In this issue

Contents January/February 2017 | Issue No. 96

• Features: Honda’s VFR1200X Street Wired, but ADV Ready! • Capturing the Aurora Borealis • Adventuring for a Cause A Moto Gypsy in the Heart of the Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Ride Reports: Close to the Sky • The Heart of Java • Sweating Bullets • Glaciers, Mines & Good Times in Remote McCarthy, Alaska

• Event Report: ADVMoto Rally 2016

• Industry News: KTM introduces three new adventure bikes for 2017— the 1090 Adventure R, 1290 Super Adventure R and the 1290 Super Adventure T • Christini AWD motorcycles wins a bid to deliver 54 Military Edition bikes for the United States Air Force

• Product News: Highlights from the 2016 AIMExpo • Two new jump starters from Weego • SW-Motech announces Quick-Lock Carrier for BMW R1200GS • Alpinestars oers a robust 2017 lineup: Valparaiso 2 jacket and pants, Corozal and Belize Leather Boots, and Rage DRYSTAR gloves

• Product Reviews: Klim’s latest generation women’s Altitude riding suit • Rottweiler Performance air intake for the KTM 690 • Montevideo II Jacket, Caracas II Pants, and Adventure Gloves by iXS • Gogo Elite 1-Person Minimalist Shelter from NEMO • Rear rack and top case from Back Road Equipment • Rigg Gear RG-020 Dual-Sport Side Bags • E1 helmet from Schuberth

• Rider Spotlight: Traveling Light

• Rider Profile: RTW on an Old Pair of Honda 700CC Transalps: An Interview with Frank Panthoefer

• Tuning Up: Mosfet Madness

• World Touring Index: Check out a selection of tour and rental companies!

• Book Review: Motorcycle Vagabonds by Frank Panthoefer

Street Wired, But ADV Ready!

Honda’s VFR1200X.

3 mins

Capturing The Aurora Borealis

I was only seven when I saw it for the first time. Sitting on a couch, wedged between my parents, I was bored out of my skull watching some "stupid old person's" documentary about somewhere called Alaska. That is, I was bored until the point in the program where the night sky lit up in a brilliant green with waves of light dancing across the heavens! That's when I realized that magic was real.Since then, I've been in awe of the Aurora Borealis. . . fantasizing about what it would be like to look up and experience the magic happening live.

9 mins

Close To The Sky

Over the mountains to the end of the world—a motorcycle journey through South America.

4 mins

Traveling Light

A Couple of Mexican Chefs Jump on a Motorbike  to Experience an Epic Adventure.

5 mins

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The original and oldest Adventure and Dual Sport Motorcycle Magazine in North America.

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