Meet The Returning Rider # 1184 Mickaël Doudeau

 

My name is Mickaël (Mick)

rider HH1184, originally from France, expatriate for 25 years in the Caribbean, I live on a 90km2 island, where I am the proud owner of a motorcycle sales and repair garage.
Motorcycles have dictated my life in every way and across every corner of the globe, along with my partner and love of my life, my wife Agnès.

So it's very funny to be taking part in this challenge for the second time. My wife Agnès is desperate for me to take on this challenge again, but she always encourages me to live my passion.
I ride my motorcycle every day for about 4 miles a day. It makes me laugh when I write that, thinking that I'm going to have to do about 250 times more per day.
So why are you doing this, you might ask?
I love adventure in every sense of the word. Taking on a challenge like the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is a dream, an extraordinary journey that few people will ever get to experience.
Discovering a new landscape around every bend, meeting new people... America isn't my country, but I love it.

 

It would take me hours to tell you about my HH 24.
I crossed the US, Canada, and Alaska in all conditions, between a cyclone, extreme heat, cold, rain, hail. What pure, raw happiness to find myself in these conditions, without worrying about details, just the road, the elements, and my motorcycle. The ultimate thrill.
And the icing on the cake was that I completed my challenge in 10 days. I will remember arriving in Homer at 4:16 a.m. for the rest of my life.

 

Only nature can give us that. I met some exceptional riders and found a second family.
This year, I am very happy to be taking part in this challenge again with three of my biker friends who are new HH riders: Franky, Gil, and Karl. Three guys that nothing can stop.
I hope all the riders experience this challenge to the fullest.
As for the charity aspect, since I don't live in the US, it's very difficult to raise money, which is why I will be making a personal donation to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

RESPECT HONOR
Mick #1184