I watched this one weekend when it was pouring buckets and couldn't ride. Great movie they just desided one day to quit their jobs and take a 12,000 mile trip 1400 mi of it on the TAT (Trans-America Trail) on a Tiger 800XC and a CBR600RR
with no support vehicle.
Rider Bios:
Amanda Polard
“I just need adventure. I’m a restless soul. There is a whole big World waiting for me to explore and I was stuck inside; watching it go by.”
Age: 27
Height: 5’2”
Weight: 110 lbs
Years Riding: 14 years dirt, 4 years street
Hometown: “I’m a wanderer; looking for the place that feels like Home.”
Motorcycle” 2009 Honda CBR600RR
Amanda began riding at the age of 14. Her father and brother both ride and she developed her love for engines and all things motorcycle early. From the first ride Amanda knew that she had found her true passion and one freedom in this World. She started on a 1999 Honda XR80r doing mainly trail riding in the forests of Virginia, followed by lots of single track riding in the deserts of Nevada. She then bought a KX100 to get the feel for a 2 stroke engine.
In 2009 Amanda was ready for her first street bike, and after drooling over the Honda CBR929 for years she decided on a CBR600rr. Amanda in her petite size and stature was and is always determined to prove her ability to her male counterparts. “Just because I’m small; people underestimate me. It makes me all that more determined to show them I can ride.”
Zach Settewongse
“People always seemed shocked that I’m going to drop everything and hit the road for several months. I’ve just arrived at a point in my life where I’m tired of saying “One day I’m going to do it”. I woke up and said to myself “Today is the day”. You never know how long your time here will be. This is just one in many adventures I have on my bucket list. I plan to live like every day is my last and not waste a moment. I plan to accomplish all that I can dream of. ”
Age: 40
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 173 lbs
Ethnicity: 50% Thai, 50% French
Years Riding: 37 years dirt, 25 years street
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Motorcycle: 2011 Triumph 800XC
Zach Settewongse is a restless, eccentric artist who does things his own way and believes anything is achievable. He is a man who lives in a warehouse intentionally so he can have his motorcycle in the same room as his 1000 watt theater system and big screen TV.
Career – “We really think you have a gift for the arts. We would like you to attended the Art Center College of Design.” That is what his parents said years ago and because they said it Zach decided to become a police officer instead. Of course that didn’t last long. “Every call I arrived on people were always mad and hated the cops. It was truly depressing.” Earlier Zach had started a web design company while in college and continued to grow the company and transformed it into a successful telecommunications company. However even with success in business he was bored and hated work. “My company had transformed into strictly a telecommunications company, and I was making good money at it, but there was no creative outlet for me. I needed to be creative; I needed a change.”
Pursuit Horizon "Stop Working; Start Living"
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/33609?autoplay=1