The adventure scooter used to be one of those ideas that sounded great on paper and looked a little ridiculous everywhere else. A scooter dressed up like an adventure bike? Complete with fat tires, tall suspension and enough plastic casing to survive an imaginary trip across the Sahara? It was easy to laugh at this.
It is a well-known fact that the popularity of adventure bikes has increased tenfold in this decade. Not only do we have many full-fledged luxury ADVs (like the Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally), but we also have more middleweight and entry-level examples than ever before. The latter is where Japanese manufacturers dominate European rivals, offering capable
Over the years, Riju has occupied a niche corner of the motorcycle world. Mention the Spanish brand and most riders will think of lightweight enduro bikes, trail machines and the kind of motorcycles that spend more time shredding dirt than sitting in city traffic. That’s why the company’s latest machine is interesting, because it signals
By Melissa Albert It’s a common misconception that children’s books are full of sunshine, rainbows, and cozy things happening with kind people. As Albert points out in his charmingly frightening adult debut, many books for youth are “brutal, stranger, more haunted by longing and loss” than those for adults. In Children (Tomorrow, 398 pages, $32)The
Not every great touring motorcycle needs a six-cylinder engine, a thousand-pound weight, or a luxury car price tag to make long-distance riding enjoyable. For decades, riders pursuing comfort and capability were told that bigger was automatically better, leading many to gravitate toward larger and more expensive touring machines loaded with every feature imaginable. The problem
When the Yamaha Tenere 700 came out a few years ago, it proved to be a real game-changer. After years of adventure bikes getting bigger, heavier and more complex, Yamaha showed everyone what could be achieved with a lighter, more simplistic ADV. It proved to be a piece of pure genius as demand for the
Some riders pursue the unknown more quickly at forty than at twenty. This is because they know exactly what they have lost by then. Call it a midlife crisis or a more profound realization, but for most riders in that age group, an adventure motorcycle is usually the answer. But why? The famous philosopher, Marcus
If you’ve been waiting for registration to open for this year’s KTM Adventure Riders Rally in America, good news: now is the time! This year’s dates are set for September 17 to 19, 2026, and will be based at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho. There are only 200 places open for this event, so
The 21st annual KTM Adventure Rider Rally will be held September 17-19 at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho. Registration is now open and is limited to 200 riders. Entry fee is $600 per person. That fee includes food, an event T-shirt and hat, and access to the GPS route track through the mountainous terrain
With the right perspective and the right vehicle, you can find adventure everywhere listen to this articleHear Published on June 16, 2026 11:57 am The Pacific Ocean is the obvious draw, but San Diego goes beyond its SoCal-cool image and offers a community that’s full of culture and surrounded by adventure. Adventure everywhere with a