Olympus TG5 Tough – a great motorcycle travel camera
You’ll have read it again and again: the best camera is one you can whip out and shoot in a jiffy. On a bike, that won’t be a bulky mirrorless or DSLR stuck in the tankbag. It’ll be a backup … Continue...
View ArticleQuick ride: Yamaha XT700 Tenere review
See also: Yamaha’s Ténéré travel bikes Yamaha XScrambleR 700 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere Africa Twin In the UK, July’s ABR show was the only chance to road-test Yamaha’s much-awaited XT700 Tenere before it...
View ArticleTested: Klim Traverse II jacket
Tested: Klim Traverse 2 jacket In a line: Smart looking, well vented and lightweight waterproof shell UK price: £409 (bought discounted from Adventure Spec) Weight: 1025g (verified) Size tested: Large...
View ArticleQuick Ride: Honda NC750X DCT review
A couple of weeks after I wrote this I bought one… I know it’s not fashionable in adventureworld but I do believe the Honda NC750X DCT (…XD) would make a great travel bike. We’re assured the NC is...
View ArticleWanted: Your Trip Reports for AMH8
Wanted: short trip reports from • Asia • Africa • Latin America (the AMZ) for the new, all-colour eighth edition of Adventure Motorcycling Handbook due in 2020. The report can be from any time, but the...
View ArticleQuick ride: Fantic 500 Caballero Scrambler review
See also: Chinese travel bikes Fantic is another revived Italian brand who’ve lately produced a trio of retro-styled Caballero singles: the Dirt Track, Scrambler (above) and taller Rally (left) in...
View ArticleQuick ride: AJP PR7 review
Updated November 2019 I took a short road blat on an AJP PR7 at the Overland show in August and must say, I was impressed. Like many, I’ve been aware of these bikes for a couple of years but it …...
View ArticleQuick Ride: Enfield Interceptor review
While working on next year’s AMH I’ve contrived a new category for my expanded section on overlanding contenders: Feel-good Retro Twins. Doing a trip a la Ted Simon or Steve McQueen’s brief tour of the...
View ArticleHonda NC750X DCT – 1100-mile review
I tried an NC a few weeks back, liked it as I knew I would, so bought a low-mileage current XA/XD model with an idea of converting it into a budget but high-economy Africa Twin. Plus I wanted to...
View ArticleSaudi – a new link on the overland trail?
Saudi Arabia, a notoriously reclusive country, recently announced 90-day tourist e-visas are now available online. This easing of restrictions to non-Islamic foreign visitors is said to be part of the...
View ArticleBMW F750GS in Morocco • 1200-km review
After ten successful years, in 2018 BMW Motorrad replaced the 700 and 800GS parallel twins with all-new ‘750’ and 850 versions. As before, the two models share an identical 853-cc engine but, along...
View ArticleBMW GS310s still in Morocco
More about Morocco tours See also: G310GS 2200km review G310GS first ride in Morocco Three groups did a similar 1200-km loop, mostly on G310Gs all with around 30,000 rental kms on the clock. The 310...
View ArticleMore Adventure Twins for 2020
In last year’s end-of-year preview I wrote ‘… the future looks bright – we’re gonna have twins.’ And twins we got: the long-awaited XT700, Guzzi’s 85TT, a ’19-er’ CB500X, and the KTM 790s. Only the...
View ArticleAfrica Twin: Sealing the Rear Wheel for Tubeless
AFRICA TWIN INDEX PAGE Lately, I’ve been rewriting loads about conversing spoked rims to tubeless. There are several updated pages from here on what, why and how. If ever a bike wanted tubeless wheels...
View ArticleAfrica Twin – Ready for Africa
AFRICA TWIN INDEX PAGE With AMH8 (right) sent in, I have a week and a bit to get the Africa Twin in shape for some Morocco tours and Mauritania road tripping. It doesn’t sound a lot of time but I’ve …...
View Article‘CRF800L’ Africa Twin
See alsoAfrica TwinHonda CB500X 5000 milesYamaha XScrambleRBMW F750GS MCN‘s recent claim of Honda’s plans to make an Africa Twin based on the NC750 motor was a rare instance of my wish coming true....
View ArticleAMH8 + Michelin TPMS Special
I’ve teamed up with Michelin TPMS and put together a juicy package of adventure motorcycling stuff worth well over £100. Only want the AMH8 book? Click this. Still available: 6 Only 10 available You...
View ArticleWhy Honda’s CT125 makes a great adv (and why it doesn’t)
After showing up at the 2019 bike shows, Honda were due to launch the CT125 in March until you-know-what happened. Now it’s pitched as a 2021 model for later this year (or maybe that was always...
View ArticleAfrica Twin in Africa
Honda Africa Twin Index Page In a line:It was interesting to dip a toe into BigBikeWorld, but as expected,, it’s way too big, heavy and juicy for my sort of easy off-road riding prefs. • Looks good•...
View ArticleReview: Kriega Trail18 daypack
New daypacks join Kriega’s long-established five-strong R range from 15 to 35 litres. You got the snazzy colour-backed Trail in 9 and 18-litres and the bigger more urbanesque Max 28 which expands to...
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