It was so hot out, my bike started over heating. Had to park in the shade and hang out in walgreens for an hour. Got back on the road afterwards and enjoyed to rest of the ride home. Be safe out there yall, drink water and take brakes to cool off (you and the bike 👍🏾).
Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a tablet of sorts that would serve me a double purpose. First, it should be my main navigation on my handlebars, but I would also like to use it with a detachable keyboard for daily work and some light video editing. So it should be somewhat rugged or at least have the option to add a rugged case, but also decently powerful to edit videos and do some work (mostly online with a few tabs open). I would like to avoid Apple products as much as possible. If you guys have any suggestions, please share them with me. Thank you, and ride safe!
I'm doing some research for a motorcycle project.
What's the one thing about your current navigation setup that annoys you the most?
Doesn't matter if you use your phone, CarPlay, Garmin, DMD, Chigee, etc.
What's the one feature you wish it had?
Thank you!
Hey advrider group,
I'm leaving Georgia mid-July and heading west with a 2015 CRF250L and an XR150L in my truck. I'm driving to Colorado to do some trail riding there. Mostly BDR stuff and some cool trails around Telluride is the plan for now. Then heading to Moab, swingarm city, that area of Utah. Then heading North to SLC for Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Picking up the XR150L rider there, then heading south back to Moab and Arches to ramble around there some more for a couple days. They are flying home after that. Then I'm heading to Vegas for a friend's thing. Maybe keep going to SoCal? The plan is to head back East through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas etc back to Georgia.
Questions for the group:
Sounds fun, doesn't it?
What else should I try to go do and see? I love riding, but there's so much more than just trails and parks in those states. I just don't know about them yet.
Any other input?
Context: This is a sort of loosely dated trip lasting 4 to 6 weeks ish, but I'm in a place in life where I can kind of ramble around a bit and I want to do that while it's possible. I'll be camping for a lot of it but definitely staying in some hotels too along the way every couple days to refit and while I'm in the cities. I'd like to incorporate good city/town exploring as well as the trails. Also, I've been riding for about 15 years now and feel pretty confident riding solo on trails. I have a good tool set, extra tubes, PLB, large fuel tank+bottles, water, first aid kit/knowledge, etc.
What do you think, group? Any roadside attractions, cool spots to check out, restaurants, roads, etc you wish others could see?
I don't even drink coffee. Exploring western NC and couldn't resist.
Hi everyone,
Having held my license for 6 months and riding a V-Strom 800DE, I want to start taking it gently onto dirt tracks to try my hand at off-roading.
I'm looking for advice on choosing my boots. I had my eye on the Alpinestars Toucan, but some feedback points out that they might be a bit too soft if the bike falls on me.
Is it better to go straight for MX/enduro boots like the Tech 7? It seems a bit overkill for starting out on easy, unpaved roads, but safety first.
Any opinions or feedback from experience with adventure bikes of this size? Thanks in advance!
Been planning a trip to the Pisgah NF for weeks. Coming from Florida, was looking forward to the cooler mountain weather. Then, the week of my up and coming trip this is forecasted. Staying home. Damn.
Hi everyone,
This is a bit of a long shot, but I’m hoping someone here might know the area. I’ll be staying near Col delle Rane (Veneto, close to Monte Grappa) and I’d like to rent a motorcycle for one day to ride into the Dolomites. Ideally on Wed July 5 or Thu July 6.
I’ve been searching online, but many rental places around Bassano del Grappa / Feltre / Belluno don’t seem to have proper websites. Most only use phone or WhatsApp, and since I don’t speak Italian it’s hard to figure out what bikes they actually have, what the prices are, and whether they rent helmets/jackets.
What I’m looking for:
I know this is very specific, but maybe someone here lives in the region, has rented a bike there before, or knows a reliable rental shop nearby. Any tips, names, or experiences would be super appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Hey guys,
Above you see my lovely single-cylinder XT600. I bought her 3 years ago and been riding her on the street since, not daily but I got a lot of Km done. However, I got no off-road experience at all but I really want to get into it. I’m looking at stuff like the TET oder ACT.
As I’m located in the middle of Germany, I would have to do a lot of Highway kilometres to get to a point where the TET oder ACT starts, so the tire would have to be capable for the Travel and then (light) off-roading.
On the Bike you see the Metzeler Tourance Tires. Due to my lack of experience I have no idea if it’s doable with these or if I’m about to get stuck in the dirt the first time it rains or slip away on the first gravel.
Does somebody have a tip or two for a beginner rider regarding the tires?