Ebaide Joy Udoh – Breaking Records on Two Wheels: A Solo Motorcycle Journey Across Africa
- Tough Girl
- Jul 29
- 3 min read
In this episode of the Tough Girl Podcast, we meet Ebaide Joy Udoh, a bold Nigerian adventurer and storyteller on a mission to make history. Ebaide is currently undertaking a solo motorcycle journey across Africa, aiming to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Motorcycle in Africa (Female). The current record to beat is 30,000 kilometers (19,000 miles)—and by the time she completes the final leg of her trip, Ebaide expects to reach an incredible 35,000 km (22,000 miles).
But Ebaide’s story isn’t just about distance—it’s about determination, vision, and fearlessly carving a new path. From learning how to ride a motorcycle from scratch, to building a DIY camper van, to navigating complex visa issues with a Nigerian passport, her journey is anything but ordinary.
In this episode, Ebaide shares the realities of solo travel across Africa—the beauty, the bureaucracy, the culture, and the challenges—and what fuels her unstoppable spirit. We dive into her creative approach to funding her travels, her charity work empowering girls in Nigeria, and her passion for storytelling through content creation.
Get ready to be inspired by this fiercely independent woman who reminds us all:
“You own your life. Don’t let fear cripple you—go for it.”
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Show notes
Who is Ebaide Joy
Adventure cyclist who has been riding around Africa
Being in Lagos, Nigeria
Currently in-between trips
Not growing up around motorcycles
Having a desire to travel
Building a camper van in 2022/2023 to go travelling
Moving to a tuk - tuk
Building a camper van from scratch in 3 months
Travelling for 7 years - initially via backpacking
Heading back to East Africa after the pandemic
Funding her travelling adventures
Having 2,000 followers on IG last year
Working at midnight for a company in the Netherlands
Being able to make funds from content creation, brand deals and gifted goods.
Learning how to ride a bike
Going to bike school to learn how to ride
Building up her skills and becoming a fantastic rider
What her adventure travels look like
Moving from hotel to hotel
Living a nocturnal lifestyle
Travelling with a Nigerian passport and how it works with visas’s
Languages and being able to communicate on her travels
Speaking/getting by in Swahili, French and English
Applying for a Guinness World Record and what happened initially
Longest Solo Motorcycle Ride Across Africa by a Woman.
Needing to break 30,000 km and go through 7 countries at least
Planning or going with the flow
Connecting with the locals
Sharing the journey, the road, the food, the people, the police, the issues and the highlights
Exploring as a road bike traveller
The issues with visa’s, borders and money
Not playing the game
Fighting and having nothing to lose
Magical countries
Never going back to Cameroon
Solo traveller
Having a full life
Being busy at all the time
Introverted but present as an extrovert
Not having the time
Being bored by people easily
Raising money for charity - Ebaide Foundation
Giving the girls training in tailoring, hair making, and catering
3-month residential program focused on training, support, and purpose
Planning the next adventure
Naming her bike Aurora - light in darkness
How to connect with Ebaide online
Follow your dreams, life is short, life does’t wait for you, time doesn’t wait for you.
You own your life, you should control it, you should define it, you should make the most of it.
Don’t let fear cripple you.
You should go for it.
Social Media
Instagram: @go_ebaide
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/GoEbaide
TikTok: @go__ebaide
Twitter: twitter.com/official_ebaide
Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/goebaide
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