Ben king professional bike racer10/3/2023 ![]() I was having the best time navigating my way through the small villages and fields of Pakistan, and everything was going well until I headed down a slope into a deep sand patch, didn’t give it enough throttle and my front tyre dug into the ground and threw me off the bike, which then preceded to fall on top of me and crush my leg. ![]() Today is the 14 August, which is Independence Day here in Pakistan and I was invited out by the TLC biker club in Lahore to join the guys on their annual ride out of the city. However I’m currently sat in the waiting room of a hospital waiting to have my leg x-rayed as I came off my bike four hours ago while I was riding some trails with a group of local bikers outside the city. I’m currently in Lahore, Pakistan and I was hoping to ride up to the north of Pakistan tomorrow morning to explore the Himalayas and ride the KKH (Karakoram Highway). I have no timeframe, never make any plans and just take each day as it comes, so it looks like I might be in my mid-thirties by the time I finally return home at the rate I’m going. I just keep falling in love with every place I visit and meeting the most amazing people and subsequently get stuck (which certainly isn’t a bad thing). Hi, I’m Ben, I’m 22 years old from London, currently unemployed and spending my days constantly falling off my motorcycle as I attempt to ride around the world! Yesterday, was my one-year anniversary on the road and I’ve only managed to ride from London to Pakistan. I reached out to him to see if he’d like to tell his story to the readers of Adventure Bike Rider, and he was thrilled, so here it is. I discovered Ben when I stumbled upon his Facebook page, King on the Road, and his infectious enthusiasm, genuine good nature, and brilliant story telling had me hooked. He’d spent two years working tirelessly to save up enough money to get him going, and he plans to spend the future indefinitely on the road. When Ben King was 21 years old, he set off on a Honda CRF250L to ride around the world. ![]() One year later and he’s enjoying it so much that he’s decided to ditch the world record and focus on just enjoying the ride. ![]() When he was just 21 years old, Ben King set off to become the youngest person to motorcycle solo around the globe. ![]()
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