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2 months ago | 
advrider.com | Mike Botan |Nick Adams
Michael Waterford is the kind of super-enthusiast you can’t help but love. The Hoosier seemingly has a hand in just about everything going on in Indiana. He’s a keen ADV-er on his Yamaha T7 and is part of mostly-moped club that has saving turtles as one of its mandates. All that and he’s paddled down the Mississippi. Twice. Mark Twain would be proud. You can listen to this week’s Lowdown Show podcast here, or via the embedded link underneath.
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2 months ago | 
advrider.com | Mike Botan |Nick Adams
Remember the Suzuki VanVan 200? It might have had retro looks, but it was a machine very ahead of its time, with just one problem: Not enough people bought it. It was maybe the last time Suzuki really pioneered a market, because I think you could say this was the original Minimoto, before Honda launched their take on the idea. Honda’s current Minimoto lineup combines funky styling (the Monkey, the Dax) with a modern 125 engine.
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2 months ago | 
advrider.com | Mike Botan |Nick Adams
The odds of KTM’s survival have been debated for quite some time now. Some prognosticate their death under the weight of their debt, while others have a “firm upper lip, chaps” attitude. These folks felt the KTM brand would somehow emerge relatively unscathed or perhaps even stronger from its mostly self-imposed financial problems. For itself, KTM has always said that they would be back and that their “Ready To Race” mantra would continue unabated for a long time to come.
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2 months ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Mike Botan |Nick Adams
Hello and welcome to ADVrider’s Photos of the Week. We begin with a Featured Photo by @Pilotlang, who was riding a 2016 Honda Africa Twin Manual a few years ago when things got more than a little wet. “Test run on the TAT in June 2017. I was crossing a river in NC close to TN. Trip was abandoned at Mississippi River due to suspension problems.
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2 months ago | 
advrider.com | Mike Botan |Nick Adams
I’m a bit of a moto tire nerd. I can generally tell the manufacturer and the model of a motorcycle tire just by looking at the tread. And that got me to wondering whether I am alone in this particular “skill”. So here’s a quiz that shows you a picture of some pretty well-known motorcycle tires. In all of the pics, you can clearly see the tread. Your job is to identify the manufacturer and the model of the tire. Since this can be a tough quiz, I’ll give you a hint.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
advrider.com | Nick Adams |Justin Hughes
You might have thought that towards the end of April that winter should more-or-less be over and the riding season upon us. I certainly did as I set off from balmy Ontario heading towards Quebec’s Eastern Townships in 2022. I’d had it in my mind for a while to visit and photograph a few of the eighty-two covered bridges which dot the landscape, not for any serious academic or artistic purpose, but rather, to provide a suitable focus for a pleasant ride through the region.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
advrider.com | Nick Adams |Justin Hughes
I usually ride alone. I like the freedom to go whatever speed I like, stop whenever I choose, and spend my time watching the scenery rather than having to concentrate on staying an appropriate distance from the bike in front, or keeping an eye on the one in my mirrors. Nevertheless, from time to time I will ride with a very small, select group of individuals, one of whom is my eldest son.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
advrider.com | Nick Adams
Just before Christmas last year I was interviewed on Adventure Rider Radio. As the name suggests, it’s a podcast for those interested in hearing about, or talking about riding motorcycles to interesting places. Most of the interviewees are global travelers, working their way through Africa, crossing Mongolia or heading south to Ushuaia. Why they chose to interview me, I’m not entirely sure as my little adventures have almost all been in Canada.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
advrider.com | Nick Adams
High-power supermotos are kind of a staple in the Euro OEMs’ lineup. Currently, Ducati has its new Hypermotard; KTM has its 890 SMT. In the past, Ducati, KTM, Aprilia and the rest have built a lot of similar bikes like the Hyperstrada, the SXV, and so on—even the conservative crew at BMW sold su-mos. But not lately; the Germans have gotten away from that sort of thing. So, the aftermarket mavens at Puig have stepped in, and built their own from a BMW R1300 GS.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
advrider.com | Nick Adams
CCM doesn’t make a lot of motorcycles, but the ones they do make are quite interesting. In an age when the moto world is all hot and bothered for parallel twin engines, CCM builds thumpers. Their latest machine, unveiled at the UK’s Motorcycle Live show, continues that theme. It’s a new adventure bike, and they call it Project X. It appears to be somewhat of an evolution of their previous rally raid bike they teased at the UK festival circuit:CCM Retro Trailie: Want An ’80s Rally Raider?
