Triumph expands its entry-level lineup with 2022 Tiger Sport 660

The second model to join Triumph’s new entry-level range comes in the shape of a street adventurer and is based on the new 660 cc three-cylinder powerplant that was first introduced with the 2021 Trident roadster.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, … Continue reading Triumph expands its entry-level lineup with 2022 Tiger Sport 660

Royal Enfield updates the Himalayan adventure bike with a “Tripper” pod

Royal Enfield hasn’t tweaked the formula too much with its hugely accessible Himalayan adventure bike, but it’s added some nice practicalities including a “Tripper” turn-by-turn navigation pod, switchable ABS and a couple of other small fixes.Continue … Continue reading Royal Enfield updates the Himalayan adventure bike with a “Tripper” pod

Aprilia jumps on the middleweight adventure dogpile with new Tuareg 660

Aprilia chopped its mighty RSV4 superbike engine in half in 2019 to make a 660cc parallel twin, which made its debut in a featherweight street-sport scalpel called the RS660. The same motor quickly popped up again in a baby Tuono nakedbike, and now the… Continue reading Aprilia jumps on the middleweight adventure dogpile with new Tuareg 660

Harley-Davidson’s Pan America launches assault on the adventure market

America’s most iconic motorcycle company has taken a brave step forward today, launching a brand-new bike with a brand-new motor into a weather-beaten adventure segment full of tough competitors. The Pan America concept from 2018, with a new Revolution… Continue reading Harley-Davidson’s Pan America launches assault on the adventure market

Third-gen KTM 1290 Super Adventure S is a radar-cruise super-hooligan

The enormous 1290 Super Adventure has only been with us since 2015, but it’s already into its third generation with today’s rather late announcement of a 2021 S model. The S here denotes this bike as the more street-focused version; there’s an R with 2… Continue reading Third-gen KTM 1290 Super Adventure S is a radar-cruise super-hooligan

2021 Ducati Multistrada gets the V4 treatment, front and rear radar

The third application of Ducati’s V4 platform gears up for adventure touring duties in the new 170-hp Multistrada V4, which is loaded with cutting-edge electronics while, surprisingly enough, ditching the desmodromic valve system.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading 2021 Ducati Multistrada gets the V4 treatment, front and rear radar

KTM beefs up its mid-range off-road tourers with 890 Adventure series

Hang on, wasn’t this whole thing about making adventure bikes smaller? KTM and other manufacturers heard everyone grumbling about how huge and heavy the 1200-class adventure tourers were, making them excellent long-distance road tourers but a bit much … Continue reading KTM beefs up its mid-range off-road tourers with 890 Adventure series

BMW R1250GS and Adventure get high-tech upgrades for their 40th birthday

The original intercontinental overlander of the motorcycle world, BMW’s R/GS series, has received a bunch of high-tech electronic upgrades for its 40th anniversary incarnation, giving an already well-appointed bike even more appointments for its hoard…. Continue reading BMW R1250GS and Adventure get high-tech upgrades for their 40th birthday

2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica: The closest you can buy to a Dakar bike

There wouldn’t be many motorcycling reprobates who haven’t dreamed of testing their mettle against a two-week overland desert rally, wondering just how far they’d make it if they only had the gear those Dakar boys get.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcyc… Continue reading 2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica: The closest you can buy to a Dakar bike

Video: Chris Birch puts your boring life in context aboard KTM 790 Adventure R Rally

Adventure motorcycles appeal to the spark of the swashbuckling cross-continental wanderer in all of us, and nothing stokes that fantasy quite like watching an enduro god like Chris Birch spank the daylights out of one in heart-rendingly gorge… Continue reading Video: Chris Birch puts your boring life in context aboard KTM 790 Adventure R Rally