Staff Blogs

Touratech GPS Classes: Garmin Montana – Part 1 of 3

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Part 1 of 3 Now is a great time to sharpen your GPS skills. Join Touratech Adventure Expert and Touratech Rally Ride Coordinator, Eric Archambault for this in-depth, GPS specific skills class. This class will focus on the Garmin Montana Series of GPS units. You should leave this video with a solid understanding on all [...]

Touratech Explains Electronic Traction Control (Mototrek Video)

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Electronic traction control is a relatively new feature on adventure motorcycles. Traction control systems are becoming more and more advanced and offer lots of customization. Eric and Iain are back to explain how it all works, when you should use it, and when you shouldn't. Touratech-USA

Touratech Riding Tips Series: How to Perfect Balance

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How to Perfect Balance on an Adventure Motorcycle By Ron Lieback The majority of ADV motorcycles are large, heavy, and sometimes difficult to manage in technical sections of the trail because their balance points lay on a fine line. And let’s not forget that more often than not those same bikes are loaded up with [...]

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, [...]

How To Set SAG

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Is your suspension sag set properly? Guest hosts Iain and Eric from Touratech-USA demonstrate the correct way to set race sag, and explain why proper sag is critical to motorcycle control and rider safety with the crew from MotoTrek! Touratech carries a full line of simply the best suspension products for adventure motorcycles and our [...]

How to Keep the ADV Moto-Mind Fresh During Winter (6 Tips)

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The Mindful Winter Motorcycling Tips By: Ron Lieback For those of us not living in states that are plagued with snow during the winter months - yes, plagued is the word I chose - icy and frigid conditions prevent riding time. Many of us continue to ride all winter long, regardless of snow and colder [...]

Box Talk – Making the Case for Hard Luggage

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Let’s face it. There is a lot of utility and convenience to hard cases. When it comes to security, there is no comparison. Hard luggage makes a lot of sense which is why some of the most accomplished motorcycle travelers insist on hard luggage. Simon & Lisa Thomas of 2 Ride the World have used [...]

New Bike Fever: Part 1

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By Iain Glynn It’s that time of the year again when one of your buddies buys a new bike and that gets you thinking. You start visiting dealerships and snooping around the new models, you read reviews online until your eyes burn but you haven’t taken that fateful last step yet… The ‘kiss of death’ [...]

Motorcycle Suspension Setup: From Sag to Preload

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Like every adventure motorcyclist, you always want your bike to perform a little bit better. Sure, there are various ADV gizmos and gadgets on the market that will improve certain aspects, but if you really want to take your bike to the next level, put your focus into understanding and improving the suspension setup. We [...]

ADV Motorcycle GPS Navigation | Top 10 Tips

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The road ahead is unknown—each passing mile is a completely new experience, and every trail presents a different condition. Then, it bites you. Quickly and unexpected, the route becomes too difficult, the roadblock stops you, or traffic comes to a dead halt. Whatever it may be, you’re stuck. You picked your destination on a map [...]