Adam Shani, an Israeli diesel mechanic, purchased a wrecked BMW Motorrad HP2 Enduro in South Africa, repaired it, and started a Round-The-World trip 2.5 years ago. Since departing, Adam has explored 60 countries on four continents and has accumulated more than 80,000 miles on his BMW.
Touratech-USA’s Tom Myers and Paul Guillien, accompanied by a group of riders that included Bryce Stevens of Trails.com, Rob Watt of A990 Bags, Joe Lloyd of Curbsyde Productions, Justin Bradshaw of Butler Motorcycle Maps and Justin Summers of KLiM, spent eight days in the Utah backcountry working to establish an off-road route across the state, what they’ve dubbed the Utah Backcountry Discovery Route.
As with many great stories, this one starts with two guys chatting over a pint of beer one evening. They are talking about their shared passion for motorcycles when they stumble upon an idea to create a route from Oregon to Canada through the Washington backcountry. This idea gains momentum when its awarded the 2010 Overland Flag for best proposal for an expedition.
30 years after his first motorcycle journey, Herbert Schwartz returns to where it all began… Scotland. Together with his wife Ramona, and a new BMW R1200RT, the trip becomes a travel back through time to the familiar wild-romantic landscapes that Herbert experienced 30 years earlier in the north of Great Britain.
It’s late July and we’re are on the first day of a motorcycle trip on the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route (OBDR) – the start of our nine-day adventure…
Two-time Dakar Stage Winner, Jonah Street, will be at Touratech-USA on Wednesday June 8th to share his experience from this year’s Dakar Rally. Come get the inside scoop on the world’s toughest motorcycle race.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
7PM @ Touratech-USA HQ, Seattle WA
$10
Frequently Asked Questions about the WABDR (Washington Backcountry Discovery Route)
We crated the bike and delivered it to Honolulu Freight. It will arrive in Seattle in 2-4 weeks.
Our friend Helge Pedersen reminded us today why it’s important to ALWAYS wear full protective riding gear. Here is a message from Helge:
Today we loaded the bikes into the truck and drove to an area where there are a bunch of tight enduro trails in the woods, near the town of Waimea.