Details on a 10-day solo ride around West Sumatra on a rental Yamaha Nmax starting/ending in Padang. Highly recommended travel in a little-explored part of South-east Asia.

Details on the amazing ride from Kerinci, through Bukit Tapan National Park, then up the coast to Padang. One of the best rides in Indonesia.

Describes the solo moto ride from Twin Lakes to Kerinci. Part of a 10-day motorcycle tour of West Sumatra.

Described the solo ride from Batusangkar to the Twin Lakes.

Solo ride from to Harau Valley to Menhirs to Batusangkar for 1 night. Part of a 10-day West Sumatra motorcycle tour.

Describes the solo motorcycle ride from Bukittinggi to Harau Valley for a 1 night stay. Part of a 10-day moto journey around West Sumatra.

May 5-7 2025 | Section 1 of my West Sumatra tour. After a short stay in Padang, I headed to Bukittinggi via Lake Minanjau. I arrived at Padang on Scoot Airlines, a 60-minute flight from Singapore. The views from above were excellent, especially of the many perfectly round small islands just offshore. I applied for a visa at the airport, caught a Grab car to the Ibis Hotel, then a Grab bike to Rental Motor Padang_Auto to collect an Nmax. They are 10 minutes from the Ibis, l

Published: Feb 2023 | Here's a brief and tips on a northern Sumatra motorcycle adventure route and travel based on my 21 days riding...

Indonesia | Feb 1-3 | Last leg of the Sumatra journey. Took the ferry from Tuk Tuk to Parapat, with great views all round. There were 3...

Indonesia | Jan 27-31 | This was the "everything" ride in Sumatra, including equal parts spectacular coastline, twisty hills through palm...

Indonesia | Jan 27-28 2023 | A long, fairly uninspiring drive, geared more towards moving to the next destination than taking in the...

Indonesia | Jan 25-26 | After an amazing week or so in Weh and Lhoknga, the time came to get far off the beaten tourist track and drive...

Indonesia | Jan 22-25 2023 | Left Lumba Lumba Dive Resort for Sabang. Did a quick tour around town, then further around island, checked...

Indonesia | Jan 19-21 2023 | Set off on a 5-minute ride from my hotel to the ferry at Ulee Lheue to Pulau Weh, a 2-hour trip. Figuring...

Indonesia | Jan 18-19 2023 | Last leg of the Sumatra trip north, another long day of riding. Nice views of Takengon riding up into the...

Indonesia | Jan 17-18 2023 | An epic route. Set out from Ketambe at 11:00, planning to stop overnight on the way to Takengon, about 7...

Indonesia | Jan 15-16 2023 | Day 2 in Sumatra, here's where the ride got very interesting. Woke up to 15C in Berastagi, with a great view...

The ride and stay at Berstagi, from Medan, the first stage of my solo 3-week moto journey around northern Sumatra on a rental Yamaha NMax scooter.