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Remember that feeling of freedom you had on your first bike? Built to take on winding roads, city streets, unforgiving trails or mountainous paths, they feature characterful Triple engines, innovative technology, agile handling and distinctive contemporary styling, enabling you to experience every moment on a Triumph Tiger.
For some riders, an adventure involves a long slog on the highway broken up by a couple of dirt roads they know on the other side of the interstate. Let Adventure Bike Training in Norfolk help you get the most from your off-road holiday experience. Probably most riders enjoy the company of other riders for a variety of reasons.
Rider training involves more than just the physical aspect, to reach your full riding potential you have to train your mind as well. Max McAllister is the President of Traxxion Dynamics, manufacturer of suspension components for motorcycles and mountain bikes.
We don't need to wax lyrical about how good KTM's adventure motorcycles are, because the company's trophy cabinet can do all the talking. Most of today's large displacement ADV bikes come standard with a host of performance altering bell and whistles, including traction control, ABS, and riding modes for various terrains or weather.
A big adventure bike normally weighs in 180 kg and greater (fuelled without gear). While big bikes are popular in the media, many are still riding smaller or mid-sized motorcycles. All images are of professional riders under closed road conditions. Riding small motorcycles, called piki pikis in Swahili, they were hooked on travel and never looked back.
The BMW F800GS doesn't score higher on our list because: it's not the most exciting of motorcycles on the market, the seat isn't the most comfortable, and there are a lot of ergonomic irritations like the screen being too low, or the footpegs not wide enough for normal human feet.
But they don't have to be. In recent years the emergence of more affordable, smaller capacity versions, such as Kawasaki's 650 Versys, has opened up the ‘adventure' world to far more riders, budget and tastes. The list progresses to more dirt oriented bikes for riders that expect to travel off-road more often.
A lot of people automatically think of the big GS 1200, KTM Adventure, Triumph Tiger Explorer, Yamaha's Super Teneré and similar as adventure choices, and they are all amazing machines. With 85hp, 60 lb-ft of torque and boasting a respectable top speed of 130 mph, the BMW is great fun on the roads but it's even more fun in the dirt.
We don't need to wax lyrical about how good KTM's adventure motorcycles are, because the company's trophy cabinet can do all the talking. Most of today's large displacement ADV bikes come standard with a host of performance altering bell and whistles, including traction control, ABS, and riding modes for various terrains or weather.
Ground clearance has also been raised, with the Adventure Sports offering 20mm more than the base model, and longer travel suspension has also been fitted. This list begins with more street oriented bikes for riders that intend to ride primarily on pavement.
Thanks to that fun triple cylinder engine, it makes for a great sized machine that has enough grunt for a wide range of riding styles but keeps the whole motorcycle green laning package nice and light and nimble at the same time. It's been in our bloodline ever since the very first Triumph Tigers won three gold medals in the 1936 International Six Days Trial, and this started the first chapter of the world's longest-running adventure motorbike story.