Month: October 2016

Back to the Future: Garmin Introduces the 276cx

news
They say "absence makes the heart grow fonder." That definitely applies to the GPS unit that has been sitting on my shelf for the last decade. The Garmin 276c was the biggest and best GPS unit available back when the BMW R1150GSA ruled the adventure market. Suddenly, in 2009 it was ultimately discontinued by Garmin to [...]

Lisa & Simon Thomas talk Zega Pro Panniers

video
Last fall Touratech-USA were fortunate to have Simon and Lisa Thomas in our booth at the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach. As the world record holders for the longest continuous motorcycle journey they know adventure bikes and they know the most effective gear. The Thomas' have been using Touratech Zega panniers for years and [...]

Touratech’s Africa Twin and MotoGeo Ride to Alaska

video
At Touratech we're huge fans of the work that Jamie and MotoGeo do. Their riding videos highlight lots of different bikes and cool places to ride around the world and we've been wanting to do a project with them for a while. When they told us they were heading to Alaska and were looking for a bike to ride [...]

Archambault’s Angle: Winterizing Your Riding Gear

news
Unless you are living somewhere southern and sunny, summer has faded, and fall never lasts long. Here in Seattle that brings months of gloomy, wet days. Odds are, after the summer your riding gear is not in great shape, even the Gore-Tex stuff. Jackets and Pants While I end up having to wash my Klim [...]

Touratech at Intermot 2016

video
Intermot is the mother of all motorcycle shows. It takes place every other year in Germany and Touratech has a huge presence. It's a chance for us to showcase classic Touratech parts and accessories and unveil exciting new motorcycle upgrades and products. This year, Touratech-USA's, Matt Willson was on-hand to talk about some of the [...]

2016 Honda Africa Twin Bike Build: Part 2

news
Touratech has so many upgrades for the Honda Africa Twin, that they wouldn't fit in just one blog post! This is the second of a two part build.   Your Africa Twin gets you from point A to Point B, but how is the rest of your stuff getting there? One word: Panniers. There is [...]

2016 Honda Africa Twin Bike Build: Part 1

news
The Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin is the buzz bike of 2016. The re-issue of the stalwart adventure motorcycling legend has set the industry on it’s ear and if you’re one of the lucky few to have gotten your hands on one then you know what the buzz is about. It's clean lines and aggressive styling [...]

Packing for a Motorcycle Trip

video
Preparing for a motorcycle trip correctly is paramount to the success of the trip. If you do it right, you’ll be safer on the trail, prepared for unforeseen situations, more comfortable and have more fun. In this presentation (given at Touratech Rally East in 2016), Backcountry Discovery Routes rider and Touratech-USA CEO, Paul Guillien gives [...]

The Motorcycle Suspension Glossary

news
Riders hear a lot about suspension in discussions about motorcycle performance. We all know what shocks and forks are, but motorcycle suspension has a language of it's own, so we asked our staff and some of the experts in the field we work with to put together this directory of motorcycle suspension terms. Hopefully, it'll help you when [...]