BMW Motorrad is the most successful manufacturer of large-capacity touring enduros, but unless you’re an avid do-it-yourselfer there hasn’t been an Adventure variant class midsize bike based on the F800GS to parallel the R1200GS Adventure… until now.
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Mid-day riding the Bradshaw Trail and Red Canyon just south-east of Palm Springs, and I’m struck by a “hot weather” realization, the Macna Alpine Pants I’ve paired with the Geo jacket have vents. Not just vents, but 3D mesh vents mid-thigh. Hitting 50+ kph in the sand washes, standing there is a lovely cooling vortex sweeping my thighs and around to my buttocks.
Once again BMW is creating a comfortable test ride environment free of testostrionics and rampant dude-ism with the “BMW Motorrad Exclusively Female Test Ride Event” scheduled for May 4th, 2013 in BC’s lower mainland. We highly encourage moto-centric women of all stripes to attend this consistently fun and well organized event.
At the end of Highway 4’s devil’s picnic of serpent twists and in-helmet laughter sits Tofino, BC on Vancouver Island. The area is well know for surfing and storm watching, but how about dirt and adventure biking? Even better, dualsport riding mashed with a gourmet lunch in the backcountry? Throw in some gun play? This compelling mix isn’t an Anthony Bourdain episode, but Dirty Moto X Gourmet — an eclectic sampler of riding and “wild” cuisine.
“We’ve canceled beverage service for this flight due to turbulence”, the pilot announces. For the duration of the flight the twin-turbo prop is batted around by the wind like a cat toying with a mouse. My broken left clavicle moves in ways that are wrong… I should have made a more concerted effort to find the painkillers back in SeaTac.
MotoGeo’s Jamie Robinson headeds for Spain, where he jumped on the new Ducati Multistrada S and took off on a four day adventure, España style.
Protect your assets, or at least your bike’s tail. R&G has released its Carbon Kevlar Tail Sliders to protect your bike’s tail from light drops and slides, as well as wear from boot scuffs and luggage.
A number of eyebrows were raised when BMW sold Husqvarna to Stefan Pierre of KTM, a mere five years after BMW acquired the Italian dirtbike mark from MV Agusta. BMW’s move makes sense in light of today’s announcement of a long-term cooperation agreement with India’s TVS Motor Company, positioning BMW for reentry into the sub-500cc market.
We’ve been big fans of Barkbusters’ Storms for adventure riding, but not everyone needs a plastic umbrella of coverage per hand. Luckily, Barkbusters has introduced their new JET line for 2013 – an affordable handguard solution for dual-sport, trail and enduro bikes.
Perhaps you consider yourself jeopardy friendly, a risk taker, an extremist? If so might I suggest a new undertaking, because no matter how hardcore you are, you are squat compared to a volunteer Mexican ambulance driver.
“There’s some ruts,” comes Kevin’s voice over the Interphone F5 communicator. We’ve done the tough stuff, and right now we are riding from the Panaderia to the beach with a brown bag of fresh baked goods for breakfast. I divert my attention from Kevin riding ahead to the road directly in front of me. I look up, and it all goes wrong.
Transport Canada has issued a third recall for BMW‘s new liquid cooled R1200GS. According to the government agency, the threaded plugs securing the fork tubes to the upper triple clamp may loosen over time …
Well, actually Touratech CEO and adventure rider, Herbert Schwarz, talks a lot about Touratech accessories and very little about the bike, so we’ll just jump the video to that good bit.
The South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) is trying to implement a major land use restriction to Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) usage as well as random camping in Southern Alberta. It will affect every aspect of outdoor recreation, eg. Dual-sporting, Dirt biking, Quading, Biking, Camping, Hunting, Fishing ect…. Check out the petition against OHV loss in this region.
The Tacita T-Race is a 100% electric motorcycle, but with a difference, it’s meant for rallies. Canadian Dakar finisher Patrick Trahan just happens to be meant for rallies too. Here are Patrick’s thoughts on the T-Race he tested at the 2012 Merzouga Rally.
At 150kg/330.7lbs ready to race the Canadian made Amarok is a pretty svelte beast of an elective bike. Filmed in the winter of 2012 inside the 140 year old barn where the Amarok P1 was born, co-founders Michael Uhlarik and Kevin O’Neil explain the philosophy behind the design, and the Amarok Racing team.
Nicky Hayden spices up a date with yet another supermodel, by sneaking out with Ducati’s new 2013 Hypermotard. How that boy must suffer… from Ducati marketing’s slightly cheesy scripts. Still the new Hypermotard steals the show; with 20 more bhp and 9lbs less weight than the outgoing, air-cooled 1100s.
KTM North America is a lucky company, they’ve landed Jim McKenna (formerly of Ducati North America) as a Dealer Development Specialist. OWD’s history with Mr. McKenna goes back a a ways, even including his providing encouragement and insight into advertising sales and the machinations of the motorcycle industry, so we’re truly happy he’s landed a plum position. KTM’s press release follows.
With gas prices continuing to climb and free time being a limited and cherished resource, riding a motorcycle to work just makes good sense. Check out these points below to see how and why to make motorcycle commuting work for you.
KTM has announced preliminary dates for its “KTM Ride Orange Demo Ride Program“. The program provides an a chance for you as an orange-afficianado to experience first hand the defining attributes of the KTM Ready to Race philosphy—performance, adventure, purity and extreme.
MotoGeo’s Jamie Robinson headeds for Spain, where he jumped on the new Ducati Multistrada S and took off on a four day adventure, España style.
