Podcast: Singapore To Europe On KTM 500 EXC & Honda CRF 300L

Haren Khatau and his girlfriend Nerine Mak are two riders from Singapore who are currently on a ride from Singapore to the UK. They've been on the road for almost a year and have covered 17 countries so far.

The ride has been paused for a couple of months to avoid the harsh European winter and will resume from Bulgaria beginning of March 2025.

In this video, Haren breaks down his journey - why he chose the bikes he did, what did it take to plan such a trip, the challenges faced on such a ride, the expenses etc etc.

Even though this is a very long video, one still cannot sum up the entire journey here. You should definitely check out their Instagram channel where Haren and Nerine regularly post photos and video updates of their adventures.

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I hope you enjoy this video. Let me know in the comments below what you feel about it.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Ride summary
04:30 - Pausing life for world ride
08:45 - How to research and plan
14:12 - Cost of riding across the world
18:45 - Why dirt bikes and not ADVs
23:39 - Issues bikes faced on trip
28:15 - Bike maintenance on the trip
30:58 - Can CRF 300L do highway speeds?
34:12 - Do you need seat mods?
34:49 - Average km a day
37:24 - Riding and body aches
41:10 - Riding on left and right side
42:33 - Riding gear for the trip
51:55 - Coping with co-rider
56:38 - Food-related challenges
01:05:00 - Language issues
01:06:45 - Riding in Afghanistan
01:13:10 - Countries they liked
01:19:22 - Countries they didn't like
01:22:38 - Racism and digital currency
01:26:00 - Central Asian countries
01:28:28 - Alternate bikes for this ride
01:31:32 - Tubed tyre or tubess?
01:36:16 - Fuel quality
01:39:00 - Homesick?
01:43:30 - Itinerary for 2025