Dual-Sport + Adventure Motorcycle Reviews
In this section you will find everything about Dual-Sport and Adventure motorcycles from Rider magazine including motorcycle reviews, comparisons and news. Also known as “Dual Purpose” or “Dualie” motorcycles, dual-sport motorcycles are street legal and pavement friendly, but made to be taken on journeys off the beaten path. When dual-sport motorcycles are equipped with touring accessories such as luggage or oversized gas tanks, they are called Adventure motorcycles.
2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer First Ride Review
Greg Drevenstedt
February 27, 2012
Leaned over mid-corner, the toe of my boot scraping the tarmac and adrenalin crackling through my veins, rolling on the throttle induces a deep, guttural bark from the stainless-steel exhaust pipe. The rear tire hits something slick, perhaps a thin line of diesel fuel slopped onto the roadway by that... Read more »
2012 Honda NC700X – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
January 20, 2012
At the New York stop on the International Motorcycle Shows tour, American Honda is unveiling an all-new model, the 2012 Honda NC700X. First seen at the EICMA show in Italy last October, the NC700X features adventure-bike styling, a new engine, and nimble handling. In addition, the NC700X offers the option... Read more »
2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS Road Test
Greg Drevenstedt
January 13, 2012
[This 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS Road Test was originally published in the February 2012 issue of Rider magazine] Remember the SV650? When it debuted in 1999, Suzuki’s small-fry naked bike wowed the press and public alike despite having modest power, budget components and no wind protection. Why?... Read more »
2011 BMW R1200GS Adventure vs. 2012 Yamaha Super Ténéré Road Test
Rider Magazine
January 6, 2012
photography by Kevin Wing This 2011 BMW R1200GS Adventure vs. 2012 Yamaha Super Ténéré Motorcycle Comparison was originally published in the January 2012 issue of Rider magazine] 2012 Yamaha Super Ténéré (left) and 2011 BMW R1200GS Adventure can do it all: touring, sport touring, dual-sporting,... Read more »
2012 KTM Street Bikes – First Look
Rider Magazine
November 23, 2011
2012 KTM RC8 R KTM has streamlined its street bike lineup for 2012, with eight models in four categories. 2012 KTM 990 SMT ABS Two high-spec versions of the 1190 superbike, the RC8 R and RC8 R Race Spec, will be offered but the base-model RC8 superbike has been dropped. The 1,195cc V-twin gets dual-spark... Read more »
2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS First Ride
Rider Magazine
November 9, 2011
photography by John Howell & Enrico Pavia Western North Carolina, home to all-consuming kudzu vines, fertile fields full of King Cotton and roads that wind their way through Appalachian hollows, coves and gaps, is a picture-perfect place to test the 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS, especially in late... Read more »
2012 Husqvarna Dual-Purpose TE Line Revealed
Rider Magazine
August 31, 2011
2012 Husqvarna TE250 Dirt-aggressive and street-legal, the revamped TE dual-purpose bikes in the 2012 Husqvarna motorcycle lineup are ready to invade the U.S. All four TE models receive new reinforced all-black chromoly frames, silver rims and fresh styling (shared changes with the rest of the 2012 Husqvarna... Read more »
2011 Triumph Tiger 800 vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS Road Test
Rider Magazine
June 21, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS Road Test Comparison was originally published in the June 2011 issue of Rider magazine] When we first tested the V-Strom 650 in 2004, and for several years thereafter, Suzuki had the middleweight, multicylinder adventure... Read more »
2010 BMW R1200GS/Adventure Review
Arden Kysely
June 20, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing and Jonathan Beck [This 2010 BMW R1200GS/Adventure Road Test was originally published in the August 2010 issue of Rider magazine] Standing beside the mud-splattered, BMW 2010 R 1200 GS in my garage, I was losing my patience. A friend who races dirt bikes—those skinny, lightweight... Read more »
2011 Triumph Tiger 800 Road Test
Rider Magazine
June 14, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 Rider Test was originally published in the June 2011 issue of Rider magazine] We motorcyclists are a lucky lot. The source of our passion is, in most cases, inexpensive, fuel efficient, reliable and a fount of endless joy and fascination. Vintage... Read more »
