Long Dirt Tracks

Motorcylce Adventure Rides, Adventure Touring, Dual Sports and the big rides…

Call it what you like.

As you can tell Brad and I are pretty excited about getting into Adventure Touring.

Problem is allot of the information is scattered in various forums, blogs, websites, podcasts etc. So here’s our experience all in one place, we’ll post resources, photos, lists, video, anything and everything that we experience and use.

Brad & I both love bikes and you’ll learn about that and us over the coming months, but where do you start.

Thats the big question….

A Beginning of Sorts

We’ll this is about getting into Adventure Touring or Adventure Rides, its about offroad/onroad and off the beaten track trekking long distances, exploring our own amazing backyard that is Australia. I’m hoping its more offroad than on. So lets assume you know you want to Adventure Ride or Adventure Tour. There are so many name/terms but we’ll try and stick with those two. 

Well if you made this decision you need to get the tools to scratch that itch!

If you need to grow that itch go and watch, Mondo Enduro, Dust to Glory & Long Way Round.

The Bike

So many options, lets not overcomplicate it… just go with what you like and can afford, you can always sell it! Don’t get hung up on trying to find the perfect dual sport bike, there isn’t one. Just find the compromise that works for you. 

Something you will want to ride and not leave in the shed. If new is too expensive, go second hand, there are loads out there at good prices with low kms as some peeps just cannot self motivate beyond the purchase so the bike just sits in the shed.

If your reading this I’m guess your pretty serious and didn’t just impulse buy. Brad and I didn’t we’ve been building up to this with loads trail riding, day rides exploring the bush all around victoria. A couple of times a year we would go away for 2 or 3 day rides up in Dargo, Jamieson, Lt Desert etc, camping and exploring. I even managed a trip for a week in Baja Mexico. All dirtbike trips, but now its time for something bigger.

Aside from the BMW F800GS test ride which beat everything else we’ve ridden hands down, there were 3 photos that just captured the essence of the F800GS and the type of riding Brad and I want to do. 

The F800GS is the compromise between dirtbike action and long haul offroad cruiser that will carry all our gear. Brad was sold when his feet could touch the ground because he couldn’t handle the idea of buying a smaller bike than me.

The BM’er was the right choice for us. A little odd as I’ve been Team KTM and Brad a Yamaha man for years.

So we’ve got the deposit on bikes, $500 was easy to find its the remainder thats going to suck the funds. As previously mentioned there is a bit of a wait.

So while we wait, time to accessorize it, let the research begin. Catch you next post.

Coming Up… Accessorize – Adv Kit for Your Dual Sport