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According to Dunlop, the Elite 4 is for riders who like to cover miles. Lots of miles. The E4 is designed to cover as...

Metzeler Karoo 3 Tires | Gear Review

If you walk remote hiking trails, you don’t wear running shoes. If you point your motorcycle onto dirt roads, it’s best not to wear...

Avon TrekRider Adventure Sport Tires | Gear Review

Before heading to eastern Oregon for the solar eclipse, I updated my BMW F 800 GS rubber with a set of Avon TrekRiders. Motoring...

Dunlop Sportmax Q4 Tires | Gear Review

As the only motorcycle tire manufacturer that designs and develops product specifically for the American market (unlike other brands that market tires in the...

Bridgestone Battlax T31 Sport-Touring Tires | Gear Review

With many sport-touring and adventure-touring bikes producing upwards of 130-150 rear-wheel horsepower and featuring electronics that manage engine output, chassis dynamics, suspension action and...

Kenda Big Block Paver Tires | Gear Review

There is likely no greater differentiator in the capability of adventure touring bikes, apart from rider skill, than tires. Adventure touring tires are asked...

Avon Storm 3D X-M Tires | Gear Review

At first glance, a sportbike’s mission is pretty clear—hustle down a twisty road as quickly as possible—but out there in the real world practical...

Shinko 804/805 Adventure Tires | Gear Review

Recently, I had the opportunity to try out a pair of Shinko 804/805 tires on my 2014 Triumph Tiger 800 XCx, which has spoked...

Michelin Power RS Sport Tires | Review

My, what a long winter it was in the Pacific Northwest. Made all the longer as I awaited the chance to spoon on and...

Dunlop Trailsmart Tires | Gear Review

Some define “adventure” as exploring the extreme, far reaches of the planet on two wheels. For me, adventure is more often about turning down...

Dunlop Sportmax Roadsmart III Tires | Review

If you enjoy sport touring as much as we do, then you’re probably as demanding as we are when it comes to tires. We...

Continental ContiTour, ContiLegend and ContiRoadAttack 3 Tires | Review

Continental Motorcycle Tires appears to be on a roll. For 2017 the company based in Korbach, Germany, has rolled out four new tire models—the...

Bridgestone Battlecruise H50 Tires – Review

Bridgestone has rolled out its first tire created specifically for American V-twin cruisers, the Battlecruise H50. Bridgestone has an extensive racing background, having provided...

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

A Few of Our Favorite Things... It's that time of year again! To assist you in the search for that perfect gift, three of us...

Avon TrailRider Tires Review

How many tires have I changed over the past 60 years? Too many. The Avon Gripsters on my Suzuki DR650 were getting down to...

Michelin Anakee Wild Tires First Impression

General wisdom among adventure riders holds that when it comes to tires, you can have off-road grip or you can have on-road stability and...

Continental TKC 70 Motorcycle Tires | Gear Review

I’ve worn out my fair share of Continental’s popular TKC 80 street-legal knobs over the years, much of the rubber left behind on long...

Pirelli Scorpion Trail II Motorcycle Tires Review

Despite their go-nearly-anywhere capabilities, most adventure bikes are used for commuting, some weekend travel and even touring. Very few contemporary ADV owners ride much...

Avon Storm 3D X-M Tires Review

Here at Rider we’re always on the road, often on sport-touring machines. Like you, our goal is to find a tire designed for sport-touring...

Kenda 676 RetroActive Tires Review

Not long ago, options were few and far between when it came to re-skinning your 1970s or ’80s-era motorcycle. With time, more tire manufacturers...

Michelin Anakee III Dual-Sport Tires Review

New tires always dress up a bike, and the Michelin Anakee IIIs that I slipped onto my BMW F 800 GS more than 5,500...

Continental TKC 70 Tires Review

If there’s a staple tire among the street-legal knobbies out there for dual-sport and adventure-touring bikes, it’s probably the Continental TKC 80. This square-knobbed...

Touring and Sport-Touring Tires Buyers Guide

Avon The Storm 3D X-M sport-touring tire has interlocking three-dimensional points in the sipes for better stability, faster warm-up times and more grip, all while...

Heidenau K60 Scout Motorcycle Tires Review

Choosing a tire for a multi-surface tour isn’t always easy. You want a tread that’s aggressive enough to grip anything you might encounter, yet...

Michelin Pilot Road 4 Sport-Touring Tires Review

There are many dedicated sport-touring motorcycles to choose from, but sport touring—anything from a weekend trip to a yearlong escape that puts a premium...

Dunlop Trailmax TR91 Motorcycle Tires Review

One of the great things about getting older is that things I knew—or at least should have known—decades ago are now amazing new discoveries....

Metzeler Karoo 3 Motorcycle Tires Review

Before taking on the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route, we spooned Metzeler Karoo 3 tires on our 2014 BMW F 800 GS Adventure test bike...

Bridgestone Battlax T30 Sport-Touring Tires Review

The Battlax T30 is a new line of sport-touring radial tires, Bridgestone’s first tire to carry the “T” designation for “Touring.” The T30 features...

Dunlop Elite 3 Multi-Tread Motorcycle Tires

Honda’s GL1800 Gold Wing is a well-balanced machine, combining comfort and performance in a bike whose size and heft seem at odds with its...

Continental TrailAttack 2 Motorcycle Tires Review

Adventure-touring riders are faced with a potentially bewildering variety of tires for their bikes from which to choose. Fortunately, most of us have a...

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