Name: Tough Rides
Uploaded: 2025-05-03T02:00:29.000Z
Description: Global adventurer Ryan Pyle motorcycle journeys through China for a 65-day, 18,000 km journey across the amazing East. Then for 54 days, he tackles the roads and rainforests of India, and finally an epic 14,000km, 60-day circumnavigation around Brazil.

Global adventurer Ryan Pyle motorcycle journeys through China for a 65-day, 18,000 km journey across the amazing East. Then for 54 days, he tackles the roads and rainforests of India, and finally an epic 14,000km, 60-day circumnavigation around Brazil.

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Colin and Ryan Pyle take off from Shanghai on their two well-kitted out BMW bikes for an epic adventure. They will cover 18,000 kilometres over 60 days in a circuit of China that has never been attempted before.

Shanghai to the Korean Border

Ryan and Colin Pyle bike to Inner Mongolia, bunking down for a night in a yurt village before visiting one of China's largest wind farms. Then, heading away from the idyllic grassland and rolling green hills, they strike the world's largest traffic jam.

Inner Mongolia to Xinjiang Province

Ryan and Colin Pyle leave their moon-scape camping ground at Turpan and head across the salt flats to Xinjiang, China's Wild West. In a few hours, they travel from 150m below sea level to 3300m above sea level in freezing temperatures.

China's Wild West

After Ryan has recovered from the worst motorcycle fall he's ever had, the Pyle brothers aim for Tibet on the G219 highway, passing mountains and lakes, including one of the most holy places in Asia, Lake Manasarovar.

Towards Tibet

A local Zhongba motorcycle repairman comes to the Pyle brother's rescue, managing to get the BMW bike clutch back in working order. But further disaster strikes when Colin's bike blows a tire. The journey is now in real jeopardy.

Mount Everest and Lhasa

The closure of the Eastern Tibetan border forces the Pyle brothers to travel by plane, reconnecting with their bikes in Shangri-La. From here, they head to Guizhou province.

Shangri-la to Shanghai

Colin and Ryan Pyle set off from Delhi on their iconic Indian Royal Enfield bikes for an epic adventure.

Delhi to the Himalayan Foothills

After surviving India's dangerous mountain roads, the Pyle's head to Amritsar, home to the peaceful Sikh Golden Temple and the volatile Indian - Pakistan Border.

Pakistan Border to the Great Indian Desert

Colin and Ryan Pyle are in Rajasthan, famous for brightly painted palace hotels. The first stop in the heat of the Indian desert is the world famous rat temple in Bikaner.

Rajasthan to Mumbai

On their journey down the Indian south west coast, the Pyle brothers visit Mahindra's mega car factory, and Colin takes the test to become a car factory worker. Ryan recovers from his first fall of the trip.

Southern India

Madurai is a 2000 year old city and one of the world's oldest inhabited cities. As the journey continues north up the east coast of India, the carnage on the roads continues.

Madurai to Kolkata

Finally after 54 days on the road, the Pyle brothers arrive back at the India Gate in Delhi to end their epic tough ride around India.

Darjeeling to Delhi

After being blessed by a local priest, Ryan Pyle sets off from the iconic Copa Cabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on his BMW F800GS adventure motorcycle; the perfect bike for this is incredibly diverse adventure motorcycle ride.

Rio de Janeiro to Salvador

After exploring a church made entirely of Gold, Ryan practices some Brazilian martial arts and then enjoys an ice-cold beverage in a celebration of Salvador's 466th birthday as a city. Leaving the metropolis of Salvador behind, Ryan moves further north.

Salvador onto the Trans-Amazonian Highway

After a brief rest in the small village of Anapu, Ryan is refreshed and ready to continue to explore. Marking the halfway point of the journey, Ryan makes it to the Amazon River and enjoys a two-day boat ride.

The Trans-Amazonian to Manaus

It is now time to test Ryan's resolve and put his survival skills to the test. After exploring the Amazon rainforest from the air Ryan meets up with Leo, a tree climbing and jungle survival expert.

Manaus to Porto Velho

When Ryan successfully reaches the end of the BR-319, his vehicle breaks down yet again but more Brazilian hospitality comes to the rescue in the form of a local rancher who tows the support vehicle to his ranch and cooks up a BBQ for the team.

Porto Velho to Iguazu Falls

All momentum comes to a grinding halt as Ryan suffers a flat tire, a vehicle breakdown, a massive traffic jam, and a disastrous conclusion. While waiting for repairs Ryan learns Japanese culture in Sao Paulo.

Tough Rides

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