Riding a motorcycle, Set out to explore the world

Introduction:

Just a few years ago, this couple made their first long-distance motorcycle trip around the world. But now, as a pair, they are the youngest to have done it.

On their record-breaking 589-day motorcycle journey, Lavi Scholl and Ollie Gamblin—now 32 and 34 years old. They visited 39 nations, including Morocco, Argentina, and Mongolia. They even managed to fit in a hasty wedding.

“To set out and say, ‘Right, we’re going to do this,'” said Gamblin, a UK resident.

It was unclear to us how long it would take. We were uncertain if we would make it to the finish.

Journey that breaks records:

Ollie Gamblin and Lavi Scholl hold the record for being the youngest couple to ride a motorcycle across the world. Oliver Gamblin
While working on a farm in Australia in 2017, the couple who first met started traveling together.. They got married while riding through Las Vegas last year.

“Gamblin continued, ‘I had a campervan at the time. Clarifying that Scholl had been driving her car and camping in tents.”

And Lavi decided that riding in the camper van with me would be a nice upgrade.

Scholl and Gamblin hiked around New Zealand for almost five and a half months after leaving Australia.

The German traveler Scholl states, “We came to the realization that we both have a passion for overland travel.”

The pair was eager to explore their relationship and started organizing a global tour for their bicycle. They did, however, conclude after a brief trial. Run that it would be too “exhausting” and “probably take years and years and years.”

Gamblin, who has held a motorbike license since he was 17. Adds, “We therefore determined that a motorcycle would be the best mode of transportation.” “And that was the first time we had ever taken a motorcycle ride or gone overland.”

Record Breaking Journey :

The two contacted Guinness World Records to see if they might break the record for the youngest duo to round the globe by motorcycle (riding pillion), after a friend attempted to become the youngest male to do it.

They had to adhere to specific rules, which included starting and finishing their journey at the same place, going only in one direction at a time, and passing via two antipodal locations.

The UK dealership Motorcycle World lent the pair, known as “Lavi and Ollie,” a Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT. According to Gamblin, he fell from the bike as they were leaving the parking area.

Erratic beginning:

“I couldn’t hold the bike’s weight on my leg without any gear, and Lavi wasn’t even riding the bike.,” he claims.

The pair planned a route around the globe using Google Maps and raised as much money as they could to finance the journey and buy all the equipment they would need while traveling after embarking on a test ride to the Peak District in central England.

Gamblin says, “We’ve never done this before.” “Thus, we had to start from scratch with everything.”

The Covid-19 pandemic caused delays in the pair’s travel plans, but in April 2022 they were finally able to depart from the Ace Café, a well-known motorcycle hangout in northwest London.

After Covid-19

According to Gamblin, “not all international borders were open at the time.” However, we anticipated that it would gradually become more transparent as we proceeded. Fortunately, it did.

In an effort to cut expenses, they researched nations that did not demand a Carnet De Passage—a passport for a car or motorcycle—while arranging their itinerary.

According to Gamblin, “we had already investigated all the visas to make sure that we could get those along the way, and the countries we chose didn’t need a Carnet De Passage.”

“Or we knew which ones to get if we needed them ahead of time.”

They decided to forgo dining out and wild camp as much as they could in order to save money.

Scholl Opinion

Scholl claims that “We always cook our own food. This was a very clever method of making some savings”. We also didn’t party or use alcohol.

Due to the situation between Russia and Ukraine, the couple had to change their plans and instead decided to go south and west through France, Spain, and Morocco. Originally, they had intended to travel eastward.

According to Gamblin, “we fell down a lot on gravel and dirt roads in the first few months.” “Any rough ground, we just gave up.”

For the length of the journey, Scholl rode pillion and characterizes those first several months as a “steep, steep learning curve.”

The expedition, which saw them travel around 47,000 miles (76,000 kilometres), wasn’t without its challenges, even though they eventually found a rhythm.

Scholl and Gamblin shipped the bike, which they had given the moniker “Bumblebee,” to Brazil once they landed in Senegal.

However, the shipping container was momentarily “lost” en route, causing them to be seven weeks behind schedule and seriously doubting their ability to finish the trip.

That proved to be extremely difficult for Scholl. The day the bike arrived in Brazil and we were able to retrieve it was, I believe, the happiest of my life.

The two were able to go to South America, passing through Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil, when they were reunited with Bumblebee.

According to Scholl, “the entire continent of South America really left some marks on me.” “Every nation is extremely distinct.”

The journey of their life:

During this portion of the journey, the pair encountered a few “tough moments,” especially when traveling over the Andes Mountains.

Gamblin recalls, “That was quite tough for us, because of the altitude,” adding that they were both affected by altitude sickness.

“We had to go through lightning and snowstorms. So the circumstances were not easy for us.

And I believe we spent more than a month at altitude. As a result, we experienced some truly trying days physically.

Before returning to Chile, Scholl and Gamblin rode all the way down to Argentina, passing through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.

Following that, they rode their bikes into Panama and travelled into North America, stopping for a four-day wedding ceremony in Las Vegas. “by Elvis.”

Their meetup and married

The pair, saying, “We had been engaged for six years and had always said that if we got to Las Vegas on our travels, we would get married there by Elvis.”

And that’s just what we accomplished on our trip. A brief four-day break before returning to the road. There’s nothing quite like riding thousands of miles on a honeymoon.

After that, they travelled to Canada before shipping their bike by plane to Seoul, South Korea. After gathering it, the newlyweds resumed their journey, first by ferry to Vladivostok, Russia, and subsequently to Mongolia.

Gamblin said that he damaged his ribs after falling off his bike and that traveling through Mongolia was extremely difficult.

Even though it was arguably the hardest country to cycle in, Mongolia was “absolutely spectacular for me.”,” he says. “It felt like I was riding in a documentary from National Geographic.”

“The roads are really difficult. We frequently fell off… Thus, although difficult, it was incredibly fulfilling.

The couple claims that in spite of this, they had a great time traveling and wild camping in the countryside.

Gamblin continues, “There was an incredible indigenous culture with everyone residing in Gers, which are circular, domed tent-style homes, and herds of wild animals everywhere.”

“Thus, it genuinely felt like the Mongolia I had imagined.”

After entering Central Asia, the pair rested in Kazakhstan before completing the last part of their journey, which took them back into Europe and ultimately to the UK.