Just because you want to take the adventurous route doesn’t mean you have to suffer an ugly bike. The Benelli...
Do we really need almost 600km of range? The coming BMW F 800 GS Adventure features a 24-litre tank and...
Just a couple of months after its launch, Husqvarna has axed up to $1200 off the prices of its new TR650 Strada and Terra bikes. As part of its 110th anniversary celebrations, Husqvarna has reduced prices on many of its range, including the year-old Nuda 900 which has been slashed...
Triumph Explorer 1200: The English have again taken the Germans back to the drawing board to try to reinvent a...
Riding the Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 on the morning commute is a bit like taking a bazooka to a knife fight....
Triumph has fine-tined its Tiger 1050 from adventure to sports. The more sporty version has 50mm lower suspension and therefore a lower seat height, sportier suspension, a 14kg diet program and extra features such as switchable ABS and their first automated indicators. The Triumph Tiger Sport arrives at the highly competitive...
Just what you need for the Dakar … an all-wheel-drive bike! Suzuki thought of the idea way back in the...
The fast-growing adventure motorcycle segment is becoming crowded with models. Aprilia wades in with the Caponord (Italian for north cape),...
The BMW G 650 GS Sertao is just the right size if you ask me. It doesn’t make a lot of sense that adventure bikes are becoming bigger and heavier. Do we really need a 1200cc battleship to run across the outback?
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The Triumph Bonneville seems to be a favourite donor bike for a custom project and this is one cool Triumph...
The handsome new Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 will feature traction control, slipper clutch and ABS, but not electronic suspension like many...
2014 BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE PREVIEW BMW has finally broken cover with images and details of the new partially-water-cooled R 1200 GS Adventure. Like the GS it comes with the new 92kW engine, shaft on the left and muffler on the right. The main differences are 20mm more suspension travel, 10mm greater clearance,...
The new KTM 1190 Adventure follows its biggest competitor, BMW’s R 1200 GS, into a more road-focused market. Both are...
BMW has widened the gap between the R 1200 GS and GS Adventure. The GS is now a slightly more...
Before the BMW R 1200 GS went to partial water cooling, I drew up a wish list for the new bike. As an owner of an R 1150 GS, then an R 1200 GS Adventure and now an air-cooled R 1200 GS, I had 10 improvements on my wish list...
Australia’s top-selling adventure bike, the Kawasaki KLR 650, has received a boost that makes Australia’s top-selling adventure bike even more...
Australia is one of the top five markets in the world for Ural motorcyles and sidecars. It makes sense since...
KTM is celebrating its 13th Dakar Rally victory with a 450 Rally Replica with long-range tanks, navigation chart reader, Akropovic pipe and other rally accessories for ultimate adventurers. But where is the 690 Adventure we really want? Unfortunately, the Replica is not based on the 690 which would have made...
Ducati Multistrada will be the first production bike with an integrated rider suit featuring a linked airbag system. It...
Yamaha Super Tenere now comes in two models, the XTZ1200E featuring extra trimmings such as electronic suspension adjustment, grip warmers,...
Sometimes maligned as a bit of a “softie”, Yamaha Motor Australia has “Australianised” the XTZ660 Tenere. What they mean is they have toughened it up for Australia’s harsh conditions with some accessories that are made in Australia. YMA marketing guru Sean Goldhawk says he wants to offer the kits “down...
While we would love to see a KTM 690 Adventure to replace the void left by the 640 Adventure several...
KTM will unveil its “super” version of the 1190 Adventure at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in Germany on September 30....
Best Adventure Motorcycle Helmets Adventurous motorcyclists have many choices with regard to helmets. Many factors come into play when choosing a helmet . Today, riders are choosing helmets with significant wind screens and built-in peaks, or visors, in an effort to block the sun and provide for more comfort when...
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) KTM is not only throwing the Super Duke R 1301cc V-twin engine at its Adventure...
The retro-styled Ural outfit is finally entering the space age with a limited edition model named after the combined USA-USSR...
Black and white “urban camo” has been added to the 2015 Ural as the Russian motorcycle manufacturer fine-tunes its models. Ural Australia will unveil the 2015 EFI model sidecars at the Melbourne Moto Expo later this month days before the first shipment arrives in early December. Ural upgraded to electronic fuel injection...
Is this tough, mud-spattered camo-painted off-roader the Honda Africa Twin? Honda rolled the bike out at the EICMA show in Milan...
Suzuki Australia has “Australianised” the V-Strom 650 with rugged accessories and a derestricted model. A similar V-Strom 1000 could be following...
As the KTM 1290 Super Adventure pierces the Canary Islands mountain fog on treacherously narrow roads with precipitous unguarded cliff plunges, I experience an overwhelming sense of calm and satisfaction. You see, the 1290 Super Adventure is about more than just power. It’s about more than hi-tech electronics. It’s about...
KTM has expanded its adventure line-up with a flagship 1290 Super Adventure and an entry-level 1050 joining the 1190 Adventure...
What do you think of this unsual-looking Honda Bulldog concept unveiled at the 31st Osaka Motorcycle Show in Japan over...
The new MV Agusta Stradale 800 adventure tourer has arrived in Australia at $19,990. Although it is based on the Rivale it adds a bigger and adjustable windshield, panniers, and squared-off exhaust tips, but costs exactly the same, so it’s pretty good value. Urban Imports spokesman Joseph Elasmar says the...
The harder-edged Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally arrives in Australian in May 2015 at $24,000 ride away. Now, with more off-road...
Triumph has added two flagship models to their Tiger range that are well-equipped for long-range touring. They are the Tiger...
The release of a teaser video of the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto indicates the bike’s release is imminent. Husky showed a production version of its 701 Supermoto concept based on the KTM 690 SMC R at the Milan show last November, so we know it’s production-ready. Now this video shows it’s not...
Honda has finally confirmed what everyone expected with the announcement that the Africa Twin will return for the 2016 model year,...
ABOVE: 1949 Matchless G80S. THE NEW G80 1949 was the first year for the G80, the company’s top-line 500 single....
Honda hopes to convert adventure riders to automatic transmissions with one of three models of Honda Africa Twin expected to be available in Australia next year. It will arrive in Australia in January and pricing will be announced shortly, says Honda Australia spokesman Glyn Griffiths. SEE MORE HONDA AFRICA TWIN PHOTOS The standard model...
Although no prices have been announced yet, the Honda Africa Twin stacks up well against the opposition – at least...