Stories about: adventure-touring

KTM 2013 Sales Are Bigger Than BMW's Best Year in History

22 Jan 2014, 13:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Almost two weeks ago we reported on the best year BMW Motorrad ever had, with 115,215 motorcycles and maxi scooters sold throughout 2013. A nice, feat, but not as nice as KTM's 123,859 figures,...

Do We Ride or Do We Trail?

17 Jan 2014, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some will get kind of mad at me for this piece, but it only reflects the reality of actually being a motorcyclist... which involves riding. Motorcyclists DO ride, and this should say pretty much eve...

World's Longest Motorcycle Trip in One Country: China, 33,300 KM

15 Jan 2014, 12:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another page was written in the Guinness Book of World Records, as adventurers Buck Perley and Amy Mathieson have completed the world's longest motorcycle trip in one single country. The tw...

2013 BMW R1200GS Unhappy Customers in Brazil

19 Nov 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of our readers pointed out some of the problems the new BMW R1200GS has had in Brazil. While we're delving deeper into the matter, Mr. R Faria of Belo Horizonte has provided us with some in...

2014 Yamaha XT1200ZE Super Tenere Has Electronic Suspensions

6 Nov 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha updates the premium-packed Super Tenere big-bore enduro-tourer codenamed XT1200ZE, and now offers electronically-adjustable suspensions as a standard. The suspension settings can be easily...

BMW R1200GS Receives Happy Trail Aluminium Panniers

5 Nov 2013, 13:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're not exactly happy with the branded panniers BMW is offering for your new 2013 R1200GS, here's Happy Trails' offer, in the shape of the Denali Kit, starting at $1,050 (€...

2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and Burgman 200 Get Canadian Price

31 Oct 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2014 V-Strom 1000 is one of the most important bikes in Suzuki's line-up for the next year and after showcasing the specs and new features of the bike, interest raised dramatically. The big...

MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 Adventure Bike Rumored to Sport Single-Backbone Subframe

24 Oct 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though some voices in the industry said that the recently-announced MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 could be like the Tricruiser concept (pictured), some new whispers claim the new machine will be...

2013 Ural Gaucho Rambler Limited Edition Price Annouced, Only 50 Units for the US

10 Oct 2013, 14:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even if multiple studio photos of the all-new 2013 Ural Gaucho Rambler Limited Edition have leaked days ago and we were quick to show them to you, Ural now unveils some more, alongside some tech spe...

2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure Price Surfaces, To Date Sales 8.4% Up

7 Oct 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nice and fast move from BMW Motorrad as the Germans have already come up with the (European) price of their all-new R1200GS Adventure bike. The base price for this coveted adventure-touring machi...

100+ Pictures of the 2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure

7 Oct 2013, 10:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hail the almighty BMW R1200GS Adventure, for it has landed! BMW has just surfaced a plethora of awesome pictures of the all-new, long-expected Adventure version of their new-generation R1200GS machi...

Suzuki V-Strom 1000 Traction Control System Detailed

5 Oct 2013, 07:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki details the Traction Control System (TCS) on their revamped liter-class V-Strom 1000 bike. A first for Suzuki, traction control is offered as standard equipment with the new liter Strom ...

Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 Has New Corbin Seats

3 Oct 2013, 13:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good just became better in the case of Moto Guzzi's large adventure-touring bike, the Stelvio 1200: Corbin announces the availability of the new aftermarket seats and accessory backrests. Co...

TomTom Rider Premium, the Ultimate Bike GPS Package

30 Sep 2013, 13:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / TomTom announces the Rider Premium Pack, a new accessory pack for both bikes and cars. The new additions to the existing package include an anti-theft lock, a travel carry case and a car mounting ki...

BMW Motorrad Launches Navigator V Bike GPS

30 Sep 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter Navigator V, BMW Motorrad's newest GPS unit. If you thought the Navigator IV was cool, wait until you see the new one. Building on the solid basis of the IV model, BMW Navigator V now ...

2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 Unveiled with Insanely Attractive Price

24 Sep 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Having debuted as a concept at the 2012 Intermot show in Germany, the all-new Suzuki V-Strom 1000 was thoroughly revised and brings a host of top-notch upgrades over the old liter-class Stroms. Coup...

Ural Gaucho Rambler Photos Leaked

19 Sep 2013, 07:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yesterday we reported about Ural having prepared a new member of their Limited Edition bike series, the Gaucho Rambler. Even though Ural mentioned they will unveil the bike in twoo weeks, we got our...

Charley Boorman Completes North American BMW Adventure

9 Sep 2013, 11:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Back in late June we reported on the upcoming 10-week tour adventure rider and actor Charley Boorman was preparing to go on, aboard the new BMW R1200GS, yes, the liquid-cooled one. Well, time has in...

2013 BMW R1200GS Receives Wunderlich Ergo Marathon Windscreens

5 Sep 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Wunderlich, the all-time favorite BMW aftermarket parts creator and supplier, announces a new custom windscreen for the new liquid-cooled R1200GS machines: the Ergo Marathon, with a MSRP of $309 (&e...

Senior Taiwanese Riders Tour Southern California [Video Link]

2 Sep 2013, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the senior Taiwanese motorcyclists we reported about early in 2013? Well, the Grandriders, as they are known now now are touring Southern California, promoting the documentary "Go Gran...