Adventure bike

It's all in the name. Adventure bikes are a key ingredient to two-wheeled adventures that span dirt, asphalt and the nebulous areas between. With a mission that spans such a wide variety of conditions, it's inevitable that adventure bikes…
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Husqvarna just announced a premium version of the 901 Norden adventure bike. It's called the Expedition, and it has upgraded suspension with a list of accessories that includes soft luggage, heated grips, a taller wind screen, a…
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The Husqvarna Norden 901 started out as concept machine. It was based around the KTM 890, and its niche lays between the dirt-oriented KTM Adventure R and the street-leaning 890 Adventure. Shown at a European trade show, the public went…
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By Ron Lawson Photos by Simon Cudby I  looked at the log the same way that I might look at a freestyle ramp at the X Games. “In another life, I might clean that,” said the thought balloon over my head. Behind me, Ryan Sarancha read the…
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Suzuki has awakened in a big way with a completely new adventure bike for 2023. The V-Strom 800DE has a new 776cc parallel twin motor that marks a decided change in philosophy  from the V-twin 650 that was introduced back in 2002. It is…
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At the 2019 EICMA Motorcycle show in Milan Italy, Husqvarna revealed a concept bike called the Norden. At the time, it was just an idea, by no means a serious prototype. The whole notion of a Husqvarna adventure bike was just thrown in…
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An adventure bike can be any motorcycle that allows you to escape, explore and experience new things. If that seems like a vague definition, good. There shouldn't be an easy way to pigeonhole these bikes. Every rider sees the ADV world…
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KTM has just announced its adventure bikes for 2022. Included in the line are two new versions of the 1290; the 1290 Super Adventure R and the 1290 Super Adventure S. The R model looks to have serious dirt capability and comes with…
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The 2021 EICMA show in Milan, Italy was a party celebrating the beginning of the end of the weird season of Covid. In the past, we have thought that the end was in sight again and again, but with so much of the world motorcycle industry in…
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The Royal Enfield Himalayan has all the makings of a cult classic. This is a motorcycle that has a rich heritage, an accessible price and fantastic utility. Royal Enfield, in case you haven't studied your motorcycle history…
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We’re delighted to report that the Kawasaki KLR650 is back and we have already logged some time on a brand-new 2022 Adventure model. Back when the 2019 Kawasaki line was announced we were shocked that there was no KLR650. The bike had been…
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Benelli is a member of the Century Club—a group of motorcycle companies that are over 100 years old. Yet, in the U.S., the brand doesn’t have the iconic ring of Husqvarna, Harley-Davidson or Indian. Benelli motorcycles were never imported…
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If ever a motorcycle was a victim of its own sex appeal, it’d be the Honda CRF250L Rally. It was probably the coolest-looking adventure bike you could buy, and it was preposterously inexpensive. In a category where $20,000 price tags are…
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If you remember the name Benelli, you've just dated yourself. Benelli was an Italian company that started before World War One, and was still making motorcycles in Pesaro the '90s. In the U.S., Benelli was once sold under the Montgomery…
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Adventure bikes once were little more that status symbols for the road-riding elite. Now, there's a growing movement which insists on true off-road capability. The 2021 crop of adventure bikes from off-road oriented makers like Honda,…
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Kawasaki just announced a number of new models including a 2022 KLR650. The iconic dual-sport/adventure bike was discontinued two years ago, but apparently Kawasaki has been working behind the scenes to bring it up to date with a new EFI…
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This week we’ve been playing with the Husqvarna 701 Long Range. The line between adventure bike and dual-sport bike is getting very blurry. The Long Range seems to fall on the adventure side of the line, yet most of the machine is identical…
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The KTM 790 Adventure has been replaced by the KTM 890 Adventure for 2021. Don't panic; it's essentially the same bike with more of everything. KTM has been testing the new bike right under our noses for months now with Quinn Cody in the…
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KTM has announced the 2021 890 Adventure R as well as a limited edition KTM 890 Adventure R Rally. These are upsized versions of the 790 introduced two years ago. Here's what KTM has to say: Two stunning new KTM ADVENTURE machines are…
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When it comes to taking gigantic, twin-cylinder motorcycles off-road, the KTM 790 Adventure R has been king since it was introduced a little over one year ago. It’s almost as if KTM looked at the rules of the game and decided how best to…
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