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?
One of the service station operators at Birdsville...
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....
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) KTM is not only throwing the Super Duke R 1301cc V-twin engine at its Adventure model, but also giving it a host of hi-tech rider safety aids. The Austrian company unveiled the macho Super Adventure at the Intermot and says it will gets their cornering...
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...
Is this tough, mud-spattered camo-painted off-roader the Honda Africa Twin? Honda rolled the bike out at the EICMA show in Milan between an old 750 Africa Twin and a modern Dakar Rally 450 bike. Honda calls it a “True Adventure Prototype”. While Honda isn’t mentioning the words “Africa Twin” or giving out any technical...
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...
KTM has expanded its adventure line-up with a flagship 1290 Super Adventure and an entry-level 1050 joining the 1190 Adventure and R. Suddenly supporters of the orange Austrian now have more choice and a wider price point in the Adventure models, ranging from the 1050 at $17,995 up to the...
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...
The harder-edged Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally arrives in Australian in May 2015 at $24,000 ride away. Now, with more off-road and touring capability the Italian stallion is more of a competitor with the ubiquitous BMW R 1200 GS. The Aprilia Caponord Rally is powered by the same 1200cc V-twin engine...
Triumph has added two flagship models to their Tiger range that are well-equipped for long-range touring. They are the Tiger...
https://youtu.be/P_U-4Tk6CbY The release of a teaser video of the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto indicates the bike’s release is imminent. Husky showed a...
Honda has finally confirmed what everyone expected with the announcement that the Africa Twin will return for the 2016 model year, which means a release late this year. It will be called the CRF1000L Africa Twin and there will be the option of Honda’s Automatic Dual Clutch Transmission as featured on...
Honda hopes to convert adventure riders to automatic transmissions with one of three models of Honda Africa Twin expected to be available in Australia...
Although no prices have been announced yet, the Honda Africa Twin stacks up well against the opposition – at least...
The Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike is nearing production with test mules seen out on the mountain trails of India. It looks more like a Suzuki DR650 than the traditional style of motorcycle the Indian company has produced. Autocar India photos show a bike that is near production featuring knobby...
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is...