Automotive
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Mosko Moto Reckless 80L (V3.0) Revolver
After completing a three-month, 10,000-mile off-road ride across western North America, I was convinced I’d found the ultimate luggage for hardcore adventure moto travel.
3 min |
September-October 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Gaerne SG-12 MX Boots
As I’d been happily wearing the hinged Gaerne SG-10 MX/off-road boot for many years, I bought a new pair for a 10,000-mile off-road marathon last summer.
3 min |
September-October 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
BACKCOUNTRY DISCOVERY ROUTES MARATHON
It was late afternoon, high on a ridge in the Rockie s, and I must have come into signal range, as my phone lit up with a message. Stopped in the middle of the trail, it indicated that my youngest had tried calling. She wanted me to come home, as she was ill. Although concerned, I also felt relief that this would give me a valid reason to jump ship. Fo r several weeks I’d been riding nothing but gnarly trails day in and day out and had begun to question whether taking on one Backcountry Discovery Route after another was a good idea.
8 min |
September-October 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
2020 KTM 390 ADVENTURE
BIG BIKE IMPACT IN A SMALL(ER) BIKE’S FRAME
7 min |
September-October 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
CAN WE TRAVELERS ADAPT IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC?
Being housebound in a small apartment in a random town during a pandemic with expired visas and a half-dead scooter in a country that until recently Wikipedia had under the category “Third World,” is not exactly the ideal situation. And it’s more than obvious that this part of our journey is not what we originally had in mind. However, this is how things are at the moment (April 2020) and no one knows how or when it’ll be over.
3 min |
July - August 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
THE ART OF FIRECRAFTING
Want kudos from your pals during your next camping moto-adventure? Learn to build a fire. This essential skill can be learned by any adventure rider. All it takes is the right process, good tools and a little practice. The result? During your next camp you’ll have the ability to create a glowing morale booster that provides warmth, entertainment, and a heat source for cooking, while you gain the distinctive title of “Firecrafter.” Here are some guidelines to get started.
5 min |
July - August 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
IRAN: WHERE EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE, But Not So Easy
Do you fancy a beer? No problem, we’ll call our smuggler.Do you want to go on Facebook? No problem, just download a VPN app.Do you want to exchange currency? No problem, but don’t use an ATM, you will get a much better rate on the black market….
5 min |
July - August 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS
My Africa Twin Adventure Sports was buried belly pan-deep in mud.
6 min |
July - August 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
2020 TRIUMPH TIGER 900
Bigger & Badder With More Bite
9 min |
July - August 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
TOP 8 TIPS FOR FINISHING THE DAKAR RALLY AS A ROOKIE
This year I competed in and finished The Dakar Rally 2020. I set out to do the seemingly impossible encouraged by Nathan Rafferty, who raced and finished last year’s Dakar as a rookie with the same number (104). An enormous amount of time was spent training to start the race mentally and physically prepared. The race is incredibly challenging, with an estimated attrition rate of around 35% over the course of two weeks. This turned out to be a great year to race, as Americans won both the motorcycle and side-by-side classes for the first time in more than 40 years of the race’s history. I was fortunate to witness these enormous feats and, along the way, learned some important lessons to share with aspiring contenders.
4 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Solo Motorcycle Adventure
Any Journey Can Be Epic…Even if It’s Close to Home
5 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
The "1X"
Chasing the SLR Honda Team Down the Baja Peninsula
7 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
RACER PROFILE: RICKY BRABEC ON BECOMING A LEGEND
The Dakar Rally Interview
8 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Scorpion AT-950 Dual-Pane Outrigger Helmet
PRODUCT REVIEW
4 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Motonation Pursang Jacket and Phantom Pants
PRODUCT REVIEW
5 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Ladakh and Rajasthan
The Royal Biker Boys
5 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Klim F5 Koroyd Helmet
PRODUCT REVIEW
1 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Giant Loop Round the World Panniers and Pannier Mounts
PRODUCT REVIEW
3 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Bohn Body Armor Airtex Armored Riding Shirt
PRODUCT REVIEW
3 min |
May-June 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Yamaha WR250R Long-Ranger
Smaller bikes—in the West they’re something of a sacrilege. But in most parts of the world, a 250cc is considered “big.” I personally haven’t owned anything under 650cc in so many years that I’d become accustomed to manhandling big adventure bikes. I’d also forgotten just how practical smaller dual-sports can be. But… a recent extended trip to northern Thailand forced a re-think. While there I had so much fun on 250cc and smaller dual-sports that there was no way I could return without indulging.
6 min |
January-February 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Backcountry Discovery Routes
A Decade of Adventure
8 min |
January-February 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Transcontinental Enduro Marathon
14,500 Miles on a Honda XR650L from Togliatti to Magadan
6 min |
January-February 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Rice & Dirt
Across Africa on a Vespa
1 min |
January-February 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Kawasaki's KLX Family Affordable Fun!
Kawasaki has entered another contender into the field of entry-level dual-sport bikes with the sporty KLX230. Simplicity and approachability are the name of the game with this bike from almost every angle. As more and more new riders join the sport, the need for bikes like this is increasing. We recently tested this and two other new offroad additions to the KLX family in beautiful southern Oregon. And, we were not disappointed!
6 min |
January-February 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Snowbound At The Stowasis
The thought of halting our big trip in Alberta, Canada, or anywhere in fact, was utterly untenable. Approaching three years of maintaining a steady momentum on the road, why would we stop now? Yet staying a few nights over late summer at a friend’s place, affectionately dubbed “Stowasis,” (coined from our host’s surname, Nevil Stow, a renown RTWer whose home in Canmore, Alberta is a legendary stopover for travelers) merged rapidly into a fortnight, which fused at equal speed into the fall. The birds were busy in the trees, and the air still gave promise of warm if not mild days to come. Five months later and through the inexhaustible dictates of the warmest hospitality—not withstanding the coldest winter we’ve experienced to date—we stalled the motorcycling.
8 min |
November-December 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Risks Of Motorcycle Travel In Third World Countries
In May of 2017, Ivana and I completed four years of motorcycling around the world. Imagine the indescribable feeling of returning home after such a long time and having fulfilled a dream like that.
7 min |
November-December 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
One Hell of A Week Hellas Rally Raid, Greece
I started riding motorcycles some six years ago in Peru, and it wasn’t because I was always a die-hard moto fan or knew anything about bikes.
10 min |
November-December 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Racer Profile: From Ultra- Distance Running To The Ultimate Rally Race Kyle Mccoy Trains Up For Dakar 2020
Although the Dakar Rally has undergone major changes in the past 15 years, the battle to conquer the world’s toughest races rages on in the U.S.A.
8 min |
November-December 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Baja On A Royal Enfield
Winter was easing into its usual patterns of long, cold nights and travel advisories. December was just two days away and I was preoccupied when my phone buzzed with an incoming text. It was Jimmy, asking if I wanted to do Baja in March—a trick question?
7 min |
November-December 2020
Adventure Motorcycle (ADVMoto)
Sidi CrossFire 3 SRS MX Boots
What makes a great set of riding boots?
3 min |