Adventure Bikes
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KTM’s latest 450 Rally Replica. The closest YOU can get to a factory Dakar racer.
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It’s that time of the year again. KTM’s launching its new limited edition 450 Rally Replica for 2021. Taking lessons learned from its rally raid exploits over the past year, KTM’s made some big improvements for 2021. Its fiery 450cc engine is mated to a brand-new gearbox and revised shift mechanism. The gear ratios are…
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Watsonian reveal new colours for Royal Enfield’s Himalayan. Which would YOU choose?
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Watsonian-Squire has been busy during lockdown, adding a splash of colour to Royal Enfield’s much loved Himalayan. Famous sidecar specialist and long-time Royal Enfield dealer Watsonian has come up with three special edition colour options for the Indian-built 411cc adventure machine. For an extra £700, you can choose a Himalayan that’s had its fuel tank…
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Ducati’s working on THREE new models. Enduro 1260 Grand Tour, Diavel Lamborghini and Scrambler 1100 Pro Dark coming for 2021?
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Documents filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency confirm that Ducati’s planning to release an Enduro 1260 Grand Tour, Diavel Lamborghini and Scrambler 1100 Pro Dark next year. There’s a few ways we can work out what manufacturers are working on for the coming year. One of them is environment registration documents. And that’s exactly…
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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…
