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Touratech Unveils KTM 1190 Accessories

With the U.S. release of KTM’s new 1190 Adventure motorcycle just weeks away, Touratech has announced a line of adventure touring accessories designed specifically for KTM’s new adventure bike. 

By The Numbers: KTM’s New 1190 Adventure

Comparing motorcycles can take a lot of time, so we’ve put together this short list, highlighting some of the most important information regarding KTM’s new 1190 Adventure motorcycle.

Touratech Suspension Test with Moto Hank (Spanish)

This review was written in Spanish. Click HERE for the English edition.

Hank Arriazola en un mecánico independiente de motocicletas de Dilley, Texas, que se especializa en preparar motocicletas para turismo de aventura. Hank viaja extensivamente por México, Centro y Sudamérica en su BMW R1100GS modelo 1995 cuyo odómetro marca más de 770,000 kilómetros. Conocido por muchos como Motohank, el Sr. Arriazola es también un fotógrafo excepcional y un experimentado guía. Con la presentación de la Suspensión Touratech, la primera suspensión fabricada espesíficamente para las motocicletas de turismo de aventura, nos alegró saber que Hank pudo probar un juego de nuestros amortiguadores en un reciente viaje a Real de Catorce en San Luis Potosí, México.

Essential Accessories – 2013 BMW R1200GS

The team at Touratech-USA is loving the new water-cooled R1200GS and has spent much of the summer riding the new water-boxer, and helping people outfit their bikes for adventure. After an assortment of adventures, the company has put together this list of essential upgrades to help people prioritize the accessories they might be considering.

Touratech Outfits 2014 BMW F800GS Adventure

When a new adventure motorcycle hits the market, Touratech wastes no time getting the bike out for an extended ride to learn about the bike. So when BMW unveiled their new F800GS Adventure, an expedition-ready variation of their popular F800GS, we took a pair of the new machines out for a 10-day tour of Greece.

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Because Father’s Day is right around the corner (Sunday, June 16th), we’ve decided to highlight a few of our favorite ADV accessories that we’re sure the father, grandfather or husband in your life would love to get his hands on. Follow the link to see what’s on our list.

Bike Build – 2013 BMW R1200GS

There’s no doubt that BMW’s new water-cooled R1200GS is a capable adventure touring motorcycle. With 125hp, spoke wheels, dynamic suspension, cruise control and an assortment of other options, the new GS is everything we expected it to be, and then some. But there’s always some room for improvement.

How-To: Wiring a GPS to the Water Cooled BMW R1200GS (2013-on)

This step by step tutorial shows how to easily wire a Garmin Montana GPS unit to your BMW R1200GS water boxer (2013-on) by removing the appropriate body panels, and running the wires to the battery for power.  While the instructions picture a Garmin Montana GPS unit being installed, the methods can be applied to just about any GPS wiring kit.

How-To: BMW R1200GS & Adventure Shock Installation

Matt and Iain of Touratech-USA recently upgraded the worn-out stock shocks on their 2005 and 2006 BMW R1200GS’s and have since created this handy “How-To” guide for installing new suspension on the R1200GS or Adventure.