The Great Ride of China The 34,000km ride around China

The Epic 34,000km Motorcycle Ride Through Every Province in China

Ever since making the decision that rather than do a month-long trip to Yunnan, we would attempt the much more ambitious itinerary we ended up with, it occurred to me that this could be an experience worth sharing. So I decided that we would prepare ourselves to not just motorcycle for five months but try and capture the whole thing at the same time.

Exactly one year ago today, at 1pm on July 19th, 2013, Amy and I departed on what would turn out to be a 146 day, 34,153km/21,221 mile motorcycle ride around the world’s most populous country. A look back on what it was like to head out from Beijing on day one of The Great Ride of China and what it meant to us.

Fundraising went on even after our ride was over and we were very happy to be able to participate in Free Lunch for Children's 3 Year Anniversary celebration where we auctioned off a motorcycle donated by our sponsors, CFMoto.

Here’s the second half of the interview we did with the Bruce in Beijing radio show. The first half was just Amy, which you can check out here, where she discusses the trip from Beijing all the way to the far west city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province. For the second half, I join in ...

Amy talks with "Bruce in Beijing" about the first half of our trip around China including one segment focusing on the different types of architectural styles we encountered while one the road. Amy and Bruce walk through our trip from Beijing through Inner Mongolia, the historical Shanxi and Shaanxi, and into the west through Turpan and to Kashgar.

Check out the 5 minute trailer of our 146 day motorcycle ride around China! We've got plenty of amazing views, scary traffic jams, and precarious cliff-side roads after almost 5 months on the road, and this just scratches the service.

The Great Ride of China wasn't just about riding a motorcycle for a really really long amount of time. Amy's interest in the trip was a little more... academic than that. Check out some of the things she's been writing about China building restoration, preservation, and cultural heritage.

Just a quick announcement to share with everyone that we have received our official Guinness World Record certificate! A very nice gift right before the Chinese New Year :).

Our 146 day trip through every province in China has officially made it into the record books after being accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records!

Well, this is it. The last post of the trip! Officially we've been off the road for a week now. It's been a very busy week, moving into an apartment, applying for the Guinness record, and catching up with friends who we hadn't seen in nearly half a year. The last few days into Beijing were by no means easy though. We hit some of the coldest weather since Tibet, strongest winds since Urumqi, and boatloads of trucks.