Staff Blogs

Touratech-USA’s 2012 Winter Wishlist

What do you get the ADV motorcyclist that has everything? Well, we put together this ‘Winter Wishlist’ featuring a few of our favorite products to help you find something for that special someone.

Rally Bikes @ INTERMOT

While visiting the INTERMOT motorcycle show in Colgne, Germany, Touratech-USA’s General Manager, Paul Guillien, managed to snap a few photos of some of the Dakar Rally motorycles that were on display.

ADV Interview: Sterling Noren

Sterling Noren is an adventure filmmaker from Seattle, WA who has been exploring the world by motorbike since the early 1990s. Sterling is the founder of Noren Films, a production company responsible for numerous ADV documentaries. He is also a member of the GlobeRiders team and has traveled the world with renowned motorcycle adventurer, Helge Pedersen. Follow the link to learn more.

Operation Paddle Tire – BMW F800GS

In the second episode of ‘Operation Paddle Tire,’ watch as Paul Guillien, Touratech-USA’s General Manager, and three-time Baja 500 winner, Jonah Street, mount a paddle tire onto our BMW F800GS before riding some sand dunes east of Seattle!

42nd Annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100

Touratech-USA went out to support the 42nd annual Desert 100 Race and Dual-Sport Poker Run. The Touratech team was on hand to be a part of the event and contributed a list of prizes that were raffled to those in attendance.

Armor – Discussing the Differences

Whether you’re riding on or off-road, armor is essential. That said, we’ve decided to highlight a few of the differences between the three types of motorcycle armor currently available; CE Level 1, CE Level 2 and D3o.

The Ted Simon Foundation

In the ten years following his last motorcycle adventure, Ted Simon and a group of avid motorcyclist have been hard at work developing The Ted Simon Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to to "offer assistance in transforming the raw material of adventure into something stunning for the rest of the world to appreciate."

Our Viking Is Returning Home

For more than three years, many of our customers have come to know and appreciate our customer service specialist, Tov Skeie.