56,000km World Tour in 1982 | Elspeth Beard 

Is it real festival? I never heard about 'Generation speed' festival. Or it is some kind of online-internet festival?

Wow what a great lady, still beautiful....Inspirational for all the young woman out there.

As an old timer and motorcyclist from about 1961, this was my first introduction to Elspeth Beard, needless to say I'm totally impressed. In my old age I haven't ridden for about 15 years, but have enjoyed following ItchyBoots and a few others as they roam the world on motorbikes. I can't help wondering if Elspeth and Noraly of ItchyBoots have ever met or communicated, two kindred spirits indeed...Thanks for posting.

Huge respect to her ❤

She is a legend

in 1986 i went around, criss crossed Australia ONLY, on a kwack 650. I have huge respect for what Elspeth Beard took on and never tire of hearing of this undertaking. Sadly missed Elspeth's presentation at Brooklands because of the start of the covid nonsense. Lesson learnt : never listen/believe 'authority', be free.

A true hero, kind of puts Ewan and Charlie to shame, you have my total RESPECT.

Huge respect to this Lady, same smile and same energy whith Noraly!!! Excellent interview, thank you!!

We have to think about it: She is a young lady, she communicates by letter without thinking about RU-vid shows, she has no sponsors, she reads about her adventures on tape, in black and white photographs, she just travels the world, she has to travel, she has to deal with the trams she goes through. Deserves praise beyond respect..👏👏👏👍

Wow ! glad I found this , Read Elspeth book several years ago but its the first time I have seen her talking. She is clearly a beautiful articulate lady and your questions I am sure the best response from her. Ted Simon is considered to be the father of adventure touring so Elspeth must be the female version of him surely ! Its taken her years to come out and tell us her story but I am glad she has because she is now being given the recognition she rightly deserves.

Total Respect. Huge 🫡 Salute to Elspeth Beard from India.

Such determination. A will of iron. Legendary.

Great interview, amazing lady, RESPECT. Her book is an amazing read.

These stories are so inspiring!

Elspeth’s book is a fascinating read, as obviously it goes into far more detail around her trip and the difficulties she faced along with how much she gained from making her journey.

Fantastic achievement and what a great story

Extremely inspiring interview. Most people including myself do not face challenging tasks because of fear of failure. This British lady is the epitome of courage and determination. 🙏

Can't believe I'm just learning about Elspeth...what a story and inspiration.

What a legend lady!!! ❤

What an incredible woman a true inspiration

One of the greats, up there with Ian Coats, Ted Simon etc etc, Travelling the world when it was just you and the Bike, a tougher better experience….. There are so many Travel influencers now, it’s not even interesting….. I like it old school

You are really amazing superwomen and a adventure hero,i,m really impressed ,what a story 🌹🌹🌹

Riders like Elspeth and Ted Simon used ordinary road bikes. No high clearance, big tank, long forks, special tyres, upswept exhaust, just regular machines. A very impressive woman.

You are such an inspiration, and what a beautiful lady you are ❤ . Love from Germany . May you always have a clear path in front of you . ❤peace

Most excellent...really!

She also went back to Australia with her son, flew round Australia and camped where she landed.

Excellent! That was a brilliant interview and discussion. What a memoir!

Her book "Lone Rider" is a marvellous read. Highly recommended.

What a inspirational person ❤

Loved it !

Great interview and a truly inspiring lady

I love her determination and attitude, so missing nowadays, read her book and loved every word of it. A true adventurer and so modest in her outlook. One of my heroes.

Thank you for giving us this movie !!

Great respect for Elspeth and what she did, proved to herself and to so many female and male of that huge motorfamily, that it was possible than to travell all over the world and to get one's goals as it is now. 🎉I know the bike (rode the 75/5 for several years all over Europe, which is a huge difference with riding hundreds of miles through deserts, mountain goattracks), but those engines were able to do it, and it brought you back home... so I guess you felt like a queen on your bike, in spite of all the greater and smaller problems. A bike and woman to be proud off!

What a badass woman! 🫡

What an interesting story

What a legend ❤ 🧑‍🚀🏍️🇬🇧 She's so gorgeous too. Reporter must be a Indian man from Calcutta 😂

I loved the book and Elspeth deserves so much respect, a legend of the worldwide motorcycling community. And what a great interviewer! So very considerate in allowing concise answers to his intelligent questions. Thank you.

I read a report in MOTORRAD at the time. I think it was in Turkey. But nothing more came after that. Until someone dug it up again a few years ago.

Awesome! Respect!

Bashing up your vehicles it is very painful and sorrowful to digest because it is an emotion and feeling that you totally stays side by side with the voyage or journey with your vehicle 🌹❤️

Great interview

I can relate to big holes in queensland roads and coming off second best! Inspiring stories of her adventures...

Great interview. Elspeth is a bad ass.

Beeindruckend diese Dame.

Her book is an inspiring read as her interviews are, eg watertower and more.

"The world would sleep if it were run by men who say, "It can't be done."

Great interview and thank you for allowing Elspeth to talk which is so refreshing. These days so many interviewers not only interrupt but start talking about themselves. Nice one 👍

The audiobook is really good.

Just watched the vid of elspeth beard ,it was fantastic I had read the book sometime ago just great to see her enthusiasm for it ,then It was a real challenge no telephone no satnav it was probably thought impossible but she did it

Lots of respect! 👌

Respect! 👍 Tons of it! ♥️

Legend 🎉🎉🎉

Great interview 👍

Great interview! Read Elspeth’s book years ago, it’s time to dig it out and reread it. Incredible woman and a incredible story!

I own a 1974 bmw r60/6 with close to 100,000 miles on the clock and i named her ELSPeth

Huge respect to her

Great interview, I read her book quite a few times and will continue to do so but it was good to see her being interviewed!!!! well done.

Lone Rider and Jupiter's Travels are the two must read books about world travel on a motorcycle.

Great story, what an insparation.

Mam I do own Royal Enfield Classic 350 for which I am proud of not because of race but for its pride and honour of carrying your character and travelling along with your motorcycle 🌹❤️

great interview brother

Respect rider specially woman rider like you 🌹❤️

Cannot imagine how brave she must have been to do this is in the 80's, all alone! This is just incredible

Inspiradora sua história, Elspeth!

Seriously hats off for this kinda a vintage riders Government should give stipend or pay tax and wages or remuneration for this kinda rider hats off mam 🌹❤️🙏🙏🙏

Having ridden exstesively in Australia I can confirm ...hard going......distances forever without seeing a sole!...what an amazing woman!

Nowadays sliding is a very common symptoms to get encounter with a small uncertainities for which we need to be quite precautive 🌹❤️

Wow live the dream

Mam pottering and travelling to different countries and adopting the cultures it’s a tussle and a bit of a challenges that you met and came across but nowadays the whole scenario is different 🌹❤️

Great job

Have to buy the book❤

read her book! superb.

❤❤❤❤

Great story, great woman.

FACT....... only one puncture on the whole trip . I seem to get one a month in UK. Inspirational lady.

what an amazing woman. respect

Actually we are not melancholic or cluster phobic but we are proud and quite egoistic with our motorcycles mam 🌹❤️

An "old school" version of Itchy Boots (Noraly Schoenmaker) 🤟☝️♥️✌️🌍🙏

cool

Read her book, very very good😊

Why have we never heard of this delightful lady? 😊

My best part is - she bought the TOWER!!!

Been there , done that ! Well , no , not really. What a remarkable woman.

This interview gave me appetite for chicken masala

❤

Why riding culture doesn’t get pay off I really don’t know in foreign countries or in overseas it is considered as a sports I mean their are various types and category of events that gets endorsed and managed by the management which run by separate institutions or organisations which we take it sportingly and with positive approach and we move forward and participate into that events inorder to reenergise and exchange thoughts and perceptions and feelings of one another and mould it into riding 🌹❤️

For USA viewers, can you tell me how many football fields are 56.000 km? Thank you!

Music soundtrack way too loud....

It is quite depleting and anguishness to gulp that vehicle is not working fine 🌹❤️

Great story but Elspeth wasn't the first English woman to ride around the world. Regardless it is an amazing feat for anyone to achieve.

Her book doesn’t read like this video

Least the dog didn't die in vain.

refreshing trip, inspiring woman. Congrats and thank you

The worst experience for her was India . Figures

I start to watched until i heard the interviewer’s annoying voice.

Actually you are not pro u r vintage n vast experienced rider to literally sucked the juices of toxic and sweetness and diversity of the globe 🌍