Max Reisch

Max Reisch c. 1960

Max Reisch (1912–1985) was a long-distance motorcyclist who made what is called the first overland journey to India (from Europe) in 1933.^[1]

Bibliography

Reisch, Max (1984). Im Auto um die Erde: Pionierfahrt durch Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam und China. Ennsthaler. ISBN 3850681769.
Reisch, Max (1986). Indien - Lockende Ferne: Max Reisch und Herbert Tichy - erstmals mit dem Motorrad am Landweg nach Indien - 13000 Km im Jahre 1933 durch den Balkan, die Türkei, Syrien, Irak, Persien und Belutschistan nach Indien. Ennsthaler. ISBN 3850681319.
Reisch, Max. India: The Shimmering Dream. Panther. ISBN 978-0-9556595-9-1.
Reisch, Max (2013). Out of the Rat Trap: Desert Adventures with Rommel. Alison Falls (Translator). The History Press. ISBN 0752490079.

Long-distance motorcycling

Pre 1930	Erwin "Cannonball" Baker William C. Chadeayne Carl Stearns Clancy Avis and Effie Hotchkiss Clare Sheridan and Oswald Frewen Bessie Stringfield Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha Augusta and Adeline Van Buren George A. Wyman

1930–2000	Dave Barr Robert Edison Fulton, Jr. Pat Garrod John Gerber David McGonigal Walter Muma Neil Peart Helge Pedersen Benka Pulko Max Reisch Jim Rogers Nick Sanders Emilio Scotto Ted Simon Jūgatsu Toi Austin Vince

21st century	Cathy Birchall Charley Boorman Bharadwaj Dayala Kanichi Fujiwara Pat Garrod Allan Karl Sjaak Lucassen Ewan McGregor Simon and Monika Newbound Chris and Erin Ratay Kevin and Julia Sanders Ted Simon

Long-distance rallies

Methodology: Rides of >30,000 km or >3,000 km before 1930
or record-setting transcontinental or intercontinental ride