"A FAST BIKE TO BYZANTIUM" - A motorcycle travel book

No GPS. No Google. No plan.
Just a bloke, a bike, and the Iron Curtain.

In 1986, Andy set off from England to Istanbul on a battered Suzuki GS1000G—with only a paper map, a leaky tent, and a wildly misplaced sense of confidence.

What followed was a solo ride across Soviet Europe:
🚧 Armed border guards
🐴 Dead horses
🏍️ Mechanical mayhem
😊 Friendly locals
🧭 And the kind of bad decisions only a 20-something can make without a smartphone

A Fast Bike to Byzantium is a funny, gritty, and surprisingly moving Cold War motorcycle travel memoir—perfect for fans of Bill Bryson, Douglas Adams, and real-life road trips gone sideways.

“One of the best motorcycle travel books I’ve read.”
“This guy is crackers—in the best possible way.”

Available in paperback, eBook & audiobook.

Part of the Petrolhead Travelogue series—books can be read in any order.