Finally. The New Triumph Tiger 800 XC.

Taking square aim at the BMW F800. If the price is right it should do very well indeed. This is the dirt version (obviously). A street version with 17's is on the way also.

UPDATE: An Old Schoo Guzzi Adventure Conversion.

UPDATE: Craig in the comments sends a link to the original blog post.  The original post with lots more pictures is here: http://zecraignosmonstercycles.blogspot.com/2010/09/steve-mcguzzee.html. Looks to be a great blog too! Be sure to check him out! Thank You Craig!!

It's written in french so his post through Google Translate and came up with the following from his blog post:

Transformations Guzzi scrambler are rare and successful ones are exceptional.The difficulty is the design of the chassis designed by the engineer to moult Tonti farm tractor perched high in a sleek racer and efficient on the road.The frame lowered, stiffened by a large tube bracing welded and fitted with a wheelbase folds difficult contortions that would impose the first motorfreaker come.This scrambler is truly remarkable. If I understood the comment by the Italian author who is an inveterate chatterbox, this embodiment is characterized in this way:
The idea is to evoke the CR 400 Husqvarna by Steve McQueen in "On Any Sunday", it specifically (source Motorbike Search Engine):The original model is a 1000 SP1. The engine has been boosted by Dromo bike to make him spit up to 90 hp (!). The collectors have been sawn and re-welded to produce a high exhaust 2 into 1 on the right side of the machine.For the part cycle, the fork tubes have been lengthened by 10 cm, the bridge from a V7 hosts a bevel in the short report 6.32 equipping police motorcycles, folding footrests are provided by former Aermacchi. The wheels 18 "have been retained and the fenders T3. The main stand home-made" notes "instead of bridge.The reservoir is a special V7 in its small capacity. It is decorated with the autograph of Steve McQueen and logos side are drawn in the style Gilera. The saddle is a Cagiva 125 redesigned. The lighthouse mesh that contains the start switch is provided by a Guzzi TT 125. The instrumentation is reduced to a tachometer. The clignos are retrieved from a CB750 Four.
A personal appreciation, but I feel it remains to verify that the swing arm is shortened to reduce the wheelbase, which contributes greatly to the harmony of the whole terrain in this version.So far, the prettiest guzzi proto scrambler I've ever seen ... Che bella!



How cool is that!  Anyone have more info on this beauty?  I'd love to know more.

Wanderlust...err.... LUST!

A great Sot of a cool bike. From over on ADV Rider.

Top Five All Time Favorite Production bikes. Second of Five. BMW R100GSPD

I'm going to go ahead and get this curve ball out of the way early.  I know more than a few of you might be scratching your heads a bit but hey it's my list and I freely admit that I have some inconsistent taste in bikes. I like em all.

Well, "back in the day", a South Florida dealer was clearing out old stock and had a sweet deal on a "Bumble Bee" black and yellow R100GS as the oilheads were on their way and he needed floorspace. I kick myself to this day for passing on it. Yeah I know the Bumble Bee wasn't a Paris / Dakar model but I kick myself just the same. The R100GSPD was the penultimate model in the air cooled GS lineup and in my mind THE class defining Adventure bike. I think I may own one yet.

Adventure Stunting A GS800 on Video. Complete With Luggage And Highsides!

One More Fantastic GS Wanderlust Shot.

Thanks to EnderTheX over on the ADV Rider Board for these last two GS pics.

GS800 Wanderlust.

This bike would be wasted on me.  With the "wife and kid" lifestyle that I'm currently in I don't have the ability fully appreciate what it's capable of.  And to be honest it's a bit to "high techy" for my usual tastes.  I like em simple and rugged.  But all that aside,  I still want one!

NOT Sold in the U.S. Bikes We Don't "Get" Here in The U.S.

Over on Motorcycle Daily there's a good blurb today about a beautifully equipped Euro only V-Strom 650. The story covers the usual storyline about Americans and their love of cruisers etc... etc...

The sad fact of the matter is that we don't get them here because we really don't "get" them.

Damm Shame. Missing out on some great bikes that would do very well in Americas wide open spaces.

Exhibit "A":

A fantastic Wanderlust series courtesy of Mr. Edward Walker in Colorado.

The very talented and very gracious Mr. Walker is proprietor of the excellent Motogeek.com. He has  provided some fantastic links to what is a small morsel of his outstanding portfolio.   If you have any taste for Adventure riding,  KTM motorcycles or spectacular photography, do yourself a favor and pay him a visit.  You won't be sorry.

Thank You Sir!

Wanderlust And a Beautiful BMW GSPD.

Photo from ADV Rider Site.

A Surprising BMW F650.

I never realized these boring old clinical thumpers could look this good!

BMW GS Adventure Lust..

Thank You Super10

Reader Ride. Fantastic BMW R80GS

Fabio send in these pics of a long time favorite of mine. The Airhead R80GS.

He Writes:

Hi superduckz,I read every day your blog and if you want I send you a picture of my grandmother....the sea is in the mediterranean,in Sardinia island
Regards
Thank You Very Much Fabio.

The amazing Suzuki "Thinstrom" 650! A highly modified V Strom Suzuki.

I LOVE this kind of build.  This is the kind of bike that Suzuki should be offering as an offshoot...  For the complete story of this fantastic build go HERE on the ADV rider site.

One beast of a Honda Transalp!

I love these bikes. Not much use for them in flat old Florida though.

A pair of Adventure Sporster Conversions.

The thing I love most about custom motorcycles is that no matter how outlandish a potential idea may be someone somewhere will probably get around to building one.  I'd wager that torque is NOT a problem with either of these bikes.