Ride Report: Elspeth Beard's Round-The-World Adventure
Thanks to generous sponsorship by Belstaff, this after-hours event proved to be one of our best #ridereportseries presentations to date.
Click through above to watch the archived Facebook LiveStream video of her presentation, and click below that to buy a limited-edition autographed (and hand-stamped) copy of Elspeth's fantastic memoir, "Lone Rider"—while supplies last!
*UPDATE: The hand-signed Elspeth books have long sold out, but we do have copies of the book for sale.
There’s also a highly reccomended follow-up publication available exclusively through Elspeth directly—her self-published photo book called “Lone Rider - The Photographs,” which serves as a great complement to this memoir. If you’d like to check out a copy we’ve got one on the coffee table at the shop
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Bonus: when Elspeth visited our NYC showroom we shot some video with her, which is included in the video recapping our Belstaff Pop Up and 50th anniversary of the Norton Commando. Check the 4:00 mark on the Commando Show video for Elspeth's portion.
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Elspeth's route from 1982-1984[/caption] Elspeth holds the distinction of being the first British woman to ride around the world on a motorcycle, but she's far from another spotlight-seeking record breaker. [caption id="attachment_7154" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
Elspeth crossing Turkey. Not all smiles...[/caption] In fact, after her massive round-the-world adventure—completed sans cell phone or GPS, mind you—Elspeth returned home quietly, and put all her photos, journals and other evidence of her trip away in a box. And for the most part, that's where those memories stayed for the better part of three decades, as Elspeth pursued a successful career in England as an award-winning architect. [caption id="attachment_7153" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
Elspeth Beard with her longtime companion, a 1976 r60/6, in front of a water tower in Godalming, England she converted to her residence. Photo: GetSurrey.co.uk[/caption] It wasn’t until a few years back that Elspeth’s story was discovered and given some much-deserving spotlight in motorcycle publications. She’s since written a book about her trip, which will be on hand to purchase and have signed at the event.