It’s what we do

Adventure Rider Issue #55

• It’s what we do
• Pilbara Rovers
• Triumph Tiger 1200
• Bathurst And Parkes Weekend
• Congregation 2022
• Bike Security
• Aprilia Tuareg 660
• Husky Trek 2022
• Simony Pavey
• Family Ties
• Suzuki DR650 Interceptor
• 10 Things
• Shop Bike 02
• Like A Block Of Chocolate with Andy Strapz
• Won’t Be Beaten with Karen Ramsay
• The Secret To Longevity with Greg Yager
• Albania with Miles Davis
• Fit Out
• Checkout

I’ve never understood why manufacturers insisted on offering such tall bikes to adventure riders. It seems to me, the bigger and heavier the bike, the more advantageous it is for the rider to be able to get both feet on the ground.

And yet, for a while there, it seemed we were constantly having to battle taller and wider bikes.

Lately I feel there’s been a swing toward addressing that situation, and it’s fantas-tic to see the solution wasn’t to reduce ground clearance. There’s been some research and development lavished on seat-foam technology, and narrower, lower-profile seats are becoming more common. I can’t applaud that trend highly enough. Both the Triumph and the Aprilia in this issue are great examples. Both have really good ground clearance, and both have what I believe to be very sensible, usable seat heights. Better still, both companies are offering a range of seats, not only to suit shorter riders, but taller riders as well.