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Top Dual Sport Boots For Less Than $250

In the last few years, there has been an explosion of new products designed for Adventure Riders. Just a few years...
2014 V-Strom 1000 – Best Adventure Bike Value?

Suzuki has received a lot of praise after the announcement of their 2014 V-Strom 1000. With its attractive styling and reasonable price, the bike has generated a lot of excitement...
KTM 1190 Adventure – Best All-Around Motorcycle in the World?

Cycle World Magazine has tested the KTM 1190 Adventure before at press events and gathered first impressions. But now they've been given a 2014 KTM 1190 Adventure for a full...
Hearing Protection That Only Filters Out the Harmful Sounds

It is a fact that our hearing declines as we age and riding motorcycles without hearing protection can speed up the process of hearing loss significantly. Wind noise registers around...
Dual Sport Helmet Options For Less Than $200

Dual Sport helmets are great for Adventure Bike riders because they give you the best features of both street and dirt helmets. A typical Dual Sport helmet includes a face shield,...

2014 Super Ténéré Gets Major Updates, But Is It Enough?

Last January, Yamaha announced that a new 2014 Super Ténéré model would be coming to Canada. Now Yamaha has confirmed the same new model, the Super Ténéré ES, will be coming to the U.S. for 2014 as well. While the bike remains largely... Read More

 3 Comments Tags: 1190 Adventure, R1200GS, Super Tenere, Yamaha

Published on 03.07.2014

Basic Off-Road Riding Techniques for Adventure Bikes

A key skill every Adventure Rider should acquire is the ability to ride confidently off-road. Large Adventure Motorcycles can be difficult to manage in the dirt because of their weight and bulk. You can get away with a lack of dirt riding... Read More

 1 Comment Tags: New ADV Rider, Riding School, Riding Technique

Published on 03.06.2014

How To Achieve Backside Bliss On Long Motorcycle Rides

Stay comfortable on long motorcycle rides

It can be exciting to push your limits and test your endurance on long motorcycle rides. But after spending many hours in the saddle, a sore backside can make it hard to enjoy your Trip of a Lifetime. When you... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Comfortable Ride, Deals, Long Rides, Seating

Published on 03.04.2014

Ural Solo sT Review – The Ural Unleashed from its Sidecar

No one really knows the truth about the origin story of the Ural. Some say the Russians covertly acquired a set of BMW R71 sidecar bikes and reverse engineered them. Others believe Nazi Germany provided their old R71 designs voluntarily to Russia... Read More

 1 Comment Tags: Classic, Scrambler, Solo sT, Ural

Published on 02.28.2014

10 Adventure Motorcycle Audio Books For The Road

Listening to Adventure Touring audiobooks

Sometimes we have to travel vast distances on the highway to get to the more interesting points of our journey. Those long highway runs are a great time to listen to music or just disconnect and clear your mind. Audio books are... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: AudioBook, Comfortable Ride, Travel Stories

Published on 02.27.2014

10 Ways To Lighten Your Motorcycle Tool Roll

If you are an Adventure Rider that travels off-road in remote areas, you probably carry a lot of tools on your journeys. No doubt, your tool roll has grown over time as you have encountered breakdowns and realize... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Lightweight, Tool Tech, Trailside Repairs

Published on 02.26.2014

Never Follow a Friend on a Trail Bike Into the Woods

Motorcycle Adventure Dirtbike TV is one of our favorite YouTube Channels. The show is produced by a group of middle-aged friends from Sydney Australia with a love of Adventure Riding. The guys at Motorcycle Adventure Dirtbike TV enjoy testing their Adventure Bikes... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: 690 Enduro, Australia, F800GS, MADTV, R1200GS

Published on 02.25.2014

The New Yamaha Ténéré Could Be a Middleweight Triple

Famous motorcycle designer Oberdan Bezzi has dreamed up a new concept bike that he thinks could be the next Yamaha Ténéré model. Bezzi's concept is based on the new FZ-09 (MT-09 outside of the U.S.) Naked Bike, which utilizes a... Read More

 4 Comments Tags: F800GS, FZ-09, Super Tenere, Tiger 800, Yamaha

Published on 02.20.2014