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Adventure bikes, why they are the new cool
By Visordown on 25/10/2010 10:08:22
Forget trying to look cool on your new sportsbike, there is a new craze in town. Adventure bikes are the latest up and coming fashion accessory. You’d be a right Charley to miss out...
under a quarter of all bikes sold in the UK are sportsbikes, whereas naked bikes account for about 20% and adventure bikes 10%. But that isn’t the most significant figure, in a sales climate which is plateauing adventure bike registrations were up 31
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Adventure Bikes for women
By Jaqhama on 12/10/2006 15:06:50
There are no adventure bikes for women or are there?
Right from the get go I am going to make a huge blanket statement here and say...there are NO adventure bikes for women. (or for shorter males either!)Unless the woman is six foot tall or over, can lift more than her own bodyweight, then all
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MV Agusta adventure bike concept
By Visordown News on 15/11/2011 16:32:51
Design students create Tricruiser concept based on the 675cc triple
to the Cagiva Elefant – one of the first entrants in the 'adventure bike' sector that was a tiny niche back at the Elefant's mid-1980s launch but is now the hot marketplace that every manufacture is desperate to take a slice of.An MV Agusta Elephant (it's 'ph
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Short Way Round - adventure bikes test
By Simon Bowen on 18/03/2009 13:02:10
If you want a bike to have fun on, to commute on, to explore and maybe even have an adventure on, then you really need one of these.
the sports bikes that they are hammering in the sales charts.A giant Adventure bike is cheaper to buy, insure and maintain than a sports bike, and is less likely to go missing or lose you your licence. If you only ride at weekends on short-term, road
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Forget the GS: Great adventure bikes for under £3000
By Ben Cope on 09/08/2011 15:27:59
If you want adventure thrills but you don't want to be another GSer, step inside
are being exchanged for rugged textiles.No adventure bike is complete without aluminium panniers on which to plaster stickers from all the wild countries you've battled your way through. France, Spain, Morocco..It's easy to feel that adventure motorcycling
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UK bikers move to Adventure bikes in 2011
By Visordown News on 10/01/2012 11:29:57
2011 was another tough year for new motorcycle sales
THE only growing motorcycle sector in 2011 was the Adventure Sport sector, according to stats released by the Motorcycle Industry Association.Adventure Sport motorcycle sales totalled 10,570 units in 2011, compared to 9,308 units in 2010
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British bike adventurer escapes bandit gunfire
By Visordown News on 02/03/2010 23:13:57
Spencer Conway survives hail of bullets while circumnavigating Africa for charity
A BRITISH adventurer riding around Africa by motorcycle in aid of charity has escaped with his life after being peppered with gunfire from bandits in Kenya.Spencer Conway, 42, who launched a solo bid to circumnavigate Africa by motorcycle last
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Brewing up a Strom...
By Visordown News on 08/06/2011 10:24:30
...New Suzuki adventure bike coming this weekend
SUZUKI is set to reveal details of its first major 2012 model this weekend when it takes the wraps off a new mid-range adventure bike.Presumably replacing the current DL650 V-Strom, the new machine has been revealed in a series of teaser sketches
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Land Rovers: '09 Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré, '03 KTM Adventure, '02 BMW R1150GS
By Ben Miller on 26/07/2010 16:14:49
The explosion in popularity of adventure bikes means the used market is now flooded with round-the-world bargains. Escape the rat race for half the price of a GS Adventure...
2009 Yamaha XT660Z TénéréJapan’s only true world-ready adventure bike. Too focussed?Click to read: 2009 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere owners reviewsFor truly getting away from it all the Tenere, the latest in a long line of capable Yamaha adventure bikes
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Choosing the right bike
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:46:42
Whether you're after a sports bike, commuter, naked, adventure or scoooter. Find out the best first bike to buy...
What Bike?Once you’ve passed your test, you’ll need to consider what sort of bike will suit your needs, if you haven’t jumped the gun and bought one already.If you can afford the initial outlay and insurance premium, there’s nothing stopping you
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