It’s what we do

This entry is part 1 of 20 in the series Adventure Rider Issue #54

Electronics are clearly going to play a huge part in the future of adventure riding.

There’s the looming move to outlaw the internal-combustion engine for starters. It’s a little way off, but I believe it’s definitely coming.

I expect there’ll still be enthusiasts who form clubs and have special dispensation to run internal-combustion engines at accredited club meetings. They’ll be small groups of grey-bearded ol’ diggers at school fetes and charity events, and they’ll start up their bikes to the ‘ooo’ and ‘aah’ of amazed onlookers who have their hands over their ears and their noses wrinkling at the unsavoury, unhealthy emissions.

I don’t expect there’ll be a lot of scope to organise long-distance rides to far-flung and little-known locations, but those places probably won’t have petroleum-based fuels available anyway. They’ll have charging stations, most likely powered by wind and solar installations.

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