The Adventure Zone, whilst compact, offers some great advice in the stages of touring and booking your next adventure. We have wonderful intrepid women bikers who will be hanging out here to answer your questions over the weekend.
Off-Roading for Beginners with MotoJunkies
In conjunction with the formidable Steph Jeavons of Motojunkies, we are pleased to offer beginner off-road sessions at the show. These, like everything else at our event, are included with your ticket on a first-come, first-served basis.
Covering:
-Body Positioning both standing and seated.
-Throttle & Clutch Control: smooth acceleration and braking, covering the controls.
-Balance & Low-Speed Exercises: figure-eights, tight turns, small obstacles.
-Picking up the bike
15-20 mins practical session with a 10 minute introduction.
There’s then the opportunity to book further training with Steph at MotoCamp!
Steph Jeavons
Changing Tyres (Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd)- Adventure Zone
Join Steph as she demonstrates how to change tyres in this interactive workshop!
Steph Jeavons is an author, journalist, and adventurer who, in 2018, completed a solo around-the-world (RTW) trip that took her to all 7 continents—a world first. The journey lasted a few days short of four years, during which she logged 53 countries and over 74,000 miles on a 250cc Honda, more than anyone before her.
Steph now runs Moto Junkies Ltd and Motocamp Wales, offering motorcycle tours worldwide, as well as training, trail riding, and accommodation on an old golf course in the heart of Snowdonia National Park. It’s a haven for bikers, hikers, and all who love the outdoors.
Gael Hopton
Everything I Took Moto Camping (Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd)- Adventure Zone
How To Lift Up a Fallen Bike with Royal Enfield (Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd)- Adventure Zone
Hosted by Gael Hopton, Senior Bodywork Design Engineer at Royal Enfield:
Everything I Took Motocamping- going through what does and doesn’t work, printed packing lists and using a Royal Enfield Himalayan with GMA tank bags and soft panniers to demonstrate good packing practise!
How To Lift Up a Fallen Bike with Royal Enfield- showing the right techniques to get you back on the road (or off-road) once again!
Gael Hopton is a Senior Bodywork Design Engineer at Royal Enfield, where she 3D models and develops parts for a range of bikes.
Having grown up hillwalking and climbing, and as a beginner off-road rider, getting into adventure riding was an easy next step. With a strong belief that anyone can enjoy motorcycle riding in their own way, Gael wants to encourage people to test their skills and find adventure in their day to day life!
Maja Kenney
The Prep for Your Big Adventure (Saturday 22nd)- Adventure Zone
Maja is not only doing a talk with Lara on our Inspirational Speakers Stage on Saturday, but she is also hosting a workshop in the Adventure Zone- “The Prep for Your Big Adventure”
She will talk about the prep, why doing a mini adventure before the big one is important, what you learn from it, and how this helps you on the real thing.
Saffy Sprocket
How to Tour with No Money (Sunday 23rd)- Adventure Zone
“A hands-on workshop exploring how to travel and camp on an extremely low budget. We’ll cover practical skills including putting up a tarp, using a bivvy bag, finding simple safe places to sleep, safety signs I look for on the road, and sampling military MRE-style food. The focus is on practical, affordable touring skills that anyone can take away and use.”
Saffy Sprocket is a long-distance motorcycle tourer proving that adventure doesn’t have to wait for perfect circumstances, a big budget, or somebody else’s permission. Growing up poor and in foster care, she once believed careers, travel, and adventure weren’t for people like her. Now she tours on a shoestring, recently completing her Swiss on a Shoestring trip through meticulous budgeting, bivvy camping, and creative problem-solving.
Living with 10 disabilities and health conditions, from neurodivergence to hypermobility, Saffy speaks honestly about making the great outdoors work when your body, brain, and budget don’t always cooperate.
Her philosophy is simple: life isn’t about where you come from; it’s about where you’re going.
