Scramblers travel 1500+ miles across Morocco… For more than a decade, Fuel Motorcycles has organized and led the annual Scram Africa, a 2500-kilometer ride across the breathtakingly epic landscapes of Morocco. Participation is restricted to […]
Tag: Adventure Bikes
T7 Retro Kit: Yamaha Ténéré 700 Retro Enduro
“Retro-kitted” Yamaha T7 from Holy Moly Motorcycles… In the adventure bike world, it seems the major manufacturers have taken the bigger is better approach in recent years: more displacement, more power, and more electronics, […]
Go Long: Honda XL600V Transalp Restomod
Upfitted Adventure Bike from Bolt Motor Company… In 1986, Honda unveiled the XL600V Transalp, mainly at the request of European riders whose desire for adventure bikes and Dakar-styled “trailies” was at an all-time high. […]
Harley-Davidson Pan America “Super Scrambler”
Black Cycles Australia scrambles Harley’s adventure bike… In 2020, the Harley-Davidson Pan America arrived as the first all-American adventure bike, packing a 1250cc 150-hp “Revolution Max” V-twin and electronically-adjustable Showa suspension. The motorcycling world was […]
Rally-Made: Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Rally Bike
Himalayan 450 Rally from OrMotors… In 2016, Royal Enfield launched the original Himalayan, featuring a 411cc single-cylinder air/oil-cooled engine developed from the ground up for the midsize adventure bike. The bike generally received strongly […]
XS Monster: “deXSter” Yamaha XS650 Scrambler
A Vinduro-Style XS from Rendy Rides x D73 Custom… The Yamaha XS650 remains one of the best-loved vintage Japanese motorcycles of the 1970s ane early 80s. When the company began developing the bike, most of […]
Continent Crusher: Yamaha Ténéré 700 Custom
Etto Motorcycles Recreates a Trans-Australian Ténéré… The original Yamaha XT600Z Ténéré launched in late 1982, and it brought some serious innovation to the enduro / dual-sport world. Named after the brutal desert section of […]
Dream GS: ’89 BMW R100GS Restomod
Tyson Carver’s R100GS Restomod… The BMW R80GS, introduced in 1980, is known as the bike that spawned a whole new breed of motorcycle, the adventure bike. Here were big multi-cylinder, multi-sport bikes that could cross […]
Motörhead: BMW R850GS Scrambler
Born to Lose, Live to Win: Motörhead-Inspired GS from Custommade C.A. Never heard of a BMW R850GS? You’re not alone. Not to be confused with the parallel-twin F850GS, the R850GS was a boxer-powered adventure bike […]
All-Road 680: Suzuki DR650 Rally
Suzuki “DR680” All-Roader by Moto Adonis… The Suzuki DR650 has been in the Suzuki lineup since 1990, remaining virtually unchanged for over three decades of production. Although we don’t tend to think of it this […]
