Overland motorcycles are one of the only growing markets in the motorcycle industry. The reason for this is best compared to the popularity of SUVs, where a single vehicle can serve many purposes. Much like the SUV, the adventure motorcycle market is beginning to fracture and segment, some bikes serving more as highway cruisers than anything worthy of the Road of Bones. For the team at Expedition Portal, we like to use the following list for minimum requirements of an adventure motorcycle.
Overall, the 1200 GS Adventure is an exceptional motorcycle, a joy to ride on the pavement and supremely capable on roads in developing countries. It is least suited to technical terrain use, but that is also the least common environment encountered in long-distance overland travel. Having said that, I have pushed the GSA far beyond its intended use on single track and deep sand. I have been a KTM 950 Adventure owner for five years and there is no question what my next adventure motorcycle will be: a BMW 1200 GS Adventure.
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