
Looking for a great early fall adventure? We've already done the planning, so join us at The Adventure Rally—Sierra Edition, which takes place September 25-28 at China Peak Resort in Lakeshore, CA, just about an hour outside of Fresno. Promoted by the marketing staffs of Cycle World,...
Attention, Cycle World readers: Due to overwhelming demand for spots in our Adventure Rally Rockies Edition, which will be held July 24-27, The Inn at Tomichi Village is nearly out of rooms. But don't fret: We are keeping your adventure dreams alive by now offering a limited number of tent and...
BMW's GS Trophy is a unique event that brings together riders from around the world to celebrate the go-anywhere adventuresome spirit of the GS. This year marks the fourth edition of the GS Trophy, which began humbly with only five teams in 2008. Now there are 16 teams from 19 countries, with a...
It took us almost a year, but we finally pushed these two beasts to their breaking points—literally. For the first six months of this side-by-side long-term test, we cruised all over the western United States and Mexico with very few problems to report and only a few rider-induced mishaps that...
Cycle World readers may recall that Kawasaki's KLR650 won the big adventure-bike shootout ("The Road from Armageddon to Salvation") in our April 2013 issue. It was somewhat of a surprise, given that the KLR was pitted against larger, pricier, and far more electronically advanced machinery such...
From the October 2005 issue of Cycle World It must be something in the schnitzel. Maybe somebody's spiked the weiss bier. How else to explain the mad tear the Bavarians are on? A Hayabusa-hunting steamroller in the new K1200S? A ballsy muscle-flexer in the naked R version? A sharpened...
Editor's Note: This story is from Cycle World Travel & Adventure, a special print issue chock-full of features dedicated to two-wheeled touring and adventure travel. Copies are available for purchase here. Years back, when I'd grow weary on a long, cold ride, I'd stop and dial my mom from a...