The road has a way of rewriting your plans.
For some, that’s reason enough to turn back.
For Saschi — known to most as Saschi on Tour — it’s the very reason to keep going.
Four weeks into his ride across Eurasia, he found himself in southern Kazakhstan, close to the Kyrgyz border, staring at the kind of horizon that reminds you why you ride in the first place. Since then, he hasn’t slowed down. His story has evolved beyond a trip; it’s become a moving testament to curiosity, endurance, and the freedom that lives somewhere between two wheels and an open sky.
At 47, Saschi made a decision that most only dream of — to leave his job in industrial construction and turn his passion into purpose. He traded the routine of workdays for the uncertainty of the open road, convinced that time mattered more than things. “You can always make more money,” he says. “You can’t make more time.”
His first long-distance trip through Iran was a revelation. What began as an idea quickly transformed into a way of life. From that moment on, he didn’t just want to travel; he wanted to see the world in slow motion — one border, one moment, one mile at a time.
The road, however, doesn’t hand out easy lessons. In one of his earlier stories, Busted Borders, Endless Steppe, and the Long Road to the Pamir Highway, Saschi described a bureaucratic nightmare at the Russian border. His digital visa wasn’t accepted, forcing him into a grueling detour — 900 kilometers back to Georgia to apply again. It was expensive, exhausting, and uncertain. But like any rider who’s been broken down on a cold roadside knows, persistence is its own kind of progress. Eventually, with a new visa in hand, he rejoined the route — legally, determined, and just a bit tougher than before.
Once inside Kazakhstan, the landscape changed into something vast and almost unreal. The endless steppe stretched flat into the horizon, a canvas of silence interrupted only by the occasional horse, camel, or gust of wind. “The first days… there were more animals than people,” he laughed. The monotony became meditative — a confrontation with self as much as with distance. When the mountains finally reappeared on the horizon, it wasn’t just geography that shifted. The return of the peaks felt like a homecoming.
Today, Saschi continues his journey — sharing pieces of it across his social media, under the handle @saschiontour. His posts reveal a rider who hasn’t just covered thousands of kilometers but also learned to slow down within the speed of motion. He captures the kind of moments that rarely make it into guidebooks: a sunset over a forgotten road, the laughter of strangers met by chance, the quiet ritual of unpacking gear after a long day in the saddle.
One of his recent videos sums it up perfectly: “What do we expect? Sunset roads, open horizons, the kind of ride that reminds you life is too short to say ‘someday.’” It’s a simple line, but it carries the weight of someone who’s lived it.
Earlier this year, I had the chance to ride along with Saschi in Morocco — a few days of desert dust, endless coffee stops, and stories shared under the fading evening light.
It wasn’t just about riding together. It was about meeting a kindred spirit.
Saschi is one of those rare people you instantly feel connected to — kind, open-minded, and full of genuine curiosity. The kind of friend you hope to cross paths with again somewhere down the road.
We’re not just connected through bikes or gear — we’re connected through a shared outlook on life.
Saschi and I see the world in a similar way: open roads over closed minds, experiences over possessions, freedom over routine. Riding with him felt less like a collaboration and more like traveling with someone who simply gets it. There’s an ease to his presence — honest, humble, always curious. He rides with purpose, but without hurry. That’s something I deeply relate to.
Saschi’s story isn’t finished. It probably never will be. From the highways of Central Asia to the dusty roads of North Africa, he continues to ride, document, and connect — with the world and with himself. His message remains the same wherever he stops: approach people with an open heart, and the world opens up in return.
“Every time I start the engine,” he says, “I feel like the world resets. No plans. No destination. Just the road.”
That’s the essence of Rider Stories. It’s not about how far you’ve gone, but how far the journey takes you within. Saschi rides for all of us who believe freedom isn’t found at the end of the road — it is the road.
And now, it’s your turn.
We want to hear your story — the road you’ve taken, the people you’ve met, the miles that changed you. Whether it’s a weekend escape or a cross-continent adventure, every ride has something worth sharing.
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