Day 3 of the GS Trophy consisted of nearly 200 km of off-road adventure. 150 km of scenic paved mountain passes with three special challenges. The day started early – with a 6am wake-up call – but yesterday’s rain and mud soon became a distant memory as blue skies and warm sunshine greeted the early risers.
This video shows the how easy it is to use Touratech’s latest anti-theft device. This locking mount is designed exclusively for Garmin’s new Zumo 590LM GPS. It gives riders the confidence to momentarily leave their bikes unattended, provides a tenacious grip on the device and absorbs damaging vibration.
Team CEEU (Central Eastern European Union) continue to lead the 2014 BMW Motorrad GS Trophy after a tough second day of competition in Canada, which saw France and newcomers Korea emerge as joint day winners.
After the first weekend of challenges at the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2014, Team CEEU (Central and Eastern Europe) holds a slight lead over France and South Africa. The first weekend of this week-long adventure, saw the 48 competitors and 16 journalists get their first real taste of the adventure, as the route took them into the heart of the spectacular Rocky Mountains.
64 riders from 16 teams and18 nations with will be competing on Touratech-equipped R1200GS motorcycles: Germany, USA, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, France, Russia, Brazil, CEEU (Central East Europe), Austria / Switzerland, Latin America, Argentina and the Trophy newcomers Mexico and Korea.
Photographer, philanthropist and ADV enthusiast, Ross Gordon, is preparing for the trip of a lifetime aboard his Touratech equipped KTM 990 Adventure. Ross’ goal is to travel around the world, photographing the people he meets along the way.
Touratech has expanded on its successful line of Expedition Skid Plates for the BMW F800GS, Adventure, F700GS, and F650GS-Twin, with a new black anodized edition.
Fantastic bit of film from the 2014 BMW GS Safari-Enduro Australia, a 3,500 km adventure from Darwin to Palm Cove, through some of Australia’s most iconic landscape.
Four-time Baja 1000 champion and Dakar Rally racer, Quinn Cody, shares some advice on off-road adventure motorcycling in our new segment, #TuesdayTips.
Touratech CEO, Herbert Schwarz, his wife Ramona and their two sons stopped by Touratech-USA’s Seattle showroom aboard their Touratech equipped BMW R1200GS and custom built sidecar setup!