KTM 790 Adventure Line Returns for 2023

This is a great middleweight adventure ride.

The new 2023 KTM 790 Adventure line of motorcycles is Euro 5 compliant and gets a facelift among other small changes. KTM knows how to do adventure bikes well, and I recently posted about the 890 Adventure rides. Now, the 790 joins the orange fray, too.

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Meet the All-New Suzuki V-Strom 800DE

Suzuki steps up its ADV game with a new V-Strom

The new Suzuki V-Strom 800DE will help the company better compete in the extremely tough ADV segment of the motorcycle market. Suzuki sells various versions of the V-Strom, but this is perhaps the best yet judging by the release from the company.

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Ducati DesertX First Ride Review Video

The Ducati DesertX is here and ready to make its mark.

Ducati has always made killer bikes, and the new 2023 Ducati DesertX is the peak of their lineup for me.

The fine gents over at Motorcycle.com were lucky enough to get in the saddle of this bike and find out what it’s all about.

Watch the full video above to see what Motorcycle.com thought of the motorcycle, and keep reading to learn more about this bike.

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5 Best Small Adventure Motorcycles

These little bikes are ready for anything.

The adventure motorcycle market is a very cool one, and small adventure motorcycles are becoming a bigger and more important part of the market.

If you want something that’s easy to ride, lightweight, and still on-road and off-road capable, then small adventure motorcycles actually make a lot of sense.

There are far more of these bikes than there used to be, and they’re not just designed for beginner riders. Motorcyclists of all skill levels can find a lot of fun to be had on a small adventure motorcycle. Here are my picks for the best small adventure motorcycles.

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Check out the 2022 Ducati DesertX

Ducati had plenty of fantastic bikes, but the new 2022 Ducati DesertX is at the top of the heap for me.

Styled after the Cagiva Elefant and some of the other enduro icons of the 1980s, the DesertX brings retro Dakar styling into the new age.

Let’s take a closer look at this exciting new motorcycle.

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Can $1,000 Beater Motorcycles Make it 1,000 Adventure Miles?

Want to do a 1,000-mile adventure ride? What about if you had to do it on a motorcycle you bought for $1,000? That’s exactly what the guys over at Rocky Mountain ATV MC do.

They decided to try to do a 1,000-mile ride on $1,000 motorcycles. This is a challenge that’s both fun and proves you don’t need much money to go quite a distance.

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2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America First Ride Review

The Harley-Davidson Pan America is a notable step outside the box for Harley.

It’s the company’s first try in the adventure segment, and from what’s out there, it sounds like a hell of a bike.

In the video above Spurgeon Dunbar of Revzilla takes a Harley-Davidson Pan America out to see how good it really is.

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Adam Waheed Reviews the 2021 Honda ADV150 for Motorcyclist Magazine

The 2021 Honda ADV150 is a bike that has me excited. I’m a huge fan of cafe racers and scramblers, particularly custom bikes, but I love a good scooter.

And the Honda ADV150 is something special. The bike is basically a Honda PCX reworked for some mild off-roading.

Motorcyclist Magazine’s Adam Waheed recently had a chance to test out the new scooter.

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Moto Guzzi to Make a Street Version of the V85

Moto Guzzi’s V85 won’t be alone for long. A street-focused version is coming and nobody is mad about that.

Moto Guzzi now has an adventure bike called the V85. A lot of people are thrilled about it. Rightfully so. The bike looks like it’ll be a real winner, but Moto Guzzi isn’t going to stop there.

The company has plans to put out a street-focused version of the bike, according to Italian motorcycle magazine, Motociclismo.

It sounds like the company is making the most of the design, to me.

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