Yes, you should be able to ride a 500cc adventure motorcycle. That said, we’ve chosen a beginner-friendly route with enjoyable mountain curves but nothing technical or intense. If you’re unsure whether it’s right for you, just reach out to us and we can talk it over.

We won’t be racing - this is meant to be a leisurely, beginner-friendly tour through the scenic countryside of Northern Thailand. Road speeds are slow by western standards: expect 40 - 75mph / 60 - 120kph through rice paddies and gentle mountain curves. We will ride 2-4 hours per day.

The motorcycle rental shop provides full face helmets and motorcycle jackets for rent with your bike. I will also rent you a Cardo comms unit so we can communicate while we ride.

I usually ride with helmet, mesh motorcycle jacket and gloves, jeans and sturdy shoes or boots. I also always carry a rain jacket or poncho during this season, as there is a chance we hit rain.

Expect warm temps with cool breezes in the day around 85 F / 30 C. When night falls, temps can drop down to 60 F / 15 C. Humidity is typically low during this season.

Absolutely! Whether you’re renting a bike or own it yourself, you can ride it for this trip. Your bike needs to be 300cc+ to handle the mountains and stay up with the group. We can offer a discount for bringing your own bike as well.

Yes, we’ll have down time each afternoon and evening where you can catch up on work. Additionally, Wednesday afternoon will be cut out entirely for free time so you can catch up then.

If you need to take a call or handle something urgent at any time, you can do so and catch up with the group using the itinerary. Every stop is detailed out in the itinerary.

The hotels we’ve chosen have fast wifi speeds, and with a local SIM or eSIM (via Airalo app) in your phone you’ll get 4G/5G speeds anywhere in the country.

However, we recommend blocking out this time to be as present as possible with the group. That’s how you’ll get the most out of this ride.

Use this as an opportunity to unplug - you’ll move faster if you do.

Every applicant is first vetted through an application read by our team. If they pass that round, we get on a call with them to learn more about their business, skillset, and challenges. We carefully curate each group to ensure thoughtful discussion and a variety of viewpoints.

Yes, all the hotels and cafes we’ll visit have high speed wifi.

For about $20 you can also have unlimited data for your trip via a local SIM or eSIM. Thai cell networks are fast and coverage is great, with spotty signal only when riding through the mountains. Use the Airalo app.

You’re getting at why we developed this concept in the first place. Our team's own personal experiences have taught us the importance of adventure and novelty in moving the business forward, and both conferences and other motorcycle tours each lack one half of the equation: business discussions with likeminded peers, or adventure activities to generate novel ideas and forge bonds.

Conferences are great for soaking in information and shaking hands; but they often fail to deliver clarity and lasting relationships.

A Ride of Passage is designed to create memories that bond the group and clarity that serves your next moves.

To legally ride in Thailand you need an international driving permit - the fine is 500 baht (~$15 USD) if you are caught without one.

Lack of international driver's permit stamped for motorcycles or local Thai license for motorcycles might mean your insurance won't cover you in the event of a crash. Know the risk you're taking here and ride safe!

Depending on the passport(s) you hold, you may or may not need a visa. Many countries get 30 days on arrival in Thailand, which is plenty to do this ride. Check with your government’s embassy in Thailand for more information.

Everyone on this ride will be vetted to ensure they're at a similar level in their entrepreneurial journey. We use revenue, exits, and references to keep the quality of participants extremely high.

This mastermind is also meant to bring you variety, so we tend to mix industries on the same ride to ensure a mix of viewpoints, while still ensuring everyone has value to add for everyone else in the group.

You need to come prepared to play all out, meaning you will openly share ideas, support, contacts, and feedback with the group. You can keep your proprietary business info to yourself, but that’s it.

We recommend you take an hour before we set off to review where you're at with your business so far and what your goals are over the next 12 months. List out where you’re stuck and what's going well. All of this will be valuable starting points during mastermind sessions and informal discussions on this ride.

Also, be sure you can ride a 500cc motorcycles on Thailand’s roads. This is a leisure ride, not a race, but you should be able to handle your machine. Thailand’s roads are often windy and small by Western standards, so we’ll average speeds of 40-80 mph / 60-120 kph.

The Ride of Passage Mastermind is all inclusive: your motorcycle rental, luxury hotel rooms, three meals per day, and all activities come with your ticket. Alcohol, snacks, gifts, massages and other amenities you may want along the way are not included.

Masterminds are simple yet powerful. We use a 'hot seat' format where each entrepreneur gets a full hour to work through their business problems with the help of the entire group. Whereas most masterminds are a marathon done in a day or two, we break up masterminds over the entire trip so fatigue doesn't set in and hurt our focus as a group.

Absolutely. All we ask is that you both have different problems you’re trying to solve to keep the group discussion as varied as possible.

If you're bringing a romantic partner who will ride on your motorcycle and not participate in the mastermind, they can come for free. Please let our team know ahead of time.

The Ride of Passage community is built on a foundation of trust; the more we trust each other, the more we can grow through these shared adventures. The more open you are on this ride, the more value you get out of it. If you only speak in vague terms about what you’re working on, the other participants can only give you vague help. That said, how private you want to be about your life and businesses is entirely up to you.

Hello! This is Evan, the founder of the Ride of Passage. My team has extensive experience guiding tours around Thailand, and we work with all Tourism Authority of Thailand tour guides and companies as local partners.

Our team has extensive cross-cultural experience both in the Western world and in Thailand, so we can bridge the gap for you in to this foreign world. Our facilitators for the mastermind are also entrepreneurs in their own right with experience running personal growth and networking workshops at top-tier American universities.

We've personally tested the locations for this ride and weighed them against many other options to ensure we're picking the absolute best hotels, restaurants, and cafes for this ride.

Our ride leader will have preparations in place to make sure first aid and medical services are accessible if necessary. You will be required to sign a waiver releasing the Ride of Passage of liability and you will need your own medical insurance. You are ultimately responsible for your own safety on this ride. If you are deemed a danger to other riders at any point on the trip you may be removed from the ride without refund.

The possibility of bad weather in Chiang Mai during this season is very low, however we do have contingency plans in place to move around the schedule so we can avoid riding in the rain. There’s always a chance we get caught in a shower while on the road, but a $1 poncho will keep you dry.

We understand that plans change when you’re living the lifestyle of a nomadic entrepreneur. So if you cancel up to 60 days before your trip’s departure, we’ll give you a full refund. If you find someone to take your seat, we’ll even lock in the price you paid for next year’s trips (prices will go up next year).

Planning a ride like this involves a ton of moving parts, so canceling your reservations is no easy feat.

Many local hotels will store luggage for a fee, and there is a luggage storage counter at the CNX airport. If you’re really struggling to find a place, reach out to us at evan@rideofpassage.live. Don’t let a bag hold you back from going on the ride of a lifetime.

Absolutely. After the ride, you’ll still be in contact via group chat so you can continue discussing long after the ride is over. Additionally, accountability will be built in to the structure of the mastermind itself; what you commit to on this ride will be followed up on after we return.