KTM and BMW withdraw their Motorcycle Show presence in 2020
A recent Press Release from KTM confirms that they have decided to withdraw from the major motorcycle shows throughout 2020, including EICMA in Milan. This…
Ventura rackpack for 700 Tenere
The New Zealand luggage manufacturer, Ventura, have just released their new Evo-12 Slipstreamer rack pack. It’s a bag that holds, like the name suggests, 12-litres…
Caught in Lockdown
Jack Groves is a Brit on a Bike and currently marooned in South America. He is in the process of riding the world on a…
To be (guided), or not to be
Fly-ride, fully guided tour, fly and buy? Many options exist if time is against you or crating your own bike is impractical. Ian Woolley has…
SWM 600 Superdual X review
The 600cc water-cooled single from the Italian manufacturer SWM was introduced to the UK in 2017 but has remained somewhat elusive. The SuperDual X isn’t…
Cool new RIVS leather from Tucano Urbano
So there’s a lockdown just now and you won’t be riding your bike for anything other than essential journeys, but even going out for a…
New V-Strom dealer launch in Oxford
Neither the rain nor the threat of Coronavirus kept people away from Kings Two Wheel Centre in Kidlington near Oxford at the weekend for the…
KTM offering deals on 2019 bikes
KTM is currently offering promotional prices and special finance deals on a range of 2019 models. Take, for example, the KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S…
Updated BMW CanBUS accessory manager
The second generation of the poular HEX ezCAN Accessory Manager is now available for all BMW models with CanBUS electrics – including earlier R 1200,…
Helen Lloyd sets off again; this time for Australia
Author, regular Overland Magazine contributor and unstoppable traveller Helen Lloyd, has set off once again on her trusty Yamaha Serow 225. Having ridden up Africa,…
TCX X-TOUR EVO GTX boots review
This model of TCX boot, the X-Tour Evo GTX, has been on the market for four years but TCX models are generally robust in the…
Encounter: Lawrence Bransby
Lawrence Bransby is as mild-mannered a gent as you could hope to meet and yet it’s only when you really enquire that you discover how…
Adventuring gives a huge boost to mental health
So adventuring is good for you? Well research certainly seems to prove it and Overland’s Louisa Swaden went to the Adventure Mind Conference in London…
Renntec Versa drybag review
Renntec Versa 30L dry Bag review The debate about soft or hard luggage becomes an irrelevance when you are talking about drybags. Because of their…
New helmet standards on their way
ECE announce big changes for motorcycle helmet safety regulations and Devitt Insurance clarify what’s in store for us as riders. A lot can change in…
Simon finishes Dakar 2020
Welsh amateur enduro rider, 29-year-old Simon Hewitt, fulfilled a lifelong dream by taking part in the renowned Dakar Rally. Based in Saudi Arabia this year,…
New all-season textiles from Furygan
The Apalaches jacket and trousers Furygan, the French clothing manufacturer perhaps best known for their leatherwork, especially gloves and racing suits, have been quietly broadening…
AJP: Portuguese Thoroughbred
One of Europe’s youngest motorcycle manufacturers is Portuguese, and as James Patterson discovers on a recent visit to the AJP factory, they are driven by…
CONTINENTAL TKC70 ROCKS TYRE NEWS
Finest 60/40 dual tyres? Our super-sleuth Derek Mansfield searched the recent London Motorcycle show for the truth about tyres. Launched to the public for 2020…
‘Iceland Serow Saga’ by Helen Lloyd
I’m not sure if there’s an official slow travel movement, but Helen Lloyd should be a patron if there is, and this book a manual…