Jess Stone (born 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40), Canada) is a Canadian long-distance motorcycle rider. The ride was publicized in 2021, and began in March 2022. As of February 2023, she was traveling around the world with her dog Moxie, a German Shepherd, and had covered the continents of North and South America, and planned to continue on to Africa and Europe. The motorcycle used on the journey, a BMW G650GS, has a dog carrier in the pillion position, which she designed and sells through a company co-owned with her husband. The dog wears hot pink goggles.
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- Gawthrop, Alice (24 February 2023), "Good News: Meet the dog seeing the world by motorbike", Reader's Digest (UK)
- Herbst, Diane (February 17, 2023), "Motorcyclist Tours the World with Dog as Her Copilot: 'She Puts a Big Smile on Everybody's Face'", People,
Jess Stone and her German shepherd, Moxie, are 11 months into a 90-country road trip around the world
- Hardingham-Gill, Tamara (January 15, 2023). "This woman is riding around the world with her German shepherd". CNN.
- Iorio, Audrey (2021), "Jess Stone: Rider, Dog Owner, Entrepreneur, and Advocate: The Ruffly founder and her German Shepherd Moxie will ride around the world to support Girl Up", Woman Rider
- "Episode 25: Jess Stone" (Podcast). Rider Magazine Insider. Rider magazine. November 15, 2021.
- Milan, Aidan (3 Feb 2023). "Adorable German Shepherd who loves motorbike rides is travelling the world with her owner". Metro.
- "Una mujer da la vuelta al mundo en moto para enseñárselo a su perra – Jess Stone se ha llevado a su pastor alemán Moxie alrededor del mundo: ya han pasado por Asia, África, América y Europa" [A woman goes around the world on a motorcycle to show her dog – Jess Stone has taken her German shepherd Moxie around the world: they have already passed through Asia, Africa, America and Europe]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. January 17, 2023.
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| Long-distance motorcycle riding | |
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| Methodology: Rides of >30,000 km (>3,000 km before 1930) or record-setting transcontinental or intercontinental ride | |