If I’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that there are many different ways to experience Alaska on a motorcycle. If you stick to the pavement, you will be served up a buffet of dramatic scenes. Stay on the Alaska paved highway system and you will ride past cascading waterfalls, untamed rivers, precipitous fjords, and miles and miles of untouched wilderness – all with a backdrop provided by the tallest mountains on the continent.
One of the most rewarding aspects of taking riders on adventures around the world is when they decide to ride with us again on a different trip. Not only is this a testament to the quality of the experiences that we offer, but it also gives us the opportunity to really get to know some riders on a deeper level, and share some truly remarkable experiences with them. In the past we have shared stories from MotoQuest riders like Lee Hobart and Robert Cormier, and this week we introduce to you Robert Arvizo, who has ridden with us on 9 different MotoQuest adventures over the last 12 years.
Fact: Peru is home to some of the best paved motorcycle riding in the world.
This may not be news to those of you who have followed us for a while, because we just can’t say enough good things about the paved riding in Peru! For those of you who are newer to the MotoQuest ranks, consider this your first lesson.
In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. 100 years later, during the centennial anniversary of the purchase, the motto of “North to the Future” and was chosen to represent Alaska as a land of promise. In many ways, Alaska really is the last frontier of the United States, which is exactly why it has become one of the top riding destinations for motorcyclists from around the world.
One of the most influential concepts in manufacturing to come out of World War II was the practice of continual incremental improvement. This practice found sure footing in post-war Japan and became known as “kaizen,” which is the Japanese word for “improvement.” Although it originated in America during the war, it was really made famous by Japanese auto manufacturer Toyota. Rather than trying to drive large scale changes, organizations like Toyota found that it was far more effective to have individuals within an organization continually implement small changes in an effort to increase productivity and improve efficiency. While we here at MotoQuest are certainly not running an operation on the scale of Toyota, we do take this practice to heart as we are always looking for ways to improve what we do and how we do it.
Goodbye 2018, hello 2019! Another amazing year is in the books, and we are so very excited to share more incredible adventures with you in 2019! To help us put things in perspective, we checked in with the MotoQuest staff and guides to find out some of their favorite moments from this past year. We hope you enjoy reminiscing with us and we hope to hear from you soon!
What happens when a couple of moto-journalists decide to ride the Baja Peninsula? They come to MotoQuest for advice, of course! That’s exactly what happened
“It’s not like Alaska isn’t wilderness – it mostly is. But most Alaskans don’t live in the wild. They live on the edge of the
Whenever I travel to Baja, there comes a time and a place during the trip where I invariably arrive at a mental state that can
Happy Halloween! As millions of children around the country eagerly await their candy-filled Trick-or-Treat adventures, we offer our faithful readers with backstories on some of