example that comes to mind: I was wanting a $700 USD tent that would be "the best thing I ever brought on my future trip...". Pavlin's simple explanation of "weight always matters" and his explanation with examples that when traveling sometimes tenting is not necessarily the cheapest option. The money savings right there paid for the course AND added to my budget. The course is simply laid out in bite-size pieces and is easy to navigate around. I have recommended this to my long-distance non-adventure cruiser riders as I feel they would get something out of this too. Different bikes, roads, but the same philosophy would apply.
Paul R Davidson (Canada) 15th of May 2020
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This is a quite unique and brilliant course for those who want to take a step forward in their motor riding practices. Unique because I have not seen any other structured and online course such as this one before. Pavlin follows a well-planned content with good interfacing between the different parts/ lessons of the course. Also, he covers not only the technical basics but also the psychological and emotional parts of the concept he is talking about. Gives personal tricks and shares proven tips.
Brilliant because Pavlin indeed has tried and proven the concepts and terms of what he is talking about. It's proven means you have less likelihood to find the bitter way if smth is going to work or not... He is honest and to the point. No bullshittingAnd no sales/benefitting purposes that lie behind as far as I see. He does well occasionally extra emphasize certain points, that happens yes... for good overall I think.
For the records, I am for 5 years daily on my motorbike for work-home travel and occasionally on small (day- weekend) trips in the western EU. I had a Yamaha Fazer FZ6, and currently, I drive a Honda VFR800F, strictly sports tourers thus.
Cem Ozgur (Netherlands) 14th of May 2020
Pavin’s course The Essential Guide to Any Motorcycle Traveler is a real gem. Even at the full price, this course will pay for itself in spades and works out at less than the cost of a dinner for 2 at a good restaurant. For me it was a no brainer, I am an accountant by trade but you don’t have to be an accountant to figure out good value when you see it. The 3 free books you get with the course are worth more than the course, that says it all.
Max (UK) 10th of May 2020
Julian (France) 07th of May 2020
One word - Fantastic! Thank you!
Florian (Romania) 3rd of May 2020