Nick sanders has sent back his fourth video installment from his parallel worlds tour as he reaches cape town after riding the length of africa. When nick and lynda sanders look at their grandchildren, they see a little bit of their son, wade, staring back at them. It feels so prescient because of the parallel between something like coronavirus. My new book, parallel coast, is connected to the last roundtheworld expedition by the word parallel because this is how i see my life. He was part of the yamaha t7 world raid, riding in the euro leg of testing and promotion. Nick was a recipient of an mbe from this years queens birthday honours for services to endurance motorcycling and endurance cycling. Michael has 374 books on goodreads, and is currently reading parallel world. Russia, mongolia, motorbike, me designing the book. Parallel coast, a direct followup to nicks parallel world adventure, is a near 4000 mile journey from norfolk to sussex to wales to the western highlands and back down the east coast of britain. Fort worths cowtown wine dude, who died of coronavirus. Nick sanders third report from his parallel worlds.
Nick sanders first report from his parallel worlds. The first british woman to motorcycle around the world. We worked with world renowned motorcyclist nick sanders to bring his solo journey across the welsh valleys, russian landscape and the wilds of mongolia to his readers in a hardback, softback and e book. Nick sanders has 22 books on goodreads with 149 ratings.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The strokes named their latest album the new abnormal well before knowing what our new normal would be. In 1992 he rode around the world on a royal enfield bullet motorcycle. Round the world adventurer nick sanders has set off on his final cirumnavigation of the globe, parallel worlds, and will be sending back exclusive video reports as. In this book he explores what its like to travel on a bike on the road and captures the beauty and danger of being faraway. This amazing journey is now available in apples interactive book format downloadable on ipad.
For those wanting a new tour there are two new rides being introduced, one for 2009 and the other in 2010. Watch the video below to see how he is coping with the oppressive 50 degree heat, roads covered in a foot of sand and the sheer distance from civilisation all on a yamaha r1. In this book he explores what its like to travel on a bike on the road and captures the beauty and danger of being faraway and on your own. Nick sanders has sent back his first mcn report from his new round the world trip, parallel worlds. My best book was parallel world and the three accompanying dvds and she designed those too. Eccentric adventure motorcyclist nick sanders has embarked on his latest expedition, this time taking to roads much closer to home than his usual world travelling exploits. Mayor sanders said they fell ill in late march, eventually ending up in two different hospitals. Nick sanders has sent back his third video installment from his parallel worlds tour as he crosses the nubian desert. The parallel world r1 will be displayed on the carole nash or hien gericke stand, nick will also be doing parallel world book signings on these stands during the show. Full set of autobiographical books to the first winner. This is a remarkable solo journey and the result of 6 previous rides over the same route which included 2 failed record rides. That notion resonated not just with sanders own views on the modern sociopolitical reality, but with his forwardlooking take on jazz. Watch the video below as he takes to the skies with a bike.
Life on the road with nick sanders, as he traveled around the world in 2008 on his yamaha yzfr1. Sanders will be sending back regular reports so keep checking back. The 50yearold maverick follows in the great british tradition of slightly eccentric adventurers, and his recordbreaking expeditions have already made him a cult figure within the motorcycling community in the uk. I liked its tongue in cheek look at the state of the world today, with the silver lining being that its clearly about surviving. Join nick as he travels across europe, russia and arrives in mongolia on a yamaha tracer 700.
Nick sanders has sent back his second video installment from his parallel worlds tour in which he swaps his motorbike for a balloon. Nick sanders meets a tour guide at victoria falls whilst on his parallel world tour, who discusses all about the falls and their history. He has ridden around the world 7 times on a motorbike and 8 times up and down the americas, once in a record 21 days 8 hours. Travel across the vast landscape with its bleakness.
The result is this book, which alternates between almas carefully recorded anthropological findings and philips. Lhd designed my timbuktu book and the dvd cover and also the whole of my biker britain book as well as the dvd covers. Nick sanders check out the actual footage and words. Nick sanders a rider known to a lot of us, for his exploits and world travel on two wheels is a yamaha ambassador and rider. Parallel world around the globe on a r 1 nick sanders good. Riden in 2008 during his parallel world book and dvd trilogy, this one minute captures the hardness and the fun of the journey. Follow nick sanders and explore their bibliography from s nick sanders author page. Nick sanders, the world s greatest motorcycle adventurer rides the length of the americas twice in a record breaking time of 49 days. Nicholas mark sanders mbe born 1958 is a british bicyclist, motorcyclist and author noted for his longdistance riding and has ridden around the world seven times. Written in nicks brutally blunt manner that opens your mind to the world of a truly epic rider. Usa, canada, mexico, central america, southern america atlanticantic loop to ushuaia, chile, southern and central africa, north africa across the sahara through tamanrasset, central and northern europe winter time, russia europe and siberia in winter time. Hes ridden through almost every country in the world and has regularly done it against the clock, but the trip chronicled in the parallel world series of three dvds is more reflective and insightful than some earlier against the clock films.
The interactive book concept is the most exciting new. On 9 june 1997, sanders completed a world record 19,930mile 32,070 km. Parallel world was nicks fifth and final global circumnavigation with the new project demonstrating that an appetite for adventure can be satisfied at home. Buy parallel world volume 1 from amazons movies store. Nick sanders has achieved seven global navigations and countless other motorcycle trips and records. Nick sanders mbe is best known for his extreme motorcycle and bicycle journeys.
He is the fastest man around the world on two wheels. Sanders likes to be beside the seaside for latest biking. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. Is nick sanders the ultimate motorcycle adventurer. At one time he held the title fastest man around the world on a bicycle having first accomplished this in 1 days and a second time in a guinness record of 79 days. Nicks solo ride across the notorious nubian desert in northern sudan. Nick sanders parallel world tour victoria falls youtube. Nick sanders and the first yamaha t7 take on the world. Nick sanders talks about the difficulties of riding over 250km through the kenyan desert to marsabit whilst on his parallel world tour.
Im going to sound a bit humble now because even though ive ridden nearly a million kilometers on various bikes, mostly yamahas, my mechanical knowledge is poor and i have only a basic understanding of how they work. The incredible ride by nick sanders nook book ebook. Parallel world will be nicks final solo endurance challenge. He has made films and written books about his journeys. How the strokes came up with latest album title, the new. Great tyres and in 400 000 miles i have suffered only 1 puncture. Parallel world by nick sanders featuring continental. Made from footage during the 2008 parallel world world tour i did on an r1. Nick sanders second report from his parallel worlds.
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