Mandy Brander is a 27 year old photographer from the Netherlands. She and her man Pieter have a very cool travel website called “We Want Adventure” featuring her breathtaking photos from their trips. This year she piloted a BMW 650GS (love that bike) from the Netherlands to Mongolia in three months- crossing 16 countries and covering 8,700 miles (14,000 km) with her boyfriend riding a Honda Africa Twin adventure motorcycle.
“Some people thought it was not possible, because I’m a small girl (and kind of girly looking). But I would like to tell women to do it, it is such an amazing experience just to live basic, drive and be part of the amazing nature. Mext dream is to ride a Royal Enfiel in Nepal/India!”
Mandy riding her BMW through a water crossing in Mongolia.
On Monday, I crashed my Monster at about 50mph. I suffered road rash on my hip and lots of bruising- and Pandora has flesh wounds of her own. Here’s what exactly happened, and the lowdown on the gear that saved my life.
Posted on September 7, 2014 in MotoLadies, News & Features by Alicia Mariah Elfving