About One Lap Around
A Solo Global Motorcycle Adventure
OUR STORY
WHAT IS ONE LAP AROUND?
About One Lap Around: One Lap Around is a multi-year solo motorcycle journey around the world.
I’ll be riding a 2025 Yamaha Ténéré 700, named Donkey, following remote routes and dirt roads while continuing to pursue the passions that have been part of my life for years. Following those passions will make up the structure of the trip and help dictate where I go. I track them through what I call Adventure Travel Counts, where I’ll be counting the experiences that matter to me and documenting them.
At its core, the project exists because there are parts of the world I want to experience firsthand — not read about, not scroll past, but physically go to. Since childhood, one question has followed me:
What’s around the next corner?
Travel Style
- Remote routes
- Backcountry roads
- Camping-first approach
- Time outside over time indoors
Documentation
- Long-form video journals on YouTube
- Structured storytelling around each leg of the journey
Why I Choose a Motorcycle?
I chose a motorcycle because it removes the barrier between me and the places I’m riding through. You’re not sealed off. You feel the wind, notice the weather, smell your surroundings, and experience a place as you move through it. It’s a more direct way to travel — and that’s how I want to do this trip.
PASSION
When I made the decision to do this trip I knew I wanted to continue to follow my passions. I didn’t just want to ride my bike to places on a list, then just move on to the next. To break things up and make the trip unique, I decided to include my passions.
Those passions help shape my route as I see the world. There will certainly be iconic places along the way — some highlights are too meaningful to pass up. And yes, there are checklists. But they’re flexible and continue to evolve as I travel. Remote backcountry hikes, birding locations to add to my life list, foreign disc golf courses that test my ability, and the challenge of catching a fish in every country I visit are some of the pursuits that will guide this journey.
Learn more about the importance of following your passions at my previous project, the One of Seven Project.
MISSION STATEMENT
To see what’s around the next corner.
To explore the world that seemed so big and overwhelming as a child.
To refuse to put the passions that make me happy on hold.
To face the things that are scary simply because they are unfamiliar.
To prove that a thing isn’t too big to do, even when it feels too big to handle.
To keep dreaming.
THE CREW
About Me
Name: Craig Fowler
Brand: Human
Model: Male
Year: 1972
Interests: Outdoors, hiking, birding, fishing, disc golf, and hockey
Fuel Type: Pizza/Coke
My Bike
Name: Donkey
Brand: Yamaha
Model: Tenere 700
Year: 2025
Interests: Being in the dirt, fresh air, and getting dirty
Fuel Type: 87-91 Octane