What’s a KTM 990 Adventure without big boxy luggage? Just another highly capable but impractical motorcycle. Slap a couple boxes on and you go from a fire road terror to continent crosser, which is where companies like Twisted Throttle come in. So here’s our thoughts of the Rhode Island firm’s offerings, as the KTM 990 Adventure gets twisted.
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Lake Tahoe CA/NV. The first annual Lake Tahoe Motorcycle Adventure Ride and Rendezvous slated for August 23-26 on the beautiful South Shore of Lake Tahoe (Tahoe South). The event includes both off road and pavement rides, evening social events, entertainment, guest speakers, vendors and Tahoe summer activities. The event welcomes all makes of bikes and riders.
OneWheelDrive.Net visits the family owned and operated Knead Baking Company in Ojai, California for a sweet start to the day before hitting the road.
Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental continues to expand and now offers more tour options in the world’s most bio-diverse country.
BMW’s R1200GS Adventure is the gold standard in adventure touring bikes, but now it’s facing down challengers like the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring. Is the road to ruins for the BMW paved by the likes of the Ducati? Join OneWheelDrive.Net as we conduct a we conduct a monumental comparison against a back drop of dead seas, dying towns, a makeshift community on an abandoned military base and 800 year-old cliff dwellings from the end of the Sinagua people, all on “The Road to Ruins”.
Thirteen teams from as the UK, Canada, the US, Australia and someone flying the St. George’s Cross have set out to cross the Siberia on old school Ural motorbikes to the only town in the world sitting on the Arctic circle.
Overland Expo 2012 is growing it’s list of experienced presenters for this years event. Rene Cormier, a Canadian BMW rider will be in person on Saturday, May 19 to deliver his talk “Around the World …
The Curbsyde team follows the roads, history and the culture of the incredibly beautiful British Columbia backroads to discover the Road to Barkerville. The area surrounding Barkerville is rich in gold panning history. While en-route they encounter natural wonders, wildlife, colorful characters, tourism hot spots and destinations well off the beaten track.
Can a catalog fire your dreams of adventure? Of all the companies we know, Touratech‘s stands the best chance if only for the breath of content and accessories alone. Though more likely by including photo travelogues of motorcycle adventures in Ethiopia, the “Road of Bones” in Siberia and the Utah Backcountry Discovery Route (UTBDR).
Fancy a 1500km ride across the frozen Siberian wilderness on old school Ural motorbikes to the only town in the world sitting on the Arctic circle? The Adventurists have complete the test run and announced it “a fantasticle idea”
Rally Connex has announced its 2012 ride schedule, involving some tried and true rides with some exciting new twists and surprises. Rally Connex press release follows.
Looking for a bit of a challenge? Especially, if you’re on something bigger than a 250 dirt bike? Take a stab at Heart Attack Hill. More formerly known as the Pinyon Drop off this ride takes you though the varied desert and canyon scenery of Anza-Borrego with enough obstacles to make the day’s outing interesting.
It’s not a big ride, but if you’re in the Anza-Borrego area and fancy a big-tralie friendly side trip, the Calcite Mine Road may be your cup of tea. As a one of the most accessible rides in the area, the Calcite Mine Road offers some of the most representative scenery and geology in this patch of California.
This beautifully shot video directed by the Zenga Bros, brings you a little insight into the founding MotoMethod.com. A shop that’s become a goto for OWD’s repairs and more often than not a valued hangout in Vancouver, BC. Hard times and necessity, it seems, leads to innovation and a shop with an unparalleled concept of interaction with the customer.
The Curbsyde team follows the roads, history and the culture of the incredibly beautiful British Columbia backroads to discover the Road to Barkerville. The area surrounding Barkerville is rich in gold panning history. While en-route they encounter natural wonders, wildlife, colorful characters, tourism hot spots and destinations well off the beaten track.
The Curbsyde team follows the roads, history and the culture of the incredibly beautiful British Columbia backroads to discover the Road to Barkerville. The area surrounding Barkerville is rich in gold panning history. While en-route they encounter natural wonders, wildlife, colorful characters, tourism hot spots and destinations well off the beaten track.
By the specs Twisted Throttle’s Denali D2 LED light kit is a tempting proposition, especially with a 70% increase in effective brightness (higher luminous flux) over the Denali D1 kit we ran on our Baja Adventuring Honda Varaderos. Given the D1s made a nighttime ride into Mike’s Sky Ranchero more feasible, and on and off road the D2s are an appreciable improvement.
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…
BMW’s R1200GS Adventure is the gold standard in adventure touring bikes, but now it’s facing down challengers like the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring. Is the road to ruins for the BMW paved by the likes of the Ducati? Before we find out off the pavement, a little protection and preparation is in order. If we had the licensing, we’d cue the A-team montage music and cut to the folks at AltRider.com.
