Adventure Bikes
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NEW KIT: The latest G701 heated gloves from Keis
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Heated kit specialist Keis has just released the most advanced motorcycle gloves it’s ever made: the G701. The winter gloves are waterproof, thanks to a hydrophobic Ballistic Spandex outer shell and breathable Hipora membrane, and for protection the G701 includes flexible soft armour across the knuckles and scaphoid sliders on each palm. They’re warm too,…
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GOTCHA! Aprilia’s Tuareg 660 caught out testing. The 660cc adventure bike is coming!
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The Italian factory’s hotly anticipated Tuareg 660 has been caught on camera while out road testing. It hasn’t been entirely clear when Aprilia would release its Tuareg 660. It was discreetly shown at EICMA last year, being hidden behind a load of foliage – but the Italians weren’t exactly shouting about its newest off-road ready…
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Harley-Davidson announce podcast around Apple TV’s Long Way Up
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Harley-Davidson has announced a new podcast which takes a closer look into the creation of the Harley-Davidson LiveWire models used in Long Way Up.
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Husqvarna’s Norden 901 is coming. This is what it’ll look like.
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We finally know what Husqvarna’s big adventure bike is going to look like in finished form, thanks to a leaked image that’s doing the rounds on the web. It’s one of the bikes we were most excited by when it was unveiled at the big bike shows at the end of last year. And after…
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New motorcycle sales surge again in August
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The statistics show a 31.2% boost in motorcycle sales in August – equivalent to around 9,087 PTWs compared to 6,924 units last year.
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RUMOURS: Is there a Ténéré 300 on the way from Yamaha?
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It’s nothing concrete – but one of Yamaha’s managers has said there’s potential for a baby Ténéré to go into production. The sub-500cc adventure bike market has swelled in recent years. BMW, Kawasaki, Suzuki and KTM have all got in on the action – releasing small capacity version of their flagship machines. And now there’s…
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New motorcycle sales sees another surge in July
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July saw a surge in motorcycle sales, with all kinds of motorcycles seeing a spike in sales compared to July 2019, according to figures released by MCIA.
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Prototype ELECTRIC motocrosser based on Yamaha’s YZ250F
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Dohms and Spike Technologies have joined forces to develop a MX machine with an electric drive. The Dutch companies have got support from Yamaha Europe and the Dutch motorcycle riders’ association KNMV – which suggests things are pretty serious. Using a conventional Yamaha YZ250F as a base – Spike technologies are supplying the battery, while…
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VIDEO: Pol Tarrés shows us how it’s done on Yamaha’s Tenere 700
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Wheelies, powerslides, jumps and hill climbs; Yamaha’s Tenere 700 can do it all. Well, when it’s being ridden by Pol Tarrés it can… Spaniard Pol Tarrés knows a thing or two about how to handle a bike – he’s a former World Trials Champion who’s more recently turned his hand to Enduro. But instead of…
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NEW GEAR: These Richa jeans were made for ADVENTURE
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The aptly named, ‘Adventure Jeans’ from Richa are reinforced with Denim Cordura fibres for increased abrasion resistance and boast safety stitching on all the seams – not just in key areas – to prevent ripping and tears. But this is where the Richa Adventure Jeans get even more special – they have YKK zippers from…
