Adventure – Dual-sport
More Sport Than Adventure
Honda has made changes to the newest Africa Twin Adventure Sports to enhance its cornering prowess Honda’s Africa Twin has always been the most committed of...
Read MoreBetter Late Than Never
MV Agusta enters the ADV market with a very competent premium product, and with that comes a premium price tag. Some riders might not want to hear it, but adventure bikes are the two-wheeled...
Read MoreA New Eagle Has Landed
Moto Guzzi seems to have stepped up its game to produce a Best-in-Class ADV bike. Born in 1921, Moto Guzzi is Italy’s oldest bike manufacturer in continuous production. Covid forced the...
Read MoreThe Perfect Motorcycle?
The first motorcycle I’ve ever tested where I didn’t want to change anything. Okay, almost anything. I think I might have found the holy grail. A motorcycle that needs absolutely no modification....
Read MoreAustrian Rocket
The “monster” of adventure bikes needs space to stretch its legs. The biggest anomaly about KTM — at least, the biggest anomaly other than “Why orange” — is how they have built a...
Read More2023 Honda Transalp Review
The return of the prodigal son does not disappoint. Once again, I must salute the esprit de corps of the good folks at Sondrio, Italy’s, Stilmoto Honda dealership. No sooner had I entered the shop...
Read MoreAn Adventure Tourer That Deserves Respect
While the Versys 1000 doesn’t have enormous horsepower, it is comfortable and quite capable of long-distance travel, and won’t break the bank. With the horsepower race going on, it’s pretty...
Read MoreWorld Class Adventurer
Able to handle the rough stuff with a plusher ride for the long haul. We’ve been blessed with an increasingly broad range of new adventure bikes over the last several years. And they’re...
Read More2023 Kawasaki KLX230 S Review
Finally, a brand that listens to its vertically challenged riders. I fall most often when I’ve stopped” is a saying I’ve come to use more often than not when I’m riding off-road. On most...
Read MoreA Most Logical Adventurer
The new 890 Adventure handles pavement as well as it tackles the rough stuff. For the longest time I used to think that, if you wanted a hardcore adventure bike for serious off-roading, KTM’s R...
Read MoreAdventure on the Horizon
Overall updates and an increased engine size make the new Africa Twin a desirable bike by anybody’s standards. Honda’s CRF1000, when it was originally launched six years ago, was a bit of a...
Read MoreAdventure Surpassed
Ducati proves it can play with the big kids in the heavy-weight dual-sport market. It seems everyone is making an adventure bike these days. However, their sizeable dimensions and heavy weight mean...
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