Finding the best adventure bike boots can be tricky. You want comfort for the long days, protection for the spills, and something that won’t give up halfway through a muddy trail. We’ve been riding with these boots on real trips from dusty trails in Cambodia to wet mountain passes in Laos to see which ones […]
Wearing proper boots when on a motorcycle is important. As the part of your body that is closest to the ground, your feet are going to be first to make contact if things go wrong so they need to be up to the job. But for adventure trips they need to do so much more […]
So you are going on a big trip on your bike and you need some carrying capacity to hold all those travel essentials for your trip. But which should you choose – Hard Luggage or Soft Motorcycle Luggage? Ride Expeditions looks what you should consider before making your decision and then what options you should […]
You would think that motorcycle manufacturers would be pretty good at designing something as simple as a pair of footpegs for your brand new and extremely expensive motorcycle. And yet often what you get looks like a school metalwork project, and as for any type of design or clever technology, you can forget it. Perhaps […]
Trying to find the perfect tyres for your bike is always a problem. Whether you are looking for road tyres for your sports bike or off-road rubber for your dirt bike there’s a bewildering array of choices out there. For an adventure bike you are looking for a tyre that will offer great grip on […]
Sooner or later you are going to treat yourself to some decent waterproof riding kit. You’ve been relying on a cobbled together collection of old jackets, second-hand trousers and ex-army Goretex for years and you know that none of it actually keeps out the water on a long ride. So if you are finally ready […]
Wearing proper boots when riding a motorcycle is always a smart move. But wearing proper boots when riding off-road is not just smart- we’d say it’s essential. Yet when motocross style boots feel heavy and cumbersome for trail and adventure riding, maybe there is an alternative? The Alpinestar Corazal Adventure Drystar boots look like a […]
Taking luggage on an off-road bike is always tricky. It needs to be pretty well put together to withstand the rigours of bouncing around for hours on end, but it also needs to be light enough to leave your handling unaffected. If that weren’t enough to ask, it needs to be quick and easy to […]
If you come from a dirt bike riding background, then the chances are that you still ride with goggles. Adventure helmets might have changed the goalposts with integral tinted lenses and wide clear visors and they perform very well on the trail, but you really can’t beat the protection and feel of a good set […]
Finding the right riding jacket can be a pain. What works for the road doesn’t necessarily work for the trail, they’re either too hot or too cold and finding one that actually lives up to the promise of being waterproof is like finding the Lord Lucan holding the Holy Grail while sat on Shergar. But […]