DUAL-SPORT/ADVENTURE
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Husqvarna TE630 – Long-Term Test Wrap-UpDual-sport adventurer.
When we first rode the 2011 TE630 in Italy, we knew that we wanted to add one to our long-term test fleet. The bike impressed us in stock form, but we had a totally different concept in mind for our evaluation: Make it a lightweight adventure-touring machine. We figured that with its relatively low weight [...]
KTM 950 Adventure – Best Used BikesBest Dual-Purpose Bike, 2003 Ten Best Awards.
Years sold: 2003-2006 MSRP new: $11,998 (2003) to $13,898 (2006) Blue Book retail value: $6335 (2003) to $7655 (2006) Basic specs: A 942cc, 435-pound V-Twin dual-purpose bike producing 92 rear-wheel horsepower and capable of a 126-mph top speed. Why It Won: BMW is rightfully credited for inventing adventure bikes back in 1981, but the KTM 950 [...]
2012 KTM 500 EXC – First RideEmperor of street-legal enduro bikes.
Let’s get to the point: KTM’s completely revised 2012 500 EXC is the best street-legal enduro ever. It simply has blown our minds. Just about everything on the big EXC is brand-new, right down to its name, and there’s not a single aspect of the bike that isn’t better than before. Despite the name change [...]
Enduro Tool Kit 101Ten must-have items for your fanny pack.
Don’t let a tipover or minor crash strand you in the middle of nowhere. By packing a few key tools in a fanny pack or backpack, experienced riders are usually back on the trail in no time. Here are our top-10 must-haves. 1. Spare tube (21 inch): If you only carry one, make it a [...]
2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer – First RideA British bike with a German accent.
Triumph had only one target for its new Tiger Explorer, explains product manager Simon Warburton: the BMW R1200GS. The big GS Boxer, the most successful motorcycle in the last two-and-a-half decades, sells so well it represents a very substantial chunk of BMW’s production and has been the machine that both created and continues to define [...]
