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How To Achieve Backside Bliss 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...
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...
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....
M1nsk TRX 300i – Ready for a 250cc Adventure Bike?

The release of the new M1nsk TRX 300i 250cc Adventure Bike is exciting news for the Adventure Touring community. Clearly, there is a gap in the market for lightweight Adventure Motorcycles with...
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...

Crossing 3 Continents on a KTM 690 Enduro

Preparing for the Trip It took 14 months of preparation for the trip of a lifetime across 3 continents and 13 countries. David Darcy of Australia and Darren Higginson of the UK would travel 13,600 miles (22,000 km) on what they expected to... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: China, Himalayas, Kazakhstan, KTM 690 Enduro, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine

Published on 04.23.2014

5 Stories of Adventure in the Land of the Lemurs

Adventure Riding destinations don't get much more exotic than Madagascar. Madagascar is an island nation off the coast of South East Africa, about the size of Texas. The country offers more than 30,000 miles (50,000 km) of mostly unpaved... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Africa, Ankarafantsika National Park, Isalo National Park, Madagascar, Nosy Bé, Self-Guided Tour

Published on 04.22.2014

Riding Solo? Get The App That Checks Up On Your Safety

Riding solo in remote areas can be dangerous and most Adventure Riders try to avoid it if they can. If you do ride solo, keeping your loved ones informed of your plans improves your chances of being found if you end up... Read More

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Published on 04.17.2014

How To Prepare for Your First Epic Adventure Tour

Planning for your first Epic Adventure Tour

Steve Green of Southern California wanted to visit Alaska ever since he first read about the building of the Alaska Highway as a child. He had been thinking about the idea of taking a motorcycle trip to Alaska, but he hadn't ridden... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Alaska, New ADV Rider, Packing Tips, Trip Planning

Published on 04.16.2014

New AZBDR Trail System – Reporting From the Field

Lynda from St. George, Utah usually likes to do a lot of planning before she goes on a trip. But her well-planned Spring Break tour of Moab, Utah was thrown out the window when her boyfriend and riding partner broke his hand... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Arizona, AZBDR, Grand Canyon, Navajo Nation, Self-Guided Tour, XT225

Published on 04.14.2014

New SW-Motech Seat-Rack Extends Your Luggage Rack

Loading your Adventure Bike for a trip is always a challenge. There are ten different ways to strap gear on your luggage rack and it always seems to be overloaded and unstable. A few hours into the ride you inevitably realize that... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Camping, Luggage, Seating, SW-Motech

Published on 04.11.2014

10 Things to Know About the 2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure

The new 2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure is the top of the GS model line. It's a no compromise machine that offers cutting-edge technology, performance and sophistication. The Adventure model is the off-road focused version of the standard R1200GS, that includes enhancements for long-distance... Read More

 6 Comments Tags: ADV Bike Purchase, BMW, GSA, R1200GS

Published on 04.10.2014

Check “Alaska Adventure Tour” Off Your Bucket List

If you look at the bucket list of most Adventure Riders, you are likely to find an Alaska Adventure Tour listed near the top. Moto Journalist Ari Henning of Motorcyclist Magazine is no different. For years he had dreamed of an Alaska... Read More

 0 Comments Tags: Alaska, Anchorage, Denali, Valdez, Wrangell-St. Elias

Published on 04.09.2014