The UTBDR is an 871 mile off-road route that starts in Mexican Hat and runs north across the state of Utah to the Idaho border near Bear Lake. The UTBDR passes through a number of iconic locations including Moab, Valley of the Gods, the Abajo and La Sal Mountain Ranges, Nine Mile Canyon and the northern Wasatch Mountains.

137PS / 135bhp / 101kW @ 9300rpm, 121Nm / 89ft.lbs @ 7850rpm and a shaft drive. Second star on the right and straight on until you’re through that 20 litre tank…

To celebrate its new Tiger Explorer model, Triumph has launched an exclusive competition, Seeking Explorers, that will see one lucky United States winner embark on a 12-day trip of a lifetime before the bike even goes on sale.

Mounted on Ducati Multistradas, filled with anticipation of the undiscovered territory that lies ahead, Carlin Dunne and Roland Brown focused on one thing; finishing La Carrera Panamericana on two wheels.

Joe & Flora of Curbsyde Productions were at the Shelton Valley Dual-Sport & Adventure ride in Washington hosted by The Puget Sound Enduro Riders and supported by Touratech-USA. Amazing riding and scenery made this a “not to be missed” motorcycle event for 2011.

Triumph has taken the wraps off it’s brand new 2012 Tiger Explorer, a flagship model for the British Brand’s Adventure range. Number’s are scant in the release, but here’s the spiel…

KTM will be unveiling the Freeride 350 at the EICMA Motorcycle Fair in Milan. Despite the funhouse name, there’s a lot to look forwards too. The short list? WP suspension, composite frame design, 350 cc single cylinder with fuel injection, 24 hp, 99 kg… Oh, my. The marketing bumph follows.

Cupertino, CA (18 October 2011) - Ducati is set to run two Ducati Multistrada motorcycles in the historic “La Carrera Panamericana” car race, as further evidence of the Italian manufacturer’s 4-bikes-in-1, all-terrain technology. With a history …

BMW has developed a more off-road oriented version of their popular single-cylinder G650GS, the G650GS Sertao, which is a re-warm of the previous generation F650GS single. The Sertao takes the place of the discontinue, but much loved, world traveling F650GS Dakar.

To support the 2012 Dakar Rally effort of top American motorcycle racer Jonah Street, Touratech-USA has produced a limited edition t-shirt, with 100% of sales dollars going directly to Jonah Street’s 2012 Dakar Race Fund.

What’s in a name? A super bike it seems. Ducati has officially announced the naming of its new generation 2012 Superbike as the “Ducati 1199 Panigale” and confirms that the unveiling and first public display will be at the EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy, November 10-13, 2011.

Last year, Jonah Street’s RiffRaff program broke some serious records. In fact, it was so successful and vital to his ability to take on the Dakar Rally that the KLIM sponsored rider locked down a …

KTM and Husaberg has recalled a number of 2011 models for cracking in the handle bar clamps. Something that seems a bit detrimental to one’s health given the sort of use these models see.

U.K.-based personality, Dakar rider, UNICEF fundraiser and general man about the world, Charley Boorman is returning to Canada. This time Boorman is riding across the second largest land-mass in the world this summer, as he films Extreme Frontiers Canada a television reality series for the UK’s Channel 5.

Washington local and two-time Dakar Stage Winner, Jonah Street, will be at Touratech-USA on Wednesday June 8th sharing his experience from this year’s Dakar Rally. Jonah will be presenting a slide show and talking …

Husaberg is updating its enduro line for 2012. Visually, the yellow painted frame is the most striking touch, brought to the line now that it’s under KTM ownership. That shouldn’t distract from more important functional elements like translucent fuel tanks so you can visually check the fuel level, an engine map selector on the left handle bar and billet triple clamps.

Take one stunt rider and one BMW F800GS, add a bunch of armour and luggage, then film. While the resulting recipe might be missing that staid adventure touring demographic, it definitely makes a statement. We’d also like to nominate this video for “the Most Gratuitous Use of Guns ‘N Roses’ Welcome to the Jungle in a Web Video”. Really, no late 80s hair band even had this much smoke on stage.

The Italian apparel manufacturer appoints industry veterans, Shawn Sundheim and Jim McKenna, to head up US and Canadian distribution of VR-46 (Valentino Rossi), Nicky Hayden and Kevin Schwantz apparel lines for North America.