Back-country enthusiast, lifetime rider, mountaineer, hiker, and outdoor retailer, Jayson Faulkner, offers advice to save wayward adventure motorcyclists from being buried under an avalanche… of their own gear! Here’s how to travel light without forgoing comfort be it for a weekend or for months on the road.
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Following KTM’s withdrawal from the ASO’s “Dakar” Rally due a ruling limiting motorcycles to 450ccs, the Austrian manufacturer will be supporting customers participating in Africa Eco Race 2010.
Get your stars and stripes on with Ducati as the Italian firm celebrates the 4th of July with its own all American boy, the Nicky Haden Edition 848, which will be unveiled at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
A Globe and Mail article on the health benefits of Dirt Riding leads to a thread of comments underlying the prejudices of self-propelled trail users against responsible motorcyclists. We think the solution may start with being better ambassadors while on our workouts.
The Twenty20 ContourHD has is the world’s first 720p helmet cam for the consumer market and OneWheelDrive.Net has bought one for independent review. So how does the footage look and will the unit make the cut with the motorcycle traveler? You be the judge.
On June 4th, 2009 the Amaury Sport Organization, or ASO, the organizers of the “South American Dakar“ changed the face of the rally by announcing from 2010 onwards motorcycle’s would be capped at 450cc displacement. A mandate that forces KTM out of the Dakar and has financial consequences for teams and privateers alike.
If you were in the market for a sword, what would you be after? A finicky, finesse-centric epee? A saber? Which is just a long skinny hassle? Anything long and you’d forever be inadvertently skewering people in lineups and crowds. No you want something short, manageable and without airs – you’d want a Gladius.
On minute Zero, John Ryan was in Prudhoe Bay, on the North Shore of Alaska. 5,191 minutes later, Ryan was in Key West, Florida, having traversed the entire North American Continent, the long way.
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It wasn’t a small undertaking, with over 400 pertinent articles …
June 20th, BC Area rides have a chance to meet Simon Pavey of Race to Dakar and trainer to the stars for Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman of Long Way Round and Long Way Down.
Pavey …
The Mission One takes a spin of Infineon Raceway north of San Francisco before shipping out to race the TTxGP green motorcycle gran prix on June 12 race on the Isle of Man. Where 19 bikes from 17 teams from 6 different countries, will tackle one of the most challenging road circuits in the world.
June 12th, 2009 comes like a postcard from the future. On the Isle of Man bikes charge down a straight, throttles full open, riders fully focuses, and the crowd cheering on the entrants. There’s something …
It’s hard for Joe and Flora to make progress some times… even warming up the 990 Adventure can be a challenge, when accosted by questions from a passerby, about what IS a KTM, wow it’s so ORANGE.. wow it’s so BIG!
Auckland traffic was messed up. Though we got up quite early, there was no point rushing to leave until the traffic cleared up. We had it pegged at around 9:30, but even when we reached the main road, it still was clogged back all the way up the bridge. All for no particular reason…
There’s a lot of buzz about Ducati’s upcoming Adventure oriented Multistrada replacement, but do we really have to wait? We at OneWheelDrive.Net have gotten impatient. Well, that and our 640 Adventure is waiting for parts, so can our long term loaner Hypermotard stand in?
Gisborne to Te Kaha — We pass over bridges spanning empty river beds, their parched rocks hungry for a taste of mountain water. This small reminder of how dry the season is and could reach critical if the weather continues on the same path. The road so far is good condition, and much better than we expected.
If the 2009 BMW K1300GT and K1300S have a hallmark over their previous 1200 incarnations, it’s progress. But, trumping the slatherings of electronics, enhanced mechanicals, improved braking, and revised suspension may be… switch gear.
The remainder of the “Forgotten Highway” was an interesting scenic ride, yet we were both fixated on our hungry hungry hippos and the dashing sheep that were straggling on the road.
I’m skimming over a thoroughly potholed logging road in the shadow of the Chief just outside Squamish, BC. Below me is the Konker KSM200, a diminutive supermoto and one of the first wave of the storm of Chinese motorcycles to reach our shores.
Clear, the morning starts at freezing and is slow to warm, as I ride into the jagged boundary between Alberta and British Columbia. The ying to Newfoundland’s aged, rounded and spare yang, the Rockies complete …
It’s hard for Joe and Flora to make progress some times… even warming up the 990 Adventure can be a challenge, when accosted by questions from a passerby, about what IS a KTM, wow it’s so ORANGE.. wow it’s so BIG!
If you were in the market for a sword, what would you be after? A finicky, finesse-centric epee? A saber? Which is just a long skinny hassle? Anything long and you’d forever be inadvertently skewering people in lineups and crowds. No you want something short, manageable and without airs – you’d want a Gladius.
Following KTM’s withdrawal from the ASO’s “Dakar” Rally due a ruling limiting motorcycles to 450ccs, the Austrian manufacturer will be supporting customers participating in Africa Eco Race 2010.
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