Author: Neil Johnston

Motorcycle and automotive, travel and adventure writer, when I'm not being an alpha geek, coder, or technical project manager.

10 Essentials of Outdoor Survival

The difference between front and back country, is one slip, one mistake, one lapse of judgement away — and that can happen only a couple miles from the main road. The “ten essentials” of outdoor survival are your insurance should that razor thin difference cut, and you need to overnight on the trail, or wait for rescue.

VIDEO: Touratech’s 1st Ride on the Africa Twin

In November, Touratech-USA CEO, Paul Guillien and journalist Jonathan Bentman visited Touratech’s headquarters in Germany to see the product line for the new Honda CRF 1000L Africa Twin. As luck would have it, they found the keys to the Touratech-modified test bike and took it for a ride.

Utah: The White Rim Trail in Pictures

Utah’s White Rim Trail is a fantastic descent into the Canyon Lands, but not without its challenges; heat, fuel issues and a snake make for a true adventure.

ICON RAIDEN: Lords of the Atlas – Baja 1000

Pushing limits, testing resolve, and validating ideas-these are the doctrines for the all new RAIDEN collection. RAIDEN charts a course of aggressive patterns, hella technical materials, and the bold visuals… and this being ICON the’ve put the new kit through the paces, riding the Baja 1000 no less.

Moto Trials Riding Through Ice Hotel – Tundra Trial

Feeling a little frosty? Pining for some snow sports? So is Red Bull’s Dougie Lampkin as he Trials to the through the arctic landscape of Northern Finland, and challenging frozen obstacles including a hotel made entirely of ice.

2015 Yamaha FZ-07 Review: Pure Bike-inium

Deep in the budget conscious corners of Yamaha, they have been mixing the core elements of naked bike-inium, not just stripping away the unessential fairings, windscreens, and bling, but paring down the internals. The result is the FZ-07, a bantam that punches way above its weight.