When One Year Turns in to Three - Petra and Anders Stridfeldt With their three sons grown and moved out, Petra and Anders felt what they called boredom, that loss we all feel when we’ve worked and lived to raise our families, and then being needed comes to an end. So they came up with a plan to ride their motorcycles around the world. They quit their jobs, sold their house, car and most of their belongings and in 5 months were on the road. They only planned to be gone a year, maybe a year and a half, but three years later they are still riding, having explored 40 countries and ridden about 108,000 km. And it doesn’t look like there’s an end in sight for Petra and Anders motorcycle adventure. Jim caught up with them in Sao Paulo before they leave for Europe and Africa. Twitter: 2bikers1world Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TwoBikersOneWorld/?fref=ts Website: twobikersoneworld.com Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCuIvncoQOki-jfVyhhLVyjw Rider Skills - Handling Your Bike When You’re Not Moving A lot of riders struggle moving their bikes around, loading them on to trailers or vehicles, into hotel lobbies around their garages or even just parking them. Bret discusses the mechanics behind handling your bike in these situations. - Understanding balance - Using leverage in place of brute force - Using the body to brace - Using neutral balance concepts - Controlling fear - Using body weight, movement and leverage - Dealing with tall saddles and dismounting - Dismounting under motion - Dismounting when stopped - High side vs low side - Handlebar position - Use for gears or brakes - When to use the side stand - Using center stands, techniques and tricks for heavily loaded bikes - Standard technique for using side stand - Using terrain features to ease the use of side stand - Tricks for chain maintenance (using power to dig a free-roll trench) - Maneuvering a bike manually (no power vs with power) - Hotel lobbies - Garage spaces - Loading ramps - Using center stand and side stands for pivoting Instructor: Bret Tkacs from PSSOR  www.pssor.com Brought to You By: Max BMW Motorcycles Shop our Online Store featuring parts diagrams for every BMW model. Ordering parts and accessories has never been easier. Choose your bike, look at the diagrams and place your order. We have over 45,000 parts in-stock and our Parts Express team processes and ships orders six days a week via UPS, FedEx and USPS. www.maxbmw.com BestRest ProductsHome of the CyclePump Tire Inflator, TireIron BeadBrakR, EZAir Tire Gauge, and other adventure motorcycle gear.  When you’re on the road you’ll want a compact and reliable method of tire inflation.  The CyclePump runs off your bike’s electrical system and it’ll fill a flat tire in less than 3 minutes.   It’s made in the USA and it comes with a 5-year warranty.  BestRest also makes tire changing and tire repair kits that are small enough to fit in your saddlebag.  The crew at BestRest are adventure riders themselves, so they know what you’ll need when you’re exploring the world. www.CyclePump.com AerostichThe best way to ride more is to make riding your easiest, fastest way to get from A to B…simple everyday commuting and errands, long-distance adventure riding, or whatever. For 33 years Aerostich has been designing, making and selling equipment that makes riding anywhere, in all-weather – easier, safer, more comfortable and more fun. No other riders’ gear offers the proven protection, precise fit or lifelong value of an Aerostich. Prove it to yourself with the Ride-More Guarantee. If you try any Aerostich one piece R-3 or Roadcrafter Classic suit for one month, and are not riding more than you did before receiving it, send it back and you will receive a full refund, no questions asked. For complete details and to view all of the available equipment for riders, and for a 10% discount on your first Aerostich purchase, or free shipping on the next order for existing customers, visit www.aerostich.com/arr. Giant Loo