2026 Results and Photos: https://www.advcannonball.com/2026-adv-cannonball-rally
Sixty-four people make it to the Monterey awards banquet, but the real story lives in the gap between signing up and rolling across the finish. We sit down right after two wild weeks on the road to unpack the 2026 ADV Cannonball Rally from the inside, including what surprised us, what failed, and what riders did when things went sideways and quitting would have been the easy option.
We start with a sharp detour into electric motorcycle reality, sparked by a LiveWire battery teardown that changes how we think about charging heat, battery cooling, and long-distance EV riding. From there we get personal: using AI tools to organize research and timelines for a new book project, and why “go ride while you can” lands differently when health news hits close to home. If you care about adventure riding, endurance motorcycling, or even just building better trip plans, there’s a lot here you can steal and apply.
Then we get into the meat of the ADV Cannonball rally recap: the 108 registered riders, the 75 who start, the 64 who show up at the end, and the mechanical patterns that kept repeating. We talk chain failures, tire swaps, the Pueblo maintenance pit stop, and why basic motorcycle maintenance and self-rescue skills matter more than internet bravado. You’ll hear the best stories from the route too: riders taking desert naps to stay safe, a scooter finisher who uses a U-Haul and a mechanic to claw back into the rally, and trail-side fixes that keep bikes alive when they should be done.
Stick around after our cruise-show chat because we also plan to add the full awards banquet recording to the end. If you enjoy the podcast, subscribe, share it with a riding buddy, and leave a review so more riders can find these ADV Cannonball lessons.
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