Honorable
Mention #1
2025 HONDA AFRICA
TWIN ADVENTURE
SPORTS ES DCT
This Africa Twin is so good it can't
go without recommendation. And
the Adventure Sports ES DCT is the
mega-touring choice in the AT line,
with more fuel, more wind protection,
electronic suspension, a 19-inch
front wheel, and clutchless/no-
shifter shifting. I rode this bike a lot
in 2025 and was comfortable and
happy letting the electronic suspen-
sion and DCT transmission do the
heavy lifting of adventure touring.
It's just easy to ride and provides
surprisingly sporty performance for
what is essentially an autopilot bike.
Also, it has the coolest retro-rally
graphics in the game, no debate.
Honorable
Mention #2
2026 RIEJU MR
PRO 300 i
Rieju has lagged behind in modern
enduro tech and performance for a
few years. Those years are over
with the advanced MR Pro 300i.
It's massively modern with a TFI
(Throttle-Body-Fuel Injection) pre-
mix-fueled, counterbalanced motor
boasting triple power maps, an elec-
tronic exhaust valve and a modern
diaphragm-spring clutch.
The motor rips with a traditional
two-stroke punch, mixed with clean
fueling, and is supported by an all-
new chassis, KYB 48mm fork, and
linkage-mounted shock, making it
a very confident race weapon. How
confident? Rachel Gutish just be-
came the first American FIM Enduro
World Champion, ever, on this bike.
Enough said.
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