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The Hopeless Biker

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The Hopeless Biker

Who Went Twice Around the WorldBy Miles MorlandNarrated by Clive Hayward

The Hopeless Biker

Length7h 54m

About this audiobook

From Sunday Times bestseller Miles Morland comes a brilliant, life-affirming and audacious travel memoir. Having never ridden a motorbike at night, in rain, or on motorways, not knowing the difference between a carburettor and a spark plug, Miles Morland set out to ride across newly post-communist Europe to Istanbul. Somehow, he survived gales in France, rioting miners in Romania, homicidal truck drivers, and floods in Turkey. Since then, he has ridden the equivalent of twice round the world across five continents. He still doesn't know what a carburettor is. This isn't a book about biking. It's a story of idiot optimism, fearless discovery, and the freedom most of us can only dream about during our commute to work. Recklessly heading across Patagonia, the Andes, Japan, India, Australia's Nullarbor, and every other unlikely place, Miles's utter disregard for practical preparation and unfailing belief that things will work out somehow get him home safe. The Hopeless Biker is about letting go, going it alone, and trusting you'll survive to discover what's on the other side of the mountain. 'I don't know if Miles is brilliant or mad to do what he has done, possibly both but he had a lot of fun along the way and so did I.' Giles Foden, author of the Last King of Scotland.

Nature & Wilderness

Audiobook details

GenreTravel

Length7 hrs 54 mins

Narrated byClive Hayward

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateDec 31, 2025

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Opening Credits

96: Australia: Roo Dodging with Brenda

2Dedication

107: Southwest USA: Daisy in the Desert

3An Apology

118: Iceland with Björk

41: Across Europe: Orient Express

129: New Zealand: Kiwiland with Cooky

52: Life Before Bikes

1310: Australia: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

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63: South America: In the Tyre Tracks of Che

1411: Mexico: Baa Haa Boy

74: India by Bullet

15Closing Credits

85: Japan with Beemer-San

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Miles Morland

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