T
o be completely honest, top-level ad-
venture motorcycles are getting a little
bit out of control. It's cool to have 150
horsepower firing out of multiple cylinders
and dynamic motorcycle motion control
systems communicating to tires and engines
and suspension bits every millisecond and
all, but holy crap, if that's the only direction
to go when hitting the ADV scene, espe-
cially for first-timers, we're doomed.
There must be an adventure motorcycle
gateway. A taste of adventure motorcycle
freedom without intimidation. A modern
take on simpler motorcycles of the past that
spearheaded all-terrain global intrepidness,
perhaps? Something that doesn't annihilate
the wallet so you can afford to skip work
to ride it would be nice, too. Road-worthy
choices deserve a starting point.
For many new riders or those looking for
a simple choice to do all that motorcycling
can do, the KTM 390 Adventure (click for
our previous ride reviews), BMW G 310 GS
and Royal Enfield Himalayan featured here
will be the perfect experimental phase of
their adventure-addicted future. For some,
this is all they'll ever need—trust us, these
bikes make you smile.
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 22 JUNE 2, 2020 P81
VERY
NEED BIG
Three similar but
very different
motorcycles. Just
how we like it.
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