Overland Ops

21/08/2026

This is the most northerly I will get on this trip. Around 100km north of Helsinki. I have unfinished business in the north. Now to hunt out the best roads in Europe.

07/08/2026

Sweden here we come.

14/06/2026

You can read a small update on the Ride it Home Expedition every week on substack.

Latest esition here.

Housesteads, Vindolanda, and a man with a shovel.

09/06/2026

The first 4 days - Ride it Home.

Four days in. Lagertha is upright. The rider is mostly upright. Wales is unreasonably beautiful.
Picked her up at Motofreight near Heathrow on Monday morning, three minutes from the hotel. She fired up first try after her sea journey from Auckland.
Then I learned a few things the hard way — including how to not drop an adventure bike a second time after dropping it the first.
By Wednesday I was over Long Mynd in Shropshire, met a 76-year-old on the highest aqueduct in the world (two Triumphs at home, regular pub rides with his mates), and ended the day at a 1500s coachhouse in the oldest Welsh hills you can find.
The full story — including the dropped bike, the bad day, and what to do when the trip already feels too hard on Day 2 — is up on the Overland Ops blog now.
👉 Check out the first comment.
Ride It Home: London to Auckland. 50,000km. 10 months. Currently somewhere in Wales.

01/06/2026

Denver to Vegas by Motorcycle. A proper shakedown for the Ride it Home Expedition.

Join us for a captivating motorcycle ride through diverse landscape...

29/05/2026

Looking forward to the

Bike has arrived in London and I am on my way!



Alan

29/05/2026

At the airport again.
Sydney, Dubai and finally London, where Lagertha awaits. Ill push the starter button Monday morning.

Lets go!!

Ride Further. Ride Deeper. Follow the journey from London to Auckland — across continents, cultures, and everything in between. Real routes No shortcuts. Built on the ground Follow the Journey Watch on Youtube Explore the Routes From Europe to Southeast Asia — each route is built on the ground, ...

26/05/2026

Riding in foreign countries, riding anywhere — the consequence of mistakes can be catastrophic.

Mistakes happen. We get tired. Complacent. Distracted.

Sometimes it's quick reactions, a final right decision, a blip of the throttle that saves us.

Sometimes it's the reactions of other drivers, managing to avoid us.

Sometimes it's just providence or luck.

Stay alert, stay safe everyone.

🏍️ Read more: https://substack.com//note/p-197611791?r=6x0coq

🇬🇷 Join us in Greece — Legends of Greece Tour, October 2026: https://overlandops.co/tours/greece-2026/

A close call on Monarch Pass.

25/05/2026

5,000 kilometres of Rocky Mountain riding done. The CFMoto 800 has been handed back to its owner in Denver and I'm heading home to New Zealand for a few days.

Then it begins. London to Auckland — the ride home.

Lagertha, the Husqvarna 901 Expedition that will be my partner for the next stage of this, has just landed in London.

Follow along.

22/05/2026

Just over 4 months before the Overland Ops Tour leaves Athens to explore the very best that Greece has to offer.

Will you join us?

More details in the comments.