Your body needs fuel too!

Motorcycle riding isn’t a time you want to be dieting (restricting calories)!  There’s a study that I read in Adventure Rider - Ride the World, that talked about motorcyclists burning up to 600 calories per hour, depending on the riding terrain and the rider’s body type.  They say that a rider’s body is working “hard” to maintain balance and counteract wind forces all while remaining flexible enough to maneuver the motorcycle.  Off street riding is even more demanding, so fuel your body with good food.

Don’t forget your camelback or some other type of carrying vessel for constant hydration. If you are only drinking water and intermixing electrolytes at breaks, you are not getting enough fluids! This is especially important for multiple day trips as you slowly get more and more dehydrated. Dehydration can cause dizziness, tiredness, weakness and is the leading cause for heat exhaustion. In cooler temperatures, dehydration is the fast track to hypothermia. When the body doesn’t have the right amount of fluids, it has a hard time regulating body temperature. Your body can only absorb so much liquids at a time. That’s why drinking only on breaks cause you to need to use the restroom more frequently (which is why many riders don’t drink at all), whereas if you sip all day long, your body actually has a chance to absorb the liquids being consumed.