Whether you’re interested in scouting the routes, working with local businesses and riders to promote the BDR mission, teaching BDR clinics, or you have a few hours to help at BDR events, we welcome your help. Become a BDR Ambassador to help us serve and inspire the BDR community, and take part in growing the BDR organization and planning its future.
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Individuals shall meet the following criteria to be considered for the BDR Ambassadorship:
Location: Kirkland, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, NVBDR, IDBDR
Bikes: BMW 1200 GS Rallyee, BMW G650 XChallenge and KTM 350
About: Tracy is the true champion of the local ADV scene.
Location: Carlsbad, CA
BDRs Completed: UTBDR, Parts of COBDR and AZBDR
Bikes: DR650, CSC Zongshen Rx3, Triumph Scrambler, Yamaha YZ250F, 2 Yamaha R1s, Harley Davidson Nightster, 1977 Yamaha XT500, ’82 Suzuki GS1100E, ’75 Honda CB400
About: Juddy started riding at the age of four, dreaming of grand adventures in the woods and mountains behind his home.
Location: Salinas, CA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, COBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GS, R1200GSA, 310GS, KTM990
About: Jocelin Snow has been riding for over 35 years and has traveled by motorcycle all over the world.
Location: Kirkland, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, AZBDR, UTBDR, COBDR
Bikes: BMW 1200 GSA & BMW G650 XChallenge
About: Wiel got hooked on riding at age 4 doing laps on a little 2-stroke in Spa, Belgium.
Location: Harrison, ME
BDRs Completed: COBDR, UTBDR, AZBDR, NMBDR, MABDR, NEBDR (scouting team member)
Bikes: KTM 350 XC-F, KTM 950 SE, KTM 950 SM, KTM 990 Adv Baja, BMW R1200GS
About: Bryan has 53 years experience riding motorcycles, progressing from motocross racing as a teenager, through sport bikes to the adventure bikes he now rides.
Location: Longmont, CO
BDRs Completed: COBDR, NVBDR (film expedition member), UTBDR
Bikes: WR250R, KTM350EXC, DRZ400S, Honda 250Rally
About: Eric is an avid ADV small bike rider and an ultralite packer.
Location: Sacramento, CA
BDRs Completed: UTBDR, COBDR
Bikes: KTM 1190 ADV R
About: Trevor is a prolific traveler, amateur photographer and passionate adventurer.
Location: Ellijay, GA
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, NMBDR, MABDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GS Adv, BMW R1200GS Rallye, KTM 450 EXC
About: Neil is a British Special Forces Veteran with over 21 years experience in expeditionary planning and ADV motorcycle instruction.
Location: Sedona, AZ
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, IDBDR
Bikes: BMW 1200GSA, R NineT Scrambler
About: Douglas grew up racing motorcycles.
Location: East San Francisco Bay Area, CA
BDRs Completed: Portions of UTBDR and AZBDR
Bikes: XR650L, CRF230
About: Suzanna’s father introduced motorcycling to her when she was a child.
Location: Snohomish, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, IDBDR, UTBDR, NMBDR
Bikes: KTM 1190, KTM 350 EXC
About: Jill loves the spirit of the BDR organization, and credits it with giving her the tools and network to make adventure motorcycling a reality.
Location: Wirtz, VA
BDRs Completed:COBDR
Bikes: R1200GSA
About: Tim was first introduced to Dual sport / Single track travel in 2008.
Location: Boulder, CO
BDRs Completed: COBDR, UTBDR
Bikes: BMW F800GS, Yamaha Super Tenere, Yamaha WR250R
About: Roger strongly believes in the BDR organization and its mission.
Location: Farmington, NM
BDRs Completed: Portions of UTBDR, COBDR, NMBDR
Bikes: Ducati Multistrata, KTM 450X-CF, Yamaha Super Tenere, KTM 1290 SAR
About: Rick is a US Navy Vet, and a retired engineer with 35 years experience in the natural gas industry.
Location: Holladay, UT
BDRs Completed: UTBDR, IDBDR, and COBDR in 2018
Bikes: BMW R1200GS Adventure
About: Kevin and Beth have been riding 2Up together for their entire 19 year marriage.
Location: Las Vegas, NV
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, COBDR
Bikes: GS, KLR, RT
About: Curtis is the Chair of the Ambassadors Committee.
Location: Boise, ID
BDRs Completed: IDBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GSA, 1200GS, 800GS, KTM 1190R, Kawasaki KLR650
About: Lance started riding as a kid with his dad and knows the Idaho backcountry as well as anyone.
Location: Pt. Pleasant, NJ
BDRs Completed: COBDR
Bikes: Husky TR 650
About: Jack runs the Pine Barrens Adventure Camp Riding School, an adventure motorcycle touring and training company on the east coast.
Location: Everett, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR
Bikes: BMW F800GS, BMW R1150GS ADV, Honda CRF450X, Kawasaki Ninja 250, Suzuki SV650
About: Dave is a previous GM of a local motorcycle dealership, an entrepreneur, and a passionate adventure rider.
Location: Broomfield, CO
BDRs Completed: COBDR
Bikes: BMW GLT, KTM 250, R6
About: After having a true BDR experience on the COBDR, Jonathan has regained a new hope for humanity and since then has never ran across a ADV rider he could not get along with.
Location: San Anotnio, TX
BDRs Completed: COBDR
Bikes: G650GS, F650GS, K1200RS, YZ25F, SR500, Fat Boy
About: Mark is an architect by trade and avid adventure motorcyclist.
Location: Rapid City, SD
BDRs Completed: COBDR
Bikes: Beta 520, KTM 690E, 990 adv, Honda 450X
About: Bill is a member of Black Hills National Forestry Board and president of SD Trails Development Nonprofit.
Location: Ft. Collins, CO
BDRs Completed: COBDR, UTBDR, AZBDR, NMBDR
Bikes: KTM 990 ADV, 450 XCW
About: Chuck has helped scout the CO, AZ and NM BDR routes and has been a dedicated volunteer and benefactor.
Location: WA
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, COBDR, WABDR, IDBDR, NMBDR
Bikes: BMW F650 GS, Honda 250X
About: Shalmarie holds the record for most BDR’s ridden in a single year.
Location: WA
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, COBDR, WABDR, IDBDR
Bikes: BMW F650 GS, Honda 250
About: Stephanie also holds the record for riding the most BDR’s in one season.
Location: Topanga, CA
BDRs Completed: IDBDR, AZBDR, UTBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GS, Honda XR650L, KTM 450 EXC
About: Hank has been a CEO, COO and CMO in marketing and media his entire career.
Location: Olympia, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR
Bikes: KTM690, Yama WR250R, Honda CRF250X
About: Greg is an avid adventure rider and off-road motorcycle instructor.
Location: Buena Park, CA
BDRs Completed: WABDR
Bikes: BMW 1200GSA, XR600R, Gas Gas 300
About: Dennis is has been living and riding off road in CA for 56 years.
Location: Newhall, CA
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, UTBDR
Bikes: KTM, BMW, Honda
About: Jerry is a prolific and passionate rider, graphic artist, photographer, writer and a good trail cook.
Location: Cincinnati, OH
BDRs Completed: COBDR, UTBDR, AZBDR
Bikes: BMW 200GSA, KZ650, Harley Ironhead
About: Brian claims to have converted more people from street bikes to dual sport riding than anyone except Charlie Boorman and Ian McGregor.
Location: Jacksonville, FL
BDRs Completed: WABDR
Bikes: Vstrom 650, XR400R, Suzuki TC100
About: Nathan has been passionate about ADV motorcycling and off road riding for 17 years.
Location: Taos Ski Valley, NM
BDRs Completed: NMBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GSA, KTM 500EXC, Bultaco Sherpa-T, Honda CT110, Mecatechno Electric
About: Roger is an avid ADV rider and has an enormous passion for his state of New Mexico.
Location: Nokesville, VA
BDRs Completed: COBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GS, WR250
About: Dennis is inspired by what has already been accomplished by the BDR team and wants to assist with building the future BDR routes.
Location: Irvine, CA
BDRs Completed: COBDR, AZBDR, IDBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200 GSA, KTM 990 ADV
About: Eric is an avid adventure rider, and works as a senior editor at XLADV.com.
Location: Kirkland, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, IDBDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GS, KTM 690 Enduro, KTM 500EXC, 250XC
About: Whitney is the owner of Dirt Bike Safety Training.
Location: Olalla, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, UTBDR
Bikes: KTM 690R, BMW R1150GS
About: As a motorcycle enthusiast and BDR fan, David is eager to help BDR carry out its mission of preserving riding opportunities for the adventure motorcycling community.
Location: Temple, TX
BDRs Completed: IDBDR
Bikes: Suzuki DR 650SE, Kawasaki KLX250, KTM 300 XCW
About: Mark is retired military and has a background in law enforcement.
Location: North Brunswick, NJ
BDRs Completed:
Bikes: BMW R1200GS, BMW G650 XCountry
About: Ben is from the UK and moved to the states about 5 years ago.
Location: Irvine, CA
BDRs Completed: AZBDR
Bikes: BMW F800 GSA
About: Jason is an attorney by trade, and adv rider by passion.
Location: Seattle, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR
Bikes: KTM 1190 Adventure R, BMW G650 XChallenge
About: Kyle is on the board of directors of Trust for Public Land and Seattle Parks Foundation.
Location: Golden, CO
BDRs Completed: COBDR, UTBDR, NVBDR
Bikes: BMW F650GS
About: John was in the Marines where he had the opportunity to explore the world.
Location: Morrison, CO
BDRs Completed: COBDR, UTBDR, IDBDR
Bikes: Triumph 800XC, KTM 350 EXC, Polaris RZR 1000
About: Clark started riding when he was 9 and jumped into motocross racing in his teens.
Location: Carol Stream, IL
BDRs Completed: MABDR, COBDR
Bikes: KTM EXC350F, KTM 1090 Adventure R
About: John has been riding since he was in grade school, riding mostly motocross (Yamaha YZ 125 and CZ 250).
Location: Norman, OK
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, NMBDR, UTBDR, IDBDR, COBDR
Bikes: 2018 R1200 GS Rallye, 1992 R100 GSPD
About: As a moto-journalist, certified BMW factory-trained off-road instructor, flight instructor and certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider Coach, Bill Dragoo never strays far from adventure.
Location: Snohomish, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, Portion of IDBDR
Bikes: HUSQVARNA 701, KTM 300
About: Kumi has been riding motorcycles since 2013, and her first bike was a Harley-Davidson Sportster.
Location: Golden, CO
BDRs Completed: NMBDR, AZBDR, COBDRx3 most of UTBDR
Bikes: KTM 1090 Adventure R
About: Jayson Stangel got into Adventure Motorcycling after being in the Overland community for many years.
Location: Youngstown, OH
BDRs Completed: MABDR; sections of AZBDR, UTBDR, & COBDR
Bikes: Suzuki V-Strom, Husqvarna TE310
About: Kane has always had a passion for adventure and the outdoors and when he purchased his first motorbike in 2012, he was hooked.
Location: Orangevale, CA
BDRs Completed: Looking forward to scouting a future Northern California route.
Bikes: 2017 Africa Twin, 2016 CRF250L, 2005 KTM 525 EXC, 2004 Honda ST1300
About: Tim is an avid ADV rider from Northern California who’s had a long career in manufacturing as a Machinist, Fabricator, CAD/CAM Application Engineer and Product Designer in the motorsports, aerospace, and other high-tech industries.
Location: Kent, WA
BDRs Completed: WABDR (partial) IDBDR (partial)
Bikes: Triumph Tiger 800 XC, KTM 500 XCW
About: Rob has a long history in the backcountry, hiking, backpacking and these days by motorcycle.
Location: Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
BDRs Completed: IDBDR
Bikes: KTM 1190 Aventure
About: Jason works for a North American valve manufacturer and has ridden motorcycles for the last 18 years.
Location: San Marcos, CA
BDRs Completed: CABDR – South
Bikes: KTM 350 EXC-F, BMW G650GS
About: Fernando began riding motorcycles in his teens, making the leap to adventure riding in 2015 on a trip through Southern California and Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon.
Location: Nottingham, NH
BDRs Completed: MABDR
Bikes: BMW R1200GSA, BMW F650GS Dakar
About: Andrew Phillips has been riding motorcycles for more than 35 years—including nimble dirt bikes on wooded paths, vintage racing, hill climbs, and long excursions on GSAs.
Location: Burlington, VT
BDRs Completed: AZBDR, NMBDR, UTBDR
Bikes: Beta 500, Honda XR400, BMW GS
About: Born in NYC, Eric now resides in Burlington, VT and is the owner of MotoVermont.
Location: Bridgewater, CT
BDRs Completed: MABDR, Scout on NEBDR
Bikes: Yamaha XT250, BMW F650gs
About: Victoria has been riding off-road since age 10 with an undying passion for the road less traveled.
Location: Gresham, OR
BDRs Completed: WABDR, CABDR, UTBDR
Bikes: Husqvarna 701 Enduro, Yamaha YZ250
About: Nathan has been riding motorcycles since 2006, and he still has his first bike – a Yamaha YZ250. Although he still enjoys riding dirtbikes in the woods, his passion is adventure riding.
Location: Redding, CA
BDRs Completed: WABDR, COBDR, IDBDR, AZBDR, Oregon
Bikes: KTM1290R, KLR650, DRZ400, CRF450x, Yamaha SR500
About: Since the age of 16, Kirk has owned at least one motorcycle. Over the last 40 years he’s experienced all kinds of riding.
Location: Buford, GA
BDRs Completed: Parts of CABDR and COBDR
Bikes: R1200GSA
About: Scott started riding on his grandparent’s property on a TK70, and then progressed to a 250 and rode as much as he could.
Location: Neversink, NY
BDRs Completed: MABDR, UTBDR, parts of WABDR, COBDR, NMBDR
Bikes: BMW 1200 GSA, KTM 690
About: Todd started riding dirt bikes at the age of 8. He is a lifetime member of the AMA and has ridden Enduros on a competitive level.
