Adventure Bikes
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Honda’s Adventure Roads heads to Iceland in 2021 – and YOU can take part. Register YOUR interest now.
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Honda’s Adventure Roads is returning for its third edition in 2021. And this time it’s taking 30 riders on Africa Twin’s across Iceland. The first Adventure Roads trip in 2017 saw 40 riders take on an 8-day, 3,500km journey from Oslo to Nordkapp. In 2019, riders travelled 3,700km ‘coast to coast’ from Durban to Cape…
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Royal Enfield’s UK R&D centre has TURBOCHARGED a Himalayan
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The Custom Crew at Royal Enfield’s UK-based Technical Centre have been busy. They’ve turbocharged a Himalayan and called it the MJR Roach. Royal Enfield has earned an enviable reputation for its custom projects over the past few years. We’ve seen flat trackers, race-ready café racers and now the gang at the UK R&D centre has…
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s Tour-X4 inspired by the NEW Suzuki 1050XT. Available NOW.
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Arai’s revealed a Suzuki 1050XT-inspired version of its Tour-X4 adventure helmet – and you can order yours now. The Tour-X4’s renowned for being a cracking bit of kit; that’s versatile as well as stylish. It can used with or without a peak, combined with either a visor or goggles – which means it’s perfect for…
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Honda reveals all-new CB400X mini-adventurer
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Honda’s just added a new adventure bike to its line-up; the CB400X. But it’s only available in Japan. For now. Buoyed by the success of its hugely popular CB500X, Honda’s revealed its been working on a new, slightly smaller version of the middleweight adventurer. Powered by a 399cc parallel twin motor which kicks out 45hp…
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Yamaha reveals DAKAR-inspired Ténéré 700 Rally. And it’ll set YOU back £10,447.
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Paying tribute to Yamaha’s ’80s Dakar racers, the Japanese factory has just revealed a new tricked out Rally Edition of its Ténéré 700. And it’s about as cool as it gets. Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 has won the hearts and minds of off-road loving adventure motorcyclists the world over since its launch last year. And now…
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Dakar Rally 2021: NEW route and rules confirmed
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Dakar Rally organisers have just released next year’s route map and a revised set of rules for 2021. Taking place in Saudi Arabia for the second year, the famous rally event will run from January 3 – 15 2021. Starting and finishing in Jeddah, the new route traverses the desert before heading along the coastline…
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Triumph celebrates the UK’s local lockdown heroes. Nominate YOURS now.
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Triumph Motorcycles has just launched the #TriumphTogether initiative to celebrate local heroes who’ve gone above and beyond while we’ve been in lockdown. Ex-England rugby star and Triumph ambassador David Flatman paid a visit to a local NHS worker’s front door to say thank you for making a difference in the community during coronavirus lockdown. It’s…
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LEAKED: Spy shot of Aprilia’s new mini-adventurer. The Terra 250.
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A spy shot captured in China confirms that Aprilia is getting ready to launch its new Terra 250. Building on the success of its Terra 150 in Asia, Aprilia’s preparing to launch a 250cc version of its dual-sport machine – and a spy shot has emerged on www.newmotor.com.cn which shows the bike in nearly finished…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Nine
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The long way home At the beginning of the trip it felt like seven days on a small bike in a hectic riding environment would be a long slog. But when the last day of our travels dawned it felt like the expedition had gone far too quickly, and I could have happily gone on…
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THIS WEEKEND: The Armchair Adventure Festival. Stay safe. Get inspired.
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Your next adventure might be on hold for the foreseeable future, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start putting plans in place for you next big two (or three) wheeled trip. If you’re looking for inspiration and advice, there’s only one place to be this weekend; sprawled out and tuned in to The The Armchair…
