-
1 week ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Harvey Mushman |Mike Botan
Whether you believe official bureaucracy-generated inflation rates or whether you put more stock in first-hand observation of pricing at your local grocery store and gas pumps, one thing is for sure: A lot of riders feel that life in general has gotten more expensive. In turn, that means travel is also more expensive, and most of us have less money for such fun things. In particular, accommodations have gotten a lot more expensive.
-
1 week ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Harvey Mushman |Mike Botan
If you’re looking to get inspired, we’ve caught news of a good deal for you. Remember Olivier de Vaulx, the photographer who published that collection of ADV travel work last year? (See our review here). Now, de Vaulx has teamed up with Butler Maps to offer a bundle that should motivate you to hit the road. For years, Butler Maps has been the go-to for motorcyclists planning a serious trip. See rtwPaul’s interview with the founder here.
-
1 week ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Harvey Mushman |Mike Botan
You can tell that the motorcycle industry in general agrees with ADVrider’s assessment of the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450—it’s a winner. In the months since its debut, we’ve seen the aftermarket manufacturers gear up to bring out truckloads of kit for this machine, even as Royal Enfield itself hit the market with tons of stuff for the bike. SW-Motech launched a lot of product for the bike already, and now we see competitors Hepco & Becker have done the same.
-
2 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton
Welcome to Photos of the Week. We begin with a shot you didn’t expect: a Harley chopper so classically and neatly done that I couldn’t resist it. In today’s world of overdone and ridiculous customs, this is a neat example of what made the brand famous. Extended springer fork, rigid frame, molded custom seat, sissy bar, and upswept exhaust pipes. It’s not too much or too little; in fact, if a chopper could be said to be unpretentious, this is what it looks like.
-
3 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton
Welcome to Photos of the Week. We begin with a shot by @Larry, who sent us the picture of him riding his 1993 BMW R100 GS on a deteriorating road between Santiago de Cuba and Pilon, in Cuba. “Since the Russian subsidies ran out, still my favorite ride in Cuba.” He says he took this ride after a sailboat crossing from Cancun in Mexico. Below, another shot of the road, from the opposite direction, reminding us that it’s good to go slow in some places.
-
3 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Mike Botan
Over the past few years here, we’ve had plenty to say about bad British law enforcement, so when we hear of good news on that front, we want to share that as well. And now we have word of a potential game-changing law over in the UK that may make a huge dent in bike thefts, but not without a trade-off.
-
3 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Neil Graham |Steve Thornton |Mike Botan
“The future mobility Honda dreams of will create a joy and freedom of mobility that enables people to transcend the constraints of time and place, and augment their every possibility. Dreams that will move even more people, until there is an endless expanse of new dreams…that is how we will move society forward.”The preceding statement, found on Honda’s corporate website, verifies that the consumption of edibles within the corporate communications office is rampant.
-
4 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Mike Botan
OK, let’s get two things out there, right off the bat. #1 – This isn’t a story saying current US government policy is either good or bad. I don’t care how you voted and it doesn’t matter at this point anyway. The situation we are dealing with is what it is, whether you like it or don’t. If an avalanche of bickering thoughts is posted below, I’ll turn off comments, and maybe throw a few bans out, as per our No Toxic Comments rule. If you want to get snarky, that’s what the CSM forum is for.
-
4 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Mike Botan
“Yes, I’m sorry,” said the man behind the presumably shatterproof glass, “you will have to do your motorcycle license again.” The fact that I held a motorcycle license had inadvertently (I presumed) been left off the new-style plastic license card. “There was a three-year period of grace, but that ran out a few weeks back.”I had been booked by the cops in that intervening three years and a few weeks, I told him. How could that have happened if I didn’t hold a license?
-
4 weeks ago | 
advrider.com | Steve Thornton |Mike Botan
Welcome to Photos of the Week. We begin today with a shot from @MikeyBoy, whose Royal Enfield Classic 350 shows up nicely in Coloma, California, our submitter’s home town. He says he took a little ride there a few days ago “to see the California poppies poppin. Spring in full swing!” And because we love spring – and who doesn’t love a Royal Enfield? – we award this lovely shot our prestigious Feature Photo designation. Hold the applause.
