Episode Details

Send us Fan Mail

In Episode 32 of the Binge Moto Podcast, I sit down with California rider Brian Hunnicut to talk about his recent run in the ADV Cannonball — an eight-day, mixed-surface rally from Plymouth, Massachusetts, to Monterey, California.

Brian finished 11th overall in points, but there’s another stat that really stands out: he was the first rider to reach the finish in Monterey — arriving roughly 10 hours ahead of everyone else.

And getting to the starting line was an adventure of its own.

Rather than shipping his BMW GS from his home in the San Francisco area to Massachusetts, Brian rode it across the country, completing an Iron Butt Coast to Coast ride of roughly 3,000 miles in under 40 hours — then turned around and tackled the ADV Cannonball back across America.

We talk about his strategy for extreme long-distance riding, managing fatigue, his motorcycle setup, navigating the Cannonball’s checkpoint and points system, and what it was like riding and socializing with the other competitors along the way.

We also get into something that doesn’t always get talked about: the importance of having support from your spouse, family, and loved ones when your hobbies involve this much time, travel, risk, and commitment.

From San Francisco to Massachusetts and then back across the country to Monterey, this is one serious motorcycle adventure.

Ride. Talk. Repeat.

Subscribe to the Binge Moto YouTube channel and find the audio version of the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.