Adventure Motorcycle Trips

ADV Riding Gear Guide: Qualities to Seek and Tips

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By Ron Lieback ADV riding gear demands much besides protection, including comfort while standing or sitting. Here’s your guide to ADV riding gear and tips from a seasoned rider.   When adventure touring becomes your lifestyle, so does the pursuit of the ultimate gear. Not just any type, but ADV riding gear that caters to [...]

Finding the Perfect Moto Campsite: 8 Tips for Adventure Riders

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By Ron Lieback Photos by Jon Beck Finding a campsite is easy. Finding the perfect campsite is another story. With these tips, we’ll tell you what to look for to find a comfortable, and safe, night’s sleep. At the end of a long day in the ADV saddle, there are few things better than settling [...]

ADV Tubeless Tire Dilemma: 80/20, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60…?

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By Ron Lieback With so many ADV tubeless tire ratios available, what’s best for your situation? Here’s a breakdown of the main factors to ease your decision. Nothing gets more frustrating than choosing between tire choices for adventure bikes, whether you’re shopping for midweights like the KTM 890 Adventure or Yamaha Ténéré 700 or the [...]

Do I Really Need A Motorcycle-Specific GPS? vs. Your Phone

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By Ron Lieback You may think your phone is all you need to get directions, but once you’re off-road, all bets are off. This is why you need a motorcycle-specific GPS. By now you know how powerful a tool your phone is for practically everything we do in our everyday lives. One of its most [...]

Touratech Rally West 2022

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Register Now for Touratech Rally West! June 23rd-26th, 2022 in Plain, WA. The Touratech Rally began 12 years ago as a small customer-appreciation weekend that involved riding, camping and sharing good times around the campfire. With this simple formula, and a whole lot of fun, it’s grown into the largest gathering of Adventure Motorcycle enthusiasts [...]

DORK IN THE ROAD AT THE TOURATECH RALLY – PART 4

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At this year’s West Coast Touratech Rally we welcomed the Dork in the Road. You might have seen his adventure riding videos on youtube. He did a popular presentation at the event and is posting video’s following his experiences at the rally. This is part four: The fourth and final day of the 2021 Touratech [...]

DORK IN THE ROAD AT THE TOURATECH RALLY – PART 3

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At this year’s West Coast Touratech Rally we welcomed the Dork in the Road. You might have seen his adventure riding videos on youtube. He did a popular presentation at the event and is posting video’s following his experiences at the rally. This is part three: Day three of the 2021 Touratech Rally West was [...]

DORK IN THE ROAD AT THE TOURATECH RALLY – PART 2

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At this year's West Coast Touratech Rally we welcomed the Dork in the Road. You might have seen his adventure riding videos on youtube. He did a popular presentation at the event and is posting video's following his experiences at the rally. This is part two: Day 2 of the 2021 Touratech Rally West was [...]

Dork in the Road at the Touratech Rally – Part 1

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At this year's West Coast Touratech Rally we welcomed the Dork in the Road. You might have seen his adventure riding videos on youtube. He did a popular presentation at the event and is posting video's following his experiences at the rally. This is part one: Day 1 of my Touratech Rally West 2021 adventure [...]

DirtBike Test – Tech Tip: How To Change A Flat Tire On The Trail

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Our friends, Jimmy Lewis and Trevor Hunter at DirtBike Test provided this post! Changing tires is hard enough for most riders in perfect conditions, but what do you do if forced to do it out on the trail? We’ll give you some insight based on years of experience learning the rights and wrongs of the [...]