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Saddlemen Press Release: Saddlemen has released the newest addition to its line of seats for Adventure bike applications. Joining the already popular Adventure TRACK seats will be the comfort-focused Adventure TOUR seats. The Adventure TOUR seat has been developed for adventure riders that want to rack up big miles in comfort. The seat combines SaddleGel, [...]
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Cardo Systems Press Release: Cardo Systems, a leader in wireless Bluetooth communications for motorcycle helmets, today announced it sponsored the recently completed “The India Ride” (www.theindiaride.com), an ambitious 14,000 kilometer, 54-day motorcycle journey around India. The India Ride was completed by Ryan and Colin Pyle, two brothers who previously completed the Middle Kingdom Ride, a [...]
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Some may call the KTM 1190 Adventure an evolution of the species, but I would rather think of it as the Austrian bike maker’s response to BMW’s new R1200GS with an eye toward the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak. This all-new, purposeful-looking machine packs a 150-horsepower edition of KTM’s compact, lightweight 75-degree V-Twin. Styling [...]
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MotoDiscovery Press Release: Texas-based tour company, MotoDiscovery, has been granted a special license to operate tours to Cuba for American motorcycle touring enthusiasts. The license, (#CT-19070), issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury through the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), reflects a recent and long-awaited development in US government foreign policy and finally makes [...]
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Do these motorcycles offer false promise? Are they merely the SUVs of motorcycling with bold names and no balls? “Ténéré” is a remote part of the Sahara Desert, while “Explorer” implies nomadic intent, “Multistrada” says “I can do it all” and “Stelvio” is perhaps the greatest twisty road on Earth. Those are big statements from [...]
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Just 15 months after its debut on the market, the Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 has received its first upgrade. It’s not a radical evolution by all means, but it certainly is worth a blast up and down the turnpike road to the top of the Etna volcano at an altitude of almost 10,000 feet. I was [...]
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We’ll try not to confuse the matter any more than BMW already has, but the 2013 F700GS the company just announced does not have a 700cc engine, just as its predecessor, the F650GS, did not have a 650cc motor. BMW has stuck to its guns and continued the strange protocol of giving this lower-performance version [...]
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Adventure-touring bikes have been BMW’s bread and butter for years. But after pretty much inventing the segment when the company released its R80 G/S back in 1981, you could say BMW deserves to dominate worldwide sales in this fast-growing market. Over the years, competition has gotten stiffer and recent new models like the Yamaha Super [...]
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It’s best to have an interesting adventure destination in the bag when your daily ride is the likes of the Suzuki V-Strom 650 Adventure. Given the Strom’s go-anywhere appearance, the probability of being approached by curious types wanting to hear about exotic, distant journeys is highly probable. There are times when the facts can spoil [...]
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Moto Guzzi Press Release: Moto Guzzi’s adventure tourer features technical and functional upgrades on the new Stelvio 1200 NTX. Named after the famous Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps with 84 amazing hairpin corners, the Stelvio brings together Guzzi character with performance. The Stelvio 1200 NTX boasts new features, including a huge 8.5 gallon fuel [...]
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