Touratech-USA’s Tom Myers and Paul Guillien, accompanied by a group of riders that included Bryce Stevens of Trails.com, Rob Watt of A990 Bags, Joe Lloyd of Curbsyde Productions, Justin Bradshaw of Butler Motorcycle Maps and Justin Summers of KLiM, spent eight days in the Utah backcountry working to establish an off-road route across the state, what they’ve dubbed the Utah Backcountry Discovery Route.
The Urban X-Over is a DL650 V-Strom built by Touratech in close collaboration with Suzuki. This one of a kind motorcycle was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show this past September.
Triumph just announced that it will add another model to its 2012 lineup, the Tiger Explorer. Triumph’s newest Adventure motorcycle will be unveiled at the EICMA show in Milan on November 8th.
Whether you’re riding on or off-road, armor is essential. That said, we’ve decided to highlight a few of the differences between the three types of motorcycle armor currently available; CE Level 1, CE Level 2 and D3o.
Spend two days riding motorcycles and learning the finer points of rally navigation with America’s #1 rally racer, Jonah Street, near his home in Ellensburg, WA.
Helge Pedersen, famed adventure rider and author of "10 Years on 2 Wheels," took some time during GlobeRiders’ recent ‘Africa Adventure,’ to film a handful of informative ‘Tips from the Road.’ In this installment, Helge gives us some tips on staying cool and hydrated.
As with many great stories, this one starts with two guys chatting over a pint of beer one evening. They are talking about their shared passion for motorcycles when they stumble upon an idea to create a route from Oregon to Canada through the Washington backcountry. This idea gains momentum when its awarded the 2010 Overland Flag for best proposal for an expedition.
Attention Collectors – This extremely rare Touratech TB 652 Oryx Enduro is one of only two known to exist in the United States. This bike was built; starting with a 2002 BMW F 650 GS Dakar, with 492 miles. Almost every part of the F650GS was removed except for the engine, frame, and swingarm. Then the $12,000 Touratech TB 652 Oryx Enduro Kit was added. This motorcycle is basically an $8,000 bike with a $12,000 kit on it! The bike is 50 lbs lighter, has HID lighting, and TOP shelf suspension components.
BMW has developed a more off-road oriented version of their popular single-cylinder G650GS, the G650GS Sertao.
The much anticipated 2012 Jonah Street Dakar Rally shirts are finally here and will be shipping out over the next couple of days.