Why is adventure riding booming across this planet? What kinds of people are
riding these bikes? And why? Consider this video an unscientific survey of types.
Pease let me know in the comments if you agree. I see two entries to adventure riding.
Those coming from a street riding background, and those crawling out of the primordial ooze...
coming out of the dirt bike side of things. If coming from the street, you may feel,
and rightly so, that adventure bikes are a safer option. While riding adventure bikes
off the beaten path, there is surely less traffic, and because of this you have more
control over potential negative outcomes. Your future is somewhat in your own hands.
If you crash, you have no one to blame but yourself. Another benefit of adventure riding
over street riding? You get to escape the crushing hordes of humanity. If you're anything like me,
as you age you develop increased levels of disdain for the unwashed masses. And your
need to be alone, or at least with a select group of like-minded friends, is stronger than ever.
So on the other side, why are dirt bikers now riding adventure bikes?
Simple! Dirt bikers typically ride dirt bikes until their health no longer allows it.
Dirt bikers have beaten their bodies into agonizing pulp. Their joints are aching.
Adventure bikes are their last chance to have rubber tires massage the dirt.
If you've been riding dirt most of your life, you know it's almost impossible to let go of it. Plus
an added bonus after riding countless hours on
your dirt bike and extreme terrain with no traction... riding adventure bike is easy!
The reason i love riding adventure bikes? It's an excuse to turn a destination into a
journey. It's the opportunity to go somewhere. And meet interesting people along the way.
Riding an adventure bike allows me to stretch my legs and ride in an unfamiliar place. And history
comes alive around me... all the bridges and the buildings and the strange towns i ride through
tell an interesting story about the past. Adventure riding is cerebrally satisfying.
For me, cities have become nothing but a corporate cliche, the pressure of too many people,
too close together, competing for resources with the faint odor of desperation lingering around me.
Lineups and crowds and ticket windows are decaying my soul, one depressing transaction at a time.
Work longer to buy things you don't need, with money you don't have, to impress people you don't
like. Unfortunately adventure riding contains the word 'adventure', a word that's become lost with
overuse. Surely this was an unforeseen consequence by the group of people that coined this term.
Undoubtedly, they're saddened that the point which is 'adventure' is becoming ironically lost.
But that's a video for another time. I am looking forward to my time on an adventure bike,
but i still haven't broken the news to my current mistress...
a pureblooded unforgiving fire-breathing dirt bike. I know she'll be heartbroken
when she finds out. But we've still got a lot of years together
What say you? Am I a total dick? Do I have it all wrong?
You come from the dirt, the street? Let me have it in the comments section.
Nothing better than reading comments over a hot cup of coffee in the morning!