A
s a Cycle News reader, you
probably already know that
we're pretty much in love
with adventure riding and the bikes
that allow us to fulfill that love. Evi-
dently, many of you are as well.
Adventure bikes account for the
single largest growing sector in
the motorcycle industry right now.
There's an ADV bike to suit pretty
much everybody, whether you're
just starting out or a complete bad
ass like Quinn Cody.
Honda's been at the forefront of
the ADV movement in recent years
with the wildly successful Africa
Twin, and for a couple of years
you've been able to buy the 750cc
X-ADV scooter (which sadly isn't
imported into the U.S.). However,
Honda chose to grace us with an
ADV (ish) bike no one saw coming
in the ADV150.
2021 HONDA ADV150
R I D E R E V I E W
P84
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH MCKIMMY
We know, this
looks odd, but
the ADV150 is
surprisingly
good on dirt
roads.
ADV ADV
NOT YOUR AVERAGE
SCOOTERS ARE FOR
GETTING MILK ON AND…
GOING OFF-ROAD?
REALLY?
It's a semi off-road scooter that
uses a liquid-cooled 149cc four-
stroke single, wedged into a rug-
ged looking chassis and body and
laced with blocky 50/50 road/dirt
tires. Confused? Yeah, I was too.
Try as I might, I simply couldn't
come up for a good reason why
the ADV150 should exist, that was
until I rode it. It's a heavy-duty take
