2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer – First Ride A British bike with a German accent.

2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer - First Ride

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 [...]

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Beta 350 RS vs. Husqvarna TE310 vs. KTM 350 EXC-F Rocking the middle ground.

CW Comparison: Beta 350 RS vs. Husqvarna TE310 vs. KTM 350 EXC-F

How many times in motorcycling history has a new “inbetweener” class popped up seemingly out of nowhere, promising riders that the middle of the road is the fastest route to success? Right now, such a trend is in full effect with street-legal, four-stroke enduros. These are the new middleweights, a small collection of enduro bikes [...]

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Twisted Throttle Denali D2 LED Lights – New Product Ideas

Twisted Throttle Denali D2 LED Lights

Twisted Throttle offers a wide-ranging selection of aftermarket add-ons for Triumph’s new mid-size three-cylinder 800 adventure-tourer and its more off-road-oriented sibling, the 800 XC. Among the multitude of parts showcased here are new dimmable (high/low) Denali D2 LED lights ($349.99). These compact night blasters are said to provide 70 percent more luminous flux (effective brightness) [...]

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Husqvarna TE630 – Long-Term Test Update #2 Finally ready for real adventure.

Husqvarna TE630 - Long-Term Test Update

A lot has happened in the life of our TE630 since we introduced the bike to our long-term fleet more than a year ago; unfortunately, racking up miles isn’t one of them. Dual-purpose motorcycles tend to take a lot longer to accumulate miles than their street brethren. The reason? We like riding them in the [...]

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Husqvarna TE630 – Long-Term Update #1 Middleweight adventure-enduro.

Another sub-classification is the last thing motorcycling needs, but the term “adventure-enduro” somehow seems appropriate for Husky’s largest-displacement offering, the TE630. When we first rode the TE last spring in northern Italy, our route included a nice mix of dirt roads and asphalt but only a small section of single-track. During our limited time on [...]

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2011 Triumph Triple Adventure Bike

Triumph is back in the adventure bike game with two new models that will be announced later this year. Teaser videos can be seen at Triumph’s micro site triumphadventure.com. What we can tell you is that the bike/bikes in the video clearly sound like that marvelous Triple soundtrack that Triumph lovers have become so fond [...]

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