2Up and Overloaded – Adventure Motorcycle Travel
Packed with raw stories, practical travel tips, and honest reflections from over 8 years of life on the road, 2Up and Overloaded brings the spirit of adventure motorcycling to life for riders, dreamers, and anyone looking to explore the world on 2 wheels.
2Up and Overloaded dives into the real side of adventure riding, where the mishaps, the magic, and the moments in between make every mile worth it.
It’s not just about the ride - it’s about the people, the places, and the chaos that unfolds along the way.
From wild camps and mechanical breakdowns to unexpected friendships and breathtaking landscapes, this show captures the unfiltered reality of long-term overland travel.
Join us as we explore the world on 2 wheels, crossing borders, chasing open roads, and uncovering unforgettable stories from the ADV community.
Episodes
28 episodes
Best of Borneo - Top 10 Places You Can’t Miss in 2024!
Of all the places we have traveled to, the mysterious island of Borneo holds an extraordinarily special place in our hearts. With its diverse blend of cultures, and incredible array of natural landscapes filled with unique wildlife, we couldn’t...
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Episode 28
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22:59
Americans Eat DURIAN! + 10 More Malaysian Foods 🇲🇾
Welcome to our very special episode all about food in Malaysia! Having traveled the entirety of East Malaysia from Kilometer Zero all the way to the Tip of Borneo and down to Tawau, we have eaten all sorts of incredible, unusual, and exotic dis...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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30:22
DIESEL in our MOTORCYCLE? Disastrous End to Our Malaysian Adventure 🇲🇾
When you’re riding a rental motorcycle in a foreign country, there are some worst-case scenarios that are the stuff of nightmares. Putting bad fuel into your motorcycle is one of these, but even worse than that is suspecting that it might be DI...
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Episode 26
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25:59
Chinese Influence on Modern Malaysia | Americans Journey to a Buddhist Temple 🇲🇾
One thing that we’ve discovered while be in Malaysia is that Malaysians are an extremely diverse group of people. Besides the ethnic Malay, Indian, and indigenous Dayak groups, Chinese immigrants have had a huge impact on the country. S...
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Episode 25
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19:22
4 Most Terrifying Encounters in Malaysia’s Underworld | Southeast Asia's Dark Side 🇲🇾
Malaysia may be amazing, but it also has a dark side. We came face to face with that dark side when exploring Niah Caves in Sarawak, East Malaysia. The deep cavernous labyrinth that we explored is no ordinary cave system – these are hug...
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Episode 24
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29:02
40,000-Year-Old Human Remains in Malaysia's Niah Caves | Riding into History 🇲🇾
This cave in Sarawak, East Malaysia isn’t just a cave, it’s an enormous cave! And more than being even just an enormous cave, it’s an archeological site with some of the oldest modern human remains in Southeast Asia.So how big and impre...
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Episode 23
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21:25
Malaysia’s SECRET BEACH | 40 KMs of Southeast Asia’s Most Deserted Oceanside 🇲🇾
One thing you find a lot of when traveling around Southeast Asia is people. As one of the most densely populated regions of the world, we did not expect to come across a long stretch of beach without a house, a piece of garbage, or even a singl...
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Episode 22
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17:51
Southeast Asia’s Longest Bridge is STUNNING | 19 Miles of Bliss in Brunei 🇧🇳
Our first time crossing into Brunei was a rained-out disaster. But this time the sun is out, Marisa is feeling better after her sickness, and we are ready to experience Brunei and its world-renowned bridge for all it’s worth.Actually, i...
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Episode 21
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21:53
Crossing Borneo’s Lost Highway | A 350-Km Ride Through Malaysia’s Densest Rainforest 🇲🇾
No gas, no food, no towns, no hotels. Pure jungle.It’s one of the most remote roads on the island of Borneo, through one of the densest and oldest rainforests on earth. So of course we wanted to ride through this interior road into the ...
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Episode 20
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21:02
Fantasy Floating Villages | 50,000 People in Malaysia Actually Live OVER the Water 🇲🇾
They call them “water villages” or “kampung air” in Malay, but I call them “fantasy floating villages” because they remind me of fantastical cultures of people that live completely off of the ocean. But these people are real, and there’s more t...
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Episode 19
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13:47
24 Hours in Malaysia’s Pirate Waters | Semporna Snorkeling Adventure 🇲🇾
“Avoid ALL unnecessary travel to Semporna, Malaysia,” states the UK travel warning. Pirates, kidnappings, beheadings of the tourists… unfortunately, these are the things that Semporna is infamous for. And yet, thousands of tourists descend up i...
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Episode 18
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19:48
Malaysia’s BEST Kept Secret: Bohey Dulang Island! 🇲🇾
Have you ever heard of ? Well, after watching this video, you won’t forget it. I call it the Grand Canyon of Southeast Asia, even though it’s not a canyon at all, but when we went there, it was that same jaw-dropping feeling of overlooking a sp...
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Episode 17
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20:08
Do you really need mirrors when riding in Asia? 🇲🇾
Believe it or not, some people actually take their side mirrors off of their motorcycles when coming to Asia. Is it because of the crazy traffic, or because there are simply different rules of the road? And does that mean that mirrors are compl...
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Episode 16
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21:10
KLIM Motorcycle Helmet Hijack in Malaysia - Monkey Madness! 🇲🇾
Some monkeys are nice, like the proboscis monkeys of the island of Borneo. But some monkeys like the macaques… well, let’s just say they are the evil ones.We've been riding our KTM 250 Adventure motorcycle around East Malaysia, and were...
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Episode 15
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19:02
It’s 2024! Should we feed the wildlife pancakes? The GOOD & BAD of Labuk Bay, Malaysia 🇲🇾
We were always told not to feed the wildlife, especially human food. But when we visited the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Reserve, and we saw that they were feeding the proboscis monkeys there “pancakes,” we began to wonder how ethical this place...
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Episode 14
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21:03
STRANDED BIKER – Bump Leads to Motorcycle Fail / Roadside Repairs 🇲🇾
I hit a bump, then the motorcycle died. It was unexpected for sure, but when riding around the island of Borneo, I’ve come to expect the unexpected.I knew right away what it was… But the next question was how were we going to fix it? On...
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Episode 13
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19:19
Inside Malaysia's Hidden WWII Dive Spot – An Actual BOMB Crater! 🇲🇾
The scars of war cut deep. Even the landscape of one of the most remote and undeveloped islands on earth has been shaped by the destructive power of mankind. In World War II, when Japan sought control over the island of Borneo, they waged a mil...
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Episode 12
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17:57
1300 Kilometer Motorcycle Ride across Borneo COMPLETE 🇲🇾
The Tip to Tip Route of East Malaysia – an epic ride of 1300 kilometers (820 miles) from the eastern edge of the island of Borneo to its most northwestern point. And we were about to complete this incredible feat that few people ever have the o...
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Episode 11
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14:52
2 Rider ADV Moto Beach Dream – SECRET PLACE Revealed in Malaysia 🇲🇾
Could this be the greatest experience to be had in Malaysia? We originally had no intention of riding our motorcycle onto one of East Malaysia’s most beautiful and pristine beaches. Our plan had been simply to complete the Tip to T...
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Episode 10
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14:46
Surviving the Sulu Sea | Bizarre Creature Encounters in Malaysia 🇲🇾
For Tim and I, diving into the ocean is like arriving on a distant planet – it’s full of strange and exotic creatures that are completely unknown to us, some of which can be quite dangerous. So as we found ourselves on the shores of the Sulu Se...
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Episode 9
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22:16
The $7,500,000,000 Palm Oil Dilemma – Separating FACT from FICTION inside Malaysia 🇲🇾
As we rode our KTM 250 Adventure motorcycle through East Malaysia, there was one thing that we kept seeing everywhere – palm oil. These recognizable tropical trees are grown everywhere here, and the fruits are sold for their versatile oil which...
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Episode 8
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19:57
Borneo's Ultimate Moto Challenge - Sea Level to 6200 Ft in 8 hours! 🇲🇾
It’s the Sea to Sky Challenge of Borneo – riding from the seaside city of Kota Kinabalu to the highest point you can go by road on the island, a town on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu at an altitude of 1900 meters (6200 feet). It’s an impressive ...
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Episode 7
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21:13
Americans discover Malaysia’s BEST Hidden Gems! 🇲🇾
For 2 Americans coming from the Midwest, exploring East Malaysia on a motorcycle has been a dream come true. And we are finally getting into the heart of some of the most stunning sights of Borneo, including the island’s tallest peat, Mount Kin...
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Episode 6
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21:35
BIBLICAL FLOOD vs. MOTORCYCLE in Malaysia 🇲🇾 - Will the KTM 250 ADV make it through?
As we continued our journey riding a motorcycle through East Malaysia, we thought we had gotten through the worst of the rain in Brunei and Sarawak. But once we crossed into the Malaysian state of Sabah and headed to the big city of Kota Kinaba...
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Episode 5
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21:55
WARNING: Avoid this Motorcycle MISTAKE – Our GPS Navigation Failure 🇲🇾
We’ve always used a phone as our GPS navigation system when traveling on a motorcycle. And usually everything works out great. But today, we discovered that we’d made a big mistake with our phone, and it’s now dead. And suddenly we realize how ...
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Episode 4
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