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Dual Sport and Adventure Motorcycles

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jun 2, 2022 | Bikes & Gear, Ride Life | 5 |

The Mantainer

Posted by Ted Edwards | May 16, 2022 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 1 |

Type II Fun

Posted by Ted Edwards | Apr 22, 2022 | Ride Life | 1 |

To The Hesitant

Posted by Ted Edwards | Oct 29, 2021 | Ride Life | 8 |

Royal Enfield Quest For The South Pole

Posted by Rob Brooks | Oct 15, 2021 | Rides & Roads | 2 |

Under A Blood Red Moon

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Mar 5, 2021 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 3 |

Dual Sport and Adventure Motorcycles

by Road Dirt Crew | Jun 2, 2022 | Bikes & Gear, Ride Life | 5 |

A reader emailed us recently with the question, “What do you see as the major differences between dual sport bikes and adventure bikes?” We thought that to be a worthy inquiry, so we will share our observations here. The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC.org) lumps both together in a category they call “dual-purpose” in regards to overall motorcycle sales, but are they really quite different motorbike types? Both are road-ready and dirt-worthy, so why not classify them together?

The Mantainer

by Ted Edwards | May 16, 2022 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 1 |

Angry skies followed us out north of Wenatchee that September day, dark and menacing they were, rumbling all the while, waiting for the perfect moment to drench us in their fury. When the skies cracked open they poured out their anger in an intolerable rain that drenched the forested land, hammering away at us and our bikes, a misery from which there was no refuge. We had to keep going. Stopping just prolonged the agony.

Type II Fun

by Ted Edwards | Apr 22, 2022 | Ride Life | 1 |

“Let’s go rescue Max!” I exclaimed to Rob.
Rob Brooks is Road Dirt’s owner, editor, chief cook and bottle washer and I was in Rob’s living room, having flown from Washington State to his house outside of Atlanta, Georgia to ride Honda’s CB1000R Black Edition and Triumph’s lovely Speed Triple 1200RR. As I fed Rob’s dog Dez copious amounts of cookies under the table, Rob was using social media to track the progress of Max Flinders, MotoAmerica Superbike racer and all around good guy, whose tow rig puked transmission parts, stranding him in Alabama. Rob’s reaction to my suggestion was predictable.

Royal Enfield Reaches The South Pole

by Rob Brooks | Dec 22, 2021 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 3 |

As we first reported back in October, Royal Enfield set out to achieve what no other motorcycle brand in history has done- ride a pair of motorcycles to the South Pole. On December 16, they did just that. Two Royal Enfield Himalayans were ridden to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, the geographic South Pole. Riders Santosh Vijay Kumar and Dean Coxson of RE set out on November 26 from Novo, Antarctica after spending a few days there acclimating to the harsh, inhospitable conditions of the frozen continent, then transported their modified Himalayans 1988 miles to the Ross Ice Shelf where their attempt would officially begin.

Libby Accidentally

by Ted Edwards | Dec 8, 2021 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 8 |

Our plan was grand: my cousin and riding buddy Dave “White Girl” Wensveen and I would tour Yellowstone, Beartooth Pass and Glacier National Park in one giant sweep, gathering them all like kids plucking pastel eggs from the green grass on Easter morning. We crammed White Girl’s Dodge diesel pickup camper full of provisions, stowed our twin VFR800s in the trailer and pointed the Dodge’s hood east. Things went wrong as soon as we left the driveway.