As Clem suggests in this issue’s staff camping story, approaches to camping can be, broadly speaking, divided into two groups: Spartan and comfort. Spartan...
As tough, capable, middleweight dual-sports, the Kawasaki KLR650 and BMW G 650 GS Sertão are solid platforms, ready to be accessorized for epic journeys...
When I was a kid, one of my favorite after-school cartoons was Inspector Gadget, about a quirky cyborg detective (think of a clumsy, incompetent Terminator...
Popular bolt-on accessories for adventure-touring bikes—the Jeeps of the motorcycling world—include bash plates, engine guards, hand guards and anything else that will protect the...
If Goldilocks (of Three Bears fame) had been a motorcyclist, these new heated grips from A’ME would surely have been right up her alley.
Traditional...
Rust never sleeps, and gasoline doesn't keep. Do any of your motorcycles--or car, lawnmower, boat, etc.--sit for more than a couple weeks between uses?...
Adventure tourers like Suzuki’s 650 V-Strom are the SUVs of the two-wheeled world. Like their hulking four-wheeled cousins, they’re amenable to occasional off-road forays,...
Light is like horsepower for motorcycle riders—there’s rarely enough. The asymmetrical headlight on my BMW F 800 GS shoots out two decent beams that...
by James Parchman
The first-generation Yamaha V-Max (1985-2007) remains one of the coolest machines in motorcycling. Powerful, comfortable, reliable…and very naked. For longer rides, or...
