Take Old Rock Creek to the swinging bridge! On Section 1 of the Chattahoochee BDR-X, Old Rock Creek is a narrow two-rack that leads you to a 1/3 mile hiking trail and the 270 FT Toccoa River swinging bridge - the longest swinging bridge east of the Mississippi. Have you ridden the Chattahoochee BDR-X? Did you stop to cross the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge? 🎬: Film and Reel edit by @michaelbielecki #RideBDR #RideRight #RideRespectfully https://www.instagram.com/p/DJyMJbCxWA3

South East BDR comes to YouTube on June 4th! Join us as we broadcast the entire film LIVE! from @eurosportasheville on June 4th at 4:00 PST / 7:00 EST. The evening will include live commentary from expedition team members, special giveaways, and a full screening of the entire film! This will be the first ever public viewing of the "Final Cut" which includes the northern three sections of the route, originally not filmable due to Hurricane Helene. This is one evening you won't want to miss, visit RideBDR.com/SEBDR for the latest details and to watch on June 4th! See you there! The South East BDR is Presented By: @triumphamerica @hdpanamerica @edelweissbiketravel 🎬 Film Directed By @sterling.noren 📹 Videography and Assistant film Direction by @michaelbielecki 🗺️Route Architect: @kirklakeman https://www.instagram.com/p/DJvknZwxlG8

It’s hard to believe the DR-Z400S has been around since the Y2K days. You know a bike is good when it remains popular for 25 years, without a single major update. That’s saying something — especially when even the KLR got two overhauls during that same stretch. Despite its aging design, the venerable DR-Z continued […] The post First Ride: Next-Gen Suzuki DR-Z4S Dual Sport appeared first on ADV Pulse. https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/suzuki-dr-z4s-dual-sport-review/

What an absolute privilege to have the Croatian police close off one of the fastest twistiest roads in the country for us to test out the Bridgestone T33. The fact that I’m typing this is testament to the superb grip. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuKFdEIyN7

Helllo from the Croatian island of Pag and the launch of the Bridgestone T33 https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuGIrLITGE

Our top 3 mountain roads in the UK. There are few more exhilarating experiences in life than whipping up a twisting mountainside surrounded by jagged peaks in search of adventure on two wheels. And while the thrill of testing your riding skills against some of the world’s most challenging roads is an addictive one, it’s the feeling of wonder that you get travelling through the pristine wilderness of the mountains that has adventure bikers flocking to the likes of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Rockies, and Patagonia each and every year. But don’t think you need to travel to far-flung foreign lands to experience the thrills of high-elevation riding. While the UK’s largest country could never be described as the roof of the world, England offers plenty of sensational roads that twist their way through dramatic mountain scenery that are just waiting to be explored. To discover over 150 carefully crafted routes from across the UK, make sure to click the link in our bio. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJt5CouBAeG

In 1997, Nick Sanders MBE embarked on an ambitious journey to break the world record for circumnavigating the globe on a motorcycle. 31 days, 32,000km, and a whole lot of fuel later, he broke the record. For many, this would be enough of an adventure for a whole lifetime, but not for Nick. He has continued travelling all over the world, and has now ridden around the world 8 times. Nick is currently travelling 30,000km around the edges of Europe on a Royal Enfield Bear 650, an adventure that will end when he arrives at this year’s ABR Festival. It promises to be an exciting journey, and we can’t wait to hear about it on stage. If you’ve heard Nick speak, or read any of his books before, you’ll understand just how incredible his experiences are, and we are thrilled he will be joining us again in June. So come along and meet Nick and other motorcycle legends at the ABR Festival 2025, June 27 – 29, 2025, at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, UK. Click the link in our bio to find out more. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJtkZd5CTPx

Counting down the days! #COBDR Waiting for the snow to melt on the Colorado BDR, we rediscovered these pics from 2023 by Justin Lee! There may still be a few weeks until the passes clear at elevation, but as always - It'll be worth the wait! Are you riding the COBDR this year? What bike are you taking? #RideBDR #RideRight #RideRespectfully https://www.instagram.com/p/DJtCF15RxcD

Steve Zuschin first discovered Rally for Rangers at an ADV event, was drawn in by the mission, and unexpectedly found himself on a plane to Bhutan within weeks. He recounts the challenges of that first rally—from navigating muddy mountain roads in the Himalayas on Royal Enfields to racing tight sche https://adventureriderradio.com/adventure-rider-radio-episodes/2025/5/15/riding-bhutan-with-rally-for-rangers

After spending the day on the new Yamaha 9GT +, it’s fair to say the 2025 updates are a great improvement on an already capable Sport tourer. For the 2025 model, Yamaha has added and changed many features, incorporating a new LED headlight system, electronically adjustable windscreen, improved TFT dashboard, enhanced riding modes and much more. All these upgrades make for a great riding experience, and we can’t wait to put more miles on the clock. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJrSOhViiAc

After 2 glorious days, fantastic roads and amazing landscapes, we have completed the NC500. What an adventure it’s been, and we can’t wait to write all about it for the next issue of Adventure Bike Rider. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJrATnjCLHW

Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. #MABDR Have you ridden the 1,080 mile route? What's your favorite stop? 🎬 Reel Edit by @michaelbielecki #RideBDR #RideRight #RideRespectfully https://www.instagram.com/p/DJqcsciOGfV

GIVI has expanded its lineup with a new luggage system aimed at adventure riders that need a versatile, modular solution for carrying their gear. Designed to accommodate bags of various sizes, the GRT721 Canyon Universal Cargo Base harness offers storage capacity of 80 liters or more when fully loaded with GIVI’S soft luggage options. According […] The post First Look: GIVI Canyon Base Harness Soft Luggage System appeared first on ADV Pulse. https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/givi-introduces-canyon-base-harness-soft-luggage-system/

Published in: Rides After years of anticipation and determined preparation, we pocketed the key to our empty D.C. apartment, tossed on our waterproof riding gear, and climbed on our motorcycles. I hit the start button and… click—dead battery. Thus began our epic journey. • Some Context For the previous three years, my wife Odessa and I had been saving, preparing, and ridding ourselves of possessions to set off on motorcycles. During that time, our KTMs had been stolen and (thankfully) recovered, and we’d spent many sleepless nights afterward wondering whether a thief would try again—so concerned that we stepped up the departure date to the end of summer. Armed with dozens of possible routes, the plan was to head west-northwest with our dog Surak until we ran out of roads, then turn south for the lands of warm winters and cheaper living costs. Life on motorcycles still has responsibilities—a different set than normal life, but we set off with a list of chores. We found a home for the last of our stuff we were keeping and ventured to South Dakota to establish residency. With no deadlines but autumn looming, we rode through the eastern U.S. and the midwest at a too-fast pace that we had to accept. Not that there weren’t fun moments—like clearing a trail in West Virginia, riding a creek in Kentucky, the wide-open skies and sprawling, fenceless fields—but truth be told, the riding between the Atlantic and South Dakota was mostly uneventful. We managed to avoid most Interstates and found endless miles of gravel to explore but unlike our first trip across the U.S. years ago, this one was defined by the folks we met along the way. • We’re Being Followed It started in West Virginia. Riding on the dregs of Hurricane Ida through the coalfields and squinting through a perpetual drizzle, we missed our turn. Suspecting the truck behind us had been deliberately following us for the last 10 minutes through all of our odd, obviously off-the-beaten-path routes, we pulled over to turn around—and so did the truck boxing us in. The window rolled down to reveal an eager couple who just wanted to talk about their KTMs. During the chat, we got a sobering call about a family emergency, whereupon our new friends, in an outpouring of kindness, immediately offered anything we needed! After a night at their place and more of their amazing West Virginian hospitality, we managed to sort things out with the family, and continued on our way. • Gorging Ourselves Another stop: Famished, we stopped at Miguel’s Pizza next to Red River Gorge, Kentucky, where a fellow rider happily shared his pizza while we waited for ours. He also shared the wonders of pine tar fire starters—bits of wood so saturated with sap that a strike from a Ferro rod causes it to ignite immediately. It was late, so he led us to his go-to campsite, where we found wheelbarrows full of firewood (and where we discovered that Surak doesn’t enjoy riding in a wheelbarrow as much as on a motorcycle. Sorry, buddy!). The next morning, we confidently left our luggage at camp to ride through some Kentucky mud in the rain before moving on. • The Guided Tour As we headed westward, we had a pitstop in a small Indiana town. Parked in front of the Rugged Foot, an aptly named shoe repair shop, the owner greeted us and offered to repair anything we might have damaged along the way. Shortly after that, as we sat down at the patio next door for a snack, his son arrived on a KLR, and they joined us. Then came the invitation to pitch our tent, drop our gear, and go for a tour of the area through tunnels, a rocky riverbank, fun windy roads—places we’d never have known about just the following advice from a GPS. Returning late, we were treated to a meal to ensure we were energized for more riding the next morning down more fun roads in their exciting motorcycle playground. When it was time to continue on, they fed us yet again and then escorted us along our way before saying their goodbyes. • Our New “Home” South Dakota had us dying of thirst, racing down straight, dusty farm roads, all expertly engineered to align with the afternoon sun. We stopped at the only place around us along an Interstate—a combined bar, restaurant, and motel, and the single employee was also the owner, bartender, and cook. We stayed longer than expected, listening to stories of how COVID had changed life and how politics had a profound effect on a tiny stop along this lonely road. But before we set off to our campsite, he gave us an amazing picnic of brisket, bread, chips, and a Tupperware set of homemade BBQ sauces. We rode to our campsite and, before anything else, plopped down on the grass to enjoy the beautiful pairing of an unexpected dinner and the bag from a butchered box of wine that was bungeed to the bike. Despite its low population density (46th overall), South Dakota was where we had the most chance meetings. The city park in White River, SD, doubles as a free campground—convenient for us, since we had our passports overnighted to the local post office. It was then we realized that overnighting something with the USPS doesn’t necessarily mean that it will get there overnight… or even the second day! Conveniently, the only tavern for miles was located right across the street from the city park. A wonderful kind of place, too, where everyone knows everyone, and you have to politely decline offers of shots from the local drunk. Our campsite in the park was our home for the evening but also doubled as our refuge from a nasty afternoon thunderstorm about to hit. A local rancher overheard our plight and offered up a house he normally rented to hunters. And more offers to help didn’t end there. Despite being sparsely populated, the hospitality we received in South Dakota was huge. On a riding-related side note, we’d heard whispers of brutal dirt roads around us but couldn’t find any despite the hundreds of miles we’d already ridden. That was… until it rained. That nearby house we’d been offered—a paltry four blocks away—was decidedly not on a dirt road, rather a three-lane mud fest! When we reminisce about the first leg of the trip, we rarely reference our memories by time, route, or even the places visited; rather, it’s all ordered by those we met along the way. This is hardly a novel revelation; it’s actually the typical experience of travelers, especially motorcyclists. I can’t say exactly what changed, but until this point, at least for me, motorcycling had been a solitary endeavor. Maybe riding with my partner changed that perspective, or maybe it was knowing there was nothing to go back to and that everything we had was clamped, tied, and bungeed to the bikes. Whatever the reason, the great people, and the kindness of others, in general, were the highlight of our trip. • Freedom Leaving South Dakota was the turning point. Free of administrative obligations and deadlines, and with temporary driver’s licenses in hand, we began wandering. We explored an old bombing range peppered with rusted shells of cars from the 1960s, rode the Badlands, dodged cows, and confronted bulls. We saw Mount Rushmore and encountered an unexpectedly-early frost. We also began to discover that, given freedom, our natural tendency is to drift towards trouble— but isn’t trouble just a synonym for adventure? Scott Canto upgraded from a bicycle to a motorcycle in 2004 and an adventure motorcycle in 2011 and never looked back. In 2021, Scott left with his partner Odessa, and their dog Surak, to ride around the world. He continues to not look back—his mirror is broken anyway. See more of their adventures at ADVGoats.com.   Read more ... http://adventuremotorcycle.com/rides/dc-to-south-dakota

The Applecross Peninsula is even better in person than we could have ever imagined. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpGQHxBLfx

The sun is shining in the picturesque Highlands as we make our way through Torridon on the journey along the NC500. The Highlands are proving every bit as impressive as their reputation suggests. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpCii1CeHN

Have you got your ABR Festival 2025 t-shirt yet? With less than 50 days until we swing open the gates of Ragley Hall, we'll be closing t-shirt pre-orders on Monday (19th May). An ABR Festival T-shirt will make you look 20 years younger, leaner, more athletic, and more attractive*. By ordering yours now, you'll save £5 and get free postage and packaging. You'll also guarantee a t-shirt in your size, as stock at the festival will be very limited and in previous years, festival t-shirts have sold out quickly (last year they were gone after the first day!). Click the link in our bio to pre-order your t-shirt. *your results may vary https://www.instagram.com/p/DJo90rCiECh

On a whistle-stop tour of the NC500, there isn’t a chance for a big lunch break, but luckily the view isn’t half bad. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJorsDsCsyh

There’s so much to see off the bikes on the NC500, including crossing the suspension bridge at spectacular Corrieshalloch Gorge. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJofU8IiWaZ

What a stunning morning in the Highlands. We are on day two of our journey along the NC500, today we are starting at Kylesku Bridge and should be back at the start point in Inverness by nightfall. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJoMafVCmQz

✅ BDR Rule #1: Have Fun Out There. ✅ BDR Rule #2: See Rule #1. Also #RideRight #RideRespectfully #YieldToAnimals 😉 Check these guys out! Riding the #SEBDE BR on a pair of 125 Honda Trails! 📸: Bill Errico https://www.instagram.com/p/DJnwkFxxqO7

We have arrived at John o’Groats on our mission to ride the NC500 in just two days, while still getting to see the best bits. The east coast is done, now it’s time to ride across the north of the UK. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJmVvyYibuM

Stunning roads, gorgeous weather, two cracking bikes, and great company, our first day on the NC500 is proving a winner. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJmA_yPCZuR

SEBDR Comes To YouTube - June 4th! Tune in LIVE! Join Team BDR from @eurosportasheville as we broadcast live the entire South East Backcountry Discovery Route Expedition Documentary Film! This final cut, extended edition will feature the long-awaited northern sections from Maggie Valley, NC to Damascus, VA. Originally left out due to storm damage from Hurricane Helene, this final leg has now been fully scouted, filmed, and is ready to ride. Whether you’ve already seen the film, or are just getting started planning your ride, this is your opportunity to: ✅ Hear directly from the route creators and expedition team ✅ Get the inside story on how the route was developed ✅ Learn what makes the final stretch through the Southern Appalachians a must-ride ✅ Don’t miss this chance to go behind the scenes and celebrate the full SEBDR—now complete, end to end. ✨ Plus a few exciting surprises along the way! Tune in live on YouTube – Wednesday, June 4th at 7 pm Eastern! The South East BDR is presented by: @edelweissbiketravel @hdpanamerica @triumphamerica #RideBDr #RideRight #RideRespectfully https://www.instagram.com/p/DJlVJPQuVLg

Behind every successful adventure ride story, conquered trail, or crossed continent, every beautiful Instagram reel and every cool drone shot, there’s usually a side of… mishaps, miscalculations, and mistakes that seem funny when you look back at them — but pretty disastrous when you’re in them. You know the ones I’m talking about. Those moments […] The post The Art of Failing Spectacularly: Learning to Love Your ADV Disasters appeared first on ADV Pulse. https://www.advpulse.com/adv-news/the-art-of-failing-spectacularly-learning-to-love-your-adv-disasters/