Reviews

Customer Letter: The Aventuro Pro Helmet Saved My Life!

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Dear Touratech, Just writing to let you know that my fairly new subject helmet saved my life in a recent accident I had while on a group tour ride in Peru, South America. In 50+ years of riding, this was the first "moving accident" I'd ever had (have had a million low speed dumps, riding [...]

Video: Companero rambler riding suit

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Touratech’s Companero Riding Suits have been the “go to” all-weather riding suits for adventure riders for years. With their combination of durability and versatility they make it possible to be protected and comfortable under any conditions. Now Touratech has partnered with industry apparel leaders REV’IT to introduce the Companero Rambler. A suit with superior ventilation [...]

Testing the Tenere 700 on the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route

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Touratech-USA’s CEO, Paul Guillien, shares his thoughts about the Yamaha Tenere 700 after living off of the bike for a week riding the Washington BDR. As a co-founder of the BDR organization, he thinks the best way to test out a new model of adventure motorcycle is to spend a week riding it out in [...]

Video: Touratech DirtDaze Rally

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The first annual Touratech DirtDaze Rally has come and gone just like the summer... Check out this awesome video from Steve Kamrad and our friends at ADV Pulse.

The Art of Riding in the Rain 2

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As I look outside and watch it rain sideways a week before the official end of summer I've realized that Fall has fallen. Touratech USA is based in Seattle, WA and you might have heard, it rains here.  I pinned down a few of our team members and got some tips, tricks and stories about [...]

What to Look for in an ADV Motorcycle Tire

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Understanding ADV Motorcycle Tires By Ron Lieback Photos by Donni Reddington Let’s give the ADV tire engineers a break. These fine individuals are tasked with one of the most difficult jobs in the two-wheel industry: creating safe and sticky tires that don’t work in not just one, but all conditions. Take a second to think [...]

Top 7 Must-Have Accessories when Adventure Motorcycle Touring

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Photo by Ely Woody (Above) By Ron Lieback For some, heading out aboard their adventure motorcycle means disconnecting from the rest of the modern world and, well, roughing it. Forget the cell phones, gizmos, gadgets, and anything that isn’t the bare essentials. Fair enough. But some of us like to tour in comfort and style, [...]

Introducing ZEGA Evo from Touratech

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Continuous EVOLUTION has been the company’s mantra for improving the ZEGA pannier system over the years and it has inspired ‘Evo,’ the name given to its latest iteration. ZEGA Evo combines proven strength and utility while giving riders quick-release capability for easily removing the boxes. ZEGA Evo provides quick-mount convenience without giving up reliability, even in the most demanding applications. Riders [...]

ADV Talk with Touratech: BMW R1250GS Part 1: Engine

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This is part 1 of our 3 part series focusing on the BMW R1250GS. This part explains the changes to the engine and there are some big changes! The addition of the new member of the GS family to the ADV landscape is very exciting and Touratech is at the forefront with a full range [...]

ADV Talk with Touratech: F750GS/F850GS -Part 2: Electrical

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This is part 2 of 3 and focuses on the electronics package in the BMW F750GS/F850GS. The new offerings from BMW have the motorcycle world abuzz. At Touratech, we can't wait. We've broken down the information provided by BMW Motorrad and done a preview of the F750GS and F850GS. Touratech will have a full line [...]