Fifty Years of Kicks: Off-Road Inspiration for a Youthful Later Life

Aging, agism, youthfulness, mortality on the trail, and the soul of off-road riding are heavy themes for a motorcycle documentary to explore in 19 minutes, but 50 Years of Kicks examines these with a deft and graceful touch that highlights the ills in current motorcycle media.

KTM 990 Adventure R versus Google Navigation

It’s snowing, except looking at the dash display the temperature is +10C. A hard rain, or hail, or a hallucination? An effect of the “Eyes of God” Twisted Throttle Denali D2s white light, hitting the downpour’s drops? Fatigued, my mind scrambles for why Highway 1 heading into Hope, BC has turned white. I’m on the final leg of a 1225km ride from Eureka, CA to Sunshine Valley, just outside Vancouver, BC pitting KTM’s 990 Adventure R against a Google Navigation estimate. It’s a total of 1225 kms, or 760 miles, in one go. The hail covered road, well, that’s not to plan.

Review: KTM 990 Adventure R gets the Twisted Throttle Accessory Buildout

What’s a KTM 990 Adventure without big boxy luggage?  Just another highly capable but impractical motorcycle.  Slap a couple boxes on and you go from a fire road terror to continent crosser, which is where companies like Twisted Throttle come in.  So here’s our thoughts of the Rhode Island firm’s offerings, as the KTM 990 Adventure gets twisted.

Touratech KTM 990 Adventure Dakar Buildout Review

Approximately 20,000 kilometers ago, Touratech USA offered to kit out OWD Photographer Kevin Miklossy’s KTM 990 Adventure Dakar. Much slab, highway, twisties, dirt, gravel and Baja sand later, here’s how the company’s offerings have stood up.

Road to Ruins: Episode 2 – BMW R1200GS Adventure v. Ducati Multistrada 1200 S

BMW’s R1200GS Adventure is the gold standard in adventure touring bikes, but now it’s facing down challengers like the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring. Is the road to ruins for the BMW paved by the likes of the Ducati? Join OneWheelDrive.Net as we conduct a we conduct a monumental comparison against a back drop of dead seas, dying towns, a makeshift community on an abandoned military base and 800 year-old cliff dwellings from the end of the Sinagua people, all on “The Road to Ruins”.

Road to Barkerville – Episode 3 of 4

The Curbsyde team follows the roads, history and the culture of the incredibly beautiful British Columbia backroads to discover the Road to Barkerville. The area surrounding Barkerville is rich in gold panning history. While en-route they encounter natural wonders, wildlife, colorful characters, tourism hot spots and destinations well off the beaten track.

Adventure Quickie – Anza-Borrego: Pinyon Drop-Off and Sandstone Canyon

Looking for a bit of a challenge? Especially, if you’re on something bigger than a 250 dirt bike? Take a stab at Heart Attack Hill. More formerly known as the Pinyon Drop off this ride takes you though the varied desert and canyon scenery of Anza-Borrego with enough obstacles to make the day’s outing interesting.

Adventure Quickie – Anza-Borrego: Calcite Mine

It’s not a big ride, but if you’re in the Anza-Borrego area and fancy a big-tralie friendly side trip, the Calcite Mine Road may be your cup of tea. As a one of the most accessible rides in the area, the Calcite Mine Road offers some of the most representative scenery and geology in this patch of California.

The MotoMethod Story

This beautifully shot video directed by the Zenga Bros, brings you a little insight into the founding MotoMethod.com. A shop that’s become a goto for OWD’s repairs and more often than not a valued hangout in Vancouver, BC. Hard times and necessity, it seems, leads to innovation and a shop with an unparalleled concept of interaction with the customer.

Road to Barkerville – Episode 2 of 4

The Curbsyde team follows the roads, history and the culture of the incredibly beautiful British Columbia backroads to discover the Road to Barkerville. The area surrounding Barkerville is rich in gold panning history. While en-route they encounter natural wonders, wildlife, colorful characters, tourism hot spots and destinations well off the beaten track.