Arctic Challenge Counterpoint: A Personal Evolution of Adventure Riding
Mon, 21/12/09 – 15:46 | 2 Comments

In his counter point to the Arctic Challenge, Joe Lloyd argues that in our rush to embrace the bigger is better marketing message, many riders are too quick to overlook the lighter cheaper bikes that hooked us on adventure riding in the first place. Case in point, the Suzuki DR650.

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Kawasaki Ninja 250R
Friday, 1 Aug, 2008 – 14:20 | Comment
Kawasaki Ninja 250R

“What displacement is that?” The ice cream truck driver has ditched his station and crossed the street.
“That’s a quarter litre.”
“Quarter Litre?” Labeled that way the Kawasaki Ninja 250R sounds much more intimidating, in …

2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 – 20 Years in the Making
Tuesday, 14 Aug, 2007 – 11:57 | Comment
2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 – 20 Years in the Making

Deer Creek Rd. on the northern edge of California’s Malibu Canyons is narrowing to a lane-and-a-bit of pockmarked pavement with dirt-dusted corners. It’s a motard road, which likely isn’t what Kawasaki had in mind for …

ZZR 1200 – So powerful I can’t think of a witty way to relate how powerful it is.
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2003 – 1:53 | Comment
ZZR 1200 – So powerful I can’t think of a witty way to relate how powerful it is.

I never intended to ride this bike. Indeed it wasn’t even on my must try list, but it should have been. In riding this bike I gave in to peer pressure, a number …