Month: September 2020

Riding Solo – Episode Two: Traveling in Eastern Arizona

This is the second of 25 amazing episodes of Riding Solo presented by Touratech USA! It's a video series about motorcycling alone in the USA backcountry by Sterling Noren for the Motorcycle Travel Channel  Part 2: Traveling in Eastern Arizona on a 6,00 mile motorcycle ride. Riding Solo is a video series about motorcycling alone in [...]

POV INSTALLATION – Expedition Skid Plate for YAMAHA TENERE 700

Protect your Tenere 700 engine with Touratech's Expedition Skid Plate. With a 21” front wheel and good ground clearance, the Yamaha Tenere 700 likes to wander off the beaten path. You are likely to find something on the ground that will make dangerous contact with the underside of your Tenere. You best protect it with [...]

Riding Solo – Episode One: Leaving home in Arizona

This is the first of 25 amazing episodes of Riding Solo presented by Touratech USA! Leaving home in Arizona on a 6,00 mile motorcycle ride. Riding Solo is a video series about motorcycling alone in the USA backcountry by Sterling Noren for the Motorcycle Travel Channel The videos were filmed during a 6,000 mile/30-day solo [...]

New Product Alert: Stainless Steel Rallyform Skid Plate-KTM 790 ADVenture

Shield your KTM 790 with next-level armor by installing the Stainless-Steel RallyeForm Skidplate. The engineers at Touratech have developed the ultimate in protection with this ultra-strong stainless-steel skid plate. Protection is extended upward from the stainless-steel base skid plate with integrated 3mm aluminum guards to protect the low-slung fuel tanks. The stainless-steel lower portion is designed [...]

Touratech GPS Immersion Series: Garmin Zumo XT Moto GPS Navigator

The new Zumo XT Motorcycle Navigator from Garmin is a fantastic tool for the hardcore traveller or the weekend warrior. It's full of great new features with the reliability and innovation we've come to expect from Garmin. GPS expert and rider of all things with two-wheels, Eric Archambault is Touratech's "Go To Pro" when it [...]

POV Installation – Pannier Racks for Yamaha Tenere 700

Tubular stainless-steel pannier racks for the Yamaha Tenere 700. This pannier rack attaches at existing frame points on the bike and does not require any drilling or cutting to install. Touratech's tough, cross-braced rack system acts like an additional subframe, strengthening the rear of the bike, and in some cases acts like a rear crash [...]

Garmin Zumo XT: Initial Thoughts

Words and Images by Eric Archambault I’ve used every motorcycle focused Garmin GPS released within the last decade, and have experience with their earlier offerings going back to 2003. I think somewhere I even still have a Garmin GPS 3+ tucked away. After a few months using the Garmin Zumo XT it is an understatement [...]

Video Series Preview: Riding Solo

Touratech is excited to present a new (25 episodes) video series for the Motorcycle Travel Channel on YouTube. It was created by Sterling Noren about motorcycling alone in the USA backcountry! The videos were filmed during an amazing 6,000 mile/30-day solo ride in the summer of 2020 in locations including Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado [...]