So what would happen if you took a perfectly good enduro bike and put it on an extreme diet? Well, chances are you’d come up with something not dissimilar to the Beta Xtrainer, a slimmed down, pared back and thoroughly well thought out enduro bike. But what you wouldn’t expect is for it to be […]
Every day Toby and the team bounce into the Ride Expeditions offices to bring the wonderful, flowery and thoroughly beautiful world of motorcycling alive through epic motorcycle tours. Sometimes life is so peachy, we’re even tempted to include a poetry section on our website to print the many poems that our loyal fans send in … […]
In a sector where the design of bikes is becoming increasingly uniform, deciding to head in a completely different direction is a bold move. But that’s exactly what Honda have done with the Montesa 4Ride, building a bike that is neither enduro, trail or trial but has the potential to cope with all three disciplines […]
Off-Road Suspension : Getting the perfect Set-Up… As motorcycles get more and more complex, it’s easy to think that the science behind the suspension on your bike is almost too much to understand. Yet knowing how your suspension works and what effect the various adjustments have will help you get the best out of your […]
When it comes to the off-road market, there are few real affordable trail bikes left. With showrooms dominated by enduro bikes costing in excess of seven grand in the UK, the SWM RS300R’s £5K price tag comes as a refreshing change. But with such a saving over the mainstream machines, does opting to go with the […]
One of the major points that lets down the look of an older bike is ugly and battered wheels. And it’s not just the outside that looks bad, chances are that the rims have started to corrode with years of sitting damp alongside mousses or tubes. Add in dodgy spokes and it’s time for a […]
Well, here we are again at the start of another year. The debris of the Christmas festivities is overflowing from the wheelie bin, and the batteries have all run out in the Christmas presents. If you are not careful, once the excitement of Christmas and New Year has passed, it’s easy to become distinctly morose […]
So where do you go if you want to try off road riding for the first time? Or maybe you need to take your enduro riding to the next level? Perhaps you just want to learn to ride somewhere it doesn’t hurt when you fall off. If you live in the UK, then the Yamaha […]
Want to book a fantastic day of riding the awesome Africa Twin at the Honda Adventure centre? Or maybe you fancy trying your hand at trail riding or motocross at the Dave Thorpe Off-Road Centre? Or maybe you are looking for a great Christmas gift? Whichever it is, you can get a massive discount if […]
A couple of years on from the launch, just how good is Yamaha’s flagship enduro machine? Ride Expeditions took a trip to Wales to test the 2017 WRF450. NOW THAT IS ONE SWEET MO’CYCLE. Image YAMAHA YAMAHA WRF450 REVIEW In 2014, Yamaha became serious about enduro again. For years, they’d given us chunky and dependable […]