Future bike: 2014 Husqvarna TR 900 ADV

What adventure motorcycle has a 105hp 900cc parallel-twin engine with a 315-405 degree firing order (just like a Harley Davidson; already in production on the 2013 Husqvarna Nuda 900) and does not exist yet? It's the Husqvarna TR 900. While I've made-up the name, the bike is coming -- probably in the U.S. as a 2014 model. It's yet to be officially announced, but I know I'll just have to have one. Hopefully, it'll look like its little brother but with a bit more weather protection, the just released 2013 TR 650 Terra. I'll have to have one of those too.

2013 Husqvarna TR 650 Terra - foreshadowing the 2014 TR 900 ADV!

Just listen to the Nuda 900's engine!

KTM 690 Enduro R with Rally Raid EVO2 Adventure Kit

Oh, I cannot stop thinking about this obsession - this one is starting to take over. It's a modified KTM 690 Enduro R with a Rally Raid EVO2 Adventure Kit.

The bike itself has been in production for years. It weighs 313 pounds and has a fuel-injected stroked KTM LC4 engine with around-the-world credentials to its name. Basically, it's a huge dirt bike with lights but with a rational engine tune (6,200 mile valve check intervals)... and 66hp with 50lbs of torque. Yes, I'll take it.

But dirt bikes are for the trails. I want something to take on highways and forest roads, as well as my local unpaved alleys. What the standard machine needs is weather protection, more fuel capacity, and uber cool looks. That's where Rally Raid comes in. They're making a rally-style kit with an additional 11 liters of fuel capacity and a tall rally-spec windscreen/shield that's good for mounting GPS units, rolls charts, and ride computers. Perfect.

I'd put it all together, paint it Ferrari red, and ride everywhere with it.

2012 KTM 690 Enduro R | Quick Look

Almost-KTM 690 Adventure R - OneWheelDrive

 

(Stock) 2012 KTM 690 Enduro R

 

Rally Raid EVO2 Adventure Kit installed

Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere

It's big. It has no beak. But it is a proper adventure motorbike. The best part about this bike is the engine. It's a parallel twin with a 270-degree crank that mimics the sound and feel of a 90-degree v-twin -- 1200ccs worth. And I love the snarly sound of a good v-twin.

I've been dreaming of it. And this machine is clearly my obsession this week. It's amazing. I just might have to have one -- seriously.

Adventure Stunt with a Super Tenere video:



AltRider's Jeremy LeBreton on the Super Tenere video:

Triumph Daytona 675

Gimme the bike in red -- a 2009 to 2012 model.

Give me a Zero Gravity Racing clear Corsa screen.

Give me the HeliBars.

Give me the Wild Hair Accessories Foot Peg Lower Kit in the 50mm variety.

I will shred with it.

Personal Power

Regarding my obesssion with freedom...

We live outside of the mainstream and want to buck the system. Skateboard, Punk Rock and Motorcycles have always been about freedom and getting away from the media produced lifestyles that have been jammed down our throats since birth. We all have the ability to live by our own policies and have some fun while doing it. I try and remember that every day.

Fight the Power....

 A quote from Glory.

2012 Honda VFR1200X

It's a land yacht that weights 606 lbs wet with a detuned VFR1200F motor in it. It has an ADV-fashionable beak that looks funny, a heavy and power-robbing shaft drive, GS-style spoked wheels running tubeless tires, and linked-brakes. Oh dear. It's not made to go off-road (obviously), but sort of looks the part if you didn't know it was 200 lbs overweight. The thing is silly. And I think I'll just have to have one.

Sport Bikes with Dirt Bars

This week I can't stop dreaming about a good sport bike fitted with nice, wide, comfortable dirt bike bars. These set-ups can be pieced together or purchased as a kit. Here's one from LSL via Hai. Just look at it. And now imagine a short Righteous Stunt Clutch and handbrake on that left bar. Oh what fun!