Moto author Nick Adams (aka inmate @nick949eldo) has a new book out! It’s calledAdventures On Borrowed Time: Old Bikes, Distant Places, and if you’ve read his previous books, or his stuff writtenhere at ADVrider,你知道会发生什么。这是对其他e in the book’s title—Mister Adams loves taking his old bikes to far-away places on bad roads.

In this book, Nick heads off to James Bay, Labrador, Cape Breton, and other remote corners of North America, on everything from a 1960 Panther single to a much more modern (but just as unusual a choice for an ADV mount) 2004 Suzuki Burgman 650.

Here’s what he says to expect in the book:

Isolated communities on the Labrador coast. Sixteenth century Basque whaling settlements on Newfoundland’s Avalon peninsula, gravel roads to Cree villages in the Quebec wilderness, tiny unpaved back roads in eastern Ontario – explore them all with me on a variety of (mostly) elderly motorcycles. There are always a few problems to deal with along the way, but would it be adventure if nothing ever went wrong?

As we age, it would be so easy to let the ‘what if’s’ intrude. What if it rains? What if my bike breaks down and there’s no cell phone service? What if my joints hurt, my backside aches and I get cold and miserable? I’m too old for discomfort and uncertainty. There is a multitude of ways we can talk ourselves out of doing the things we’ve always loved. After all, what is the lifespan of man? Three score years and ten as it says in the Bible? If that’s the case then I’m already living on borrowed time, but as you’ll see, I’m nowhere near ready to permanently park my bikes and hang up my motorcycle riding gear.

There’s no outrunning destiny, but as we age there’s nothing to say we can’t enjoy the mobility and strength that remains while we still have it. Motorcycle riding keeps you mentally young and even helps you stay physically mobile. Keep riding while you can. I certainly will.

The book is available in paperback ($15usd) and digital (Kindle) ($3.99) formats and is available through your national Amazon site in the local currency. The audio version will soon be available on Amazon and Audible once I get around to completing the lengthy task of narration and editing.

The book is 196 pages long, with 73 photos and maps. In paperback, it’ll cost American buyers$15 USD on Amazon. In Kindle, it’s $3.99 (your local Amazon site will convert to your country’s currency, if you live elsewhere). There’s an audio version coming soon, as you can tell from Nick’s narration above!