Welcome, rider.

You've just joined a community built for one thing: making you a better, safer, more strategic touring motorcyclist.

What You Get

📚 10-Day Coastal Route Course

A complete day-by-day breakdown of a 2,000+ mile coastal motorcycle tour. Every lesson covers route strategy, fuel stop planning, terrain-specific technique, and the mental game of multi-day riding. Lessons unlock sequentially so you build skills in the right order.

🎙️ Weekly Live Critique Sessions

Submit your route plans, riding footage, or fuel logs and get direct feedback during our live sessions. This is where the course theory becomes your riding reality.

💬 Rider Community Chat

Connect with fellow touring riders. Share routes, swap fuel stop intel, post ride reports, and help each other plan better tours.

How to Start

1. Open the course and begin with Chapter 1: Pre-Tour Preparation

2. Introduce yourself in the chat — tell us your bike, your experience level, and where you ride

3. Watch your first live critique session before submitting — get a feel for the format

One Rule

Respect the ride. Every piece of advice here is built around safety-first touring. We push each other to be better, not reckless.

See you on the road. 🤙

Most riders calculate their touring fuel range like this:

"My tank holds 5 gallons. I get 45 MPG. That's 225 miles of range."

Then they plan fuel stops at 200-mile intervals and call it good.

This is how you end up pushing a 500-pound motorcycle on the shoulder of a coastal highway.

The Problem With Theoretical Range

Your fuel economy on a touring day is not the same as your daily commute:

• Loaded saddlebags and a tank bag add drag and weight

• Headwinds on coastal roads can drop MPG by 15-20%

• Elevation changes burn more fuel than flat highway riding

• Cold morning starts run richer

• Stop-and-go through coastal towns kills efficiency

Your real-world touring range is significantly less than your theoretical max.

The 75% Rule

Never plan a fuel stop beyond 75% of your theoretical maximum range.

If your math says 225 miles max range:

• 75% = 168 miles — that's your maximum planned distance between fuel stops

• This gives you a 57-mile buffer for headwinds, detours, missed turns, and that scenic overlook you couldn't resist

How I Apply This on a 10-Day Coastal Tour

On a recent 2,000+ mile coastal route, here's what the 75% rule looked like in practice:

*Day 5 included mountain passes — I adjusted theoretical range down for elevation.

Not once did I stress about fuel. Not once did I have to change my route because a gas station was closed. The buffer handled everything.

The Exception: Remote Corridors

Some coastal stretches have 80-100 mile gaps with zero fuel. For these:

• Carry a 1-liter emergency fuel bottle

• Reduce speed to maximize economy through the gap

• Know the exact locations of the stations on both ends — call ahead if possible

Bottom Line

The 75% rule costs you one extra fuel stop per day. That's 10 minutes and $4. The alternative is a tow truck, a ruined day, and potentially a dangerous situation on a remote road.

Plan conservative. Ride confident.

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I teach the complete fuel strategy system — plus a full 10-day coastal route breakdown — inside Coastal Moto Mentor. Weekly live critique sessions included.