I'm Abdullah. I ride for a living, and to make sense of it.
Five years, four major expeditions, 378+ videos. Here's the long version.
How it started.
I grew up in a family that did not travel. My idea of a vacation, well into my twenties, was a hotel in Murree and back. The first time I rode out of Lahore on my own, heading north, no plan past Mansehra, it felt like someone had opened a door I didn't know was there.
I started the channel in 2020 because I wanted to answer the questions I'd been googling for months: how much fuel does a 150cc burn to Skardu, who fixes a clutch cable past Chilas, is Deosai really rideable in August. Turns out a lot of other people wanted those answers too.
The brand is called Ride With Abdullah because the whole point is the pillion seat. I'm not documenting a hero's journey. I'm making the kind of content I wish existed when I was twenty and too broke to trust that a small bike would carry me over a pass.
Milestones.
A rough chronology of how the channel grew.
- 2019
First solo trip
Lahore to Naran on a borrowed 125. The first camera was a phone duct-taped to the tank bag.
- 2020
Launched the channel
Posted weekly through lockdown, mostly city rides and maintenance breakdowns while the passes were closed.
- 2023
The Kashmir series
Nine days through Neelum and Rawalakot, bookended by a Swat winter ride and a Mushkpuri day trip. The year touring became the spine of the channel.
- 2024
Karakoram crossing
Gilgit, Skardu, Deosai, Khaplu. Fourteen days on the KKH and the trip that defined the channel. Bagh and Panjpeer filled the shoulder seasons.
- 2025
North to south, in one year
Chitral through Shandur up to Khunjerab, then a reset onto the Makran Coastal Highway and a slow Sindh tour. Three expeditions, one broken clutch cable, one tent short of perfect.
What I actually ride with.
Bike
Suzuki GS150 SE for most of 2024/2025. Honda CG125 for higher passes. Commuter bikes, built for repairability.
Terrain
From 3,700m Shandur gravel to the coastal salt flats of Makran. Every tour is a different weather system.
Camera
Dji Action 5 pro for ride footage, a Sony ZV-E10 for cutaways, one DJI Mini for pass shots.
Spares
Clutch cable, chain link, tube, patch kit, 10W-40. Learned the list the hard way at Mastuj.
Travel more to discover yourself.
Pakistan is one of the most filmable countries on earth and the least-covered in travel media. My job is to close that gap, one honest, full-length ride at a time.
The channel is the home base.
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