Last July my 16 y/o son and I rode our dual sports from Reno, NV to Colorado Springs, CO. We mostly took 2 lane highways and some dirt roads through deserts, mountains, canyons, farmland, and national parks. Great memories to last a lifetime.

Real men shake hands. 68 here and still riding. In my 53 years of riding (about third dirt) nothing makes me happier than riding. I still have the trail bike I had in high school. It's in its 7th rebuild now. Bikes keep me young. I don't do Trials riding or Enduro trails anymore. I chose the Super Tenere because I am more comfortable at doing 50 on a dirt road vs a Goldwing or Harley. I am thinking about down sizing, but I still like the Ten for its ability to take me down the roads I still have the courage to do. I may be in an old body, but my mind is still young.

Time, money, energy. People usually only have a relative abundance of two of those things. Very young people might have time and energy, but no money. Then we have money and energy, but no time. Later in life we may have time and money, but relatively less energy, and dual sport riding fits well into that I think.

I'm 69 and just bought a 2023 KLX300 in camo gray. It's my 30th bike. I've been riding since I was 12 and always look forward to my next ride!

I am an New Jersey born native with Puerto Rican heritage and in my 30s. The way the elderly people are thought of in the U.S. bothers me. Calling people old as a negative term. I was always taught to respect, honor and admire the older ones for they have the knowledge of life that we can all hope to reach one day when we too become"old". Honor those great Men and Women while we still have the time with them on this earth. "Honor thy father and thy mother" God commands.

Started out last year at 50. 51 now and riding my dr650 every saturday mornings out in the woods/fields. I agree with everything you said 100%. I would also add that dual sporting, esêcially off road is a great way to get an adrenaline rush without doing crazy speeds. Loved the vid. Subscribed

Nice one!! My take at 51 and an old Yamaha sponsored rider is this. We are all athletic, have disposable income, kids aren’t babies, a desire to keep moving. Yes I still prefer my MTN bike and Gravel, but knowing that I can go exploring further on my 2022 45O RL provides me with multiple options. A body in motion….stays in motion. Love the riding videos as you know 😊

I am that Old(62) Guy Adventure Rider and I have a 2022 CRF450RL. And as you mentioned I also have a 2021 Goldwing Tour DCT and a 2021 R1250GS Adventure and a 2021 KTM 890 Adventure R. So to answer your question. It’s my hobby and I enjoy the heck out of it and at my age I can afford it. Kids are all grown and I divorced the wife 6 years ago so I have no one telling me I can’t buy bikes. On a different genre I also have a sport bike, a HD and a scooter. I like to say I’m a well rounded rider in more than one way(Dad Bod)

OMG! You NAILED IT!😂 I’m two breaths away from 65, OWN a CRF300L and ride with the wife of 45yrs on her new Ruckus! You sir have single-handedly put here on video just what makes us ‘old guys’ tick! Oh…54?…ALMOST still a PUNK!😂 But you are quickly mastering the art of being one of us old guys! We ALL deserve to be here, we have survived where many sadly haven’t. Grasp each and every new day and ride! 👴🏻🍺🇨🇦

You don’t stop riding because you get old, you get old because you stop riding.

Spot on!! I’ve never left a comment before but feel compelled to do so. I’m 46, self employed, and have worked way too much my adult life. Proud of where I am but lost ability to balance work, family, and fun. Had dirt bikes as a kid and a 93 Dr350 for years that ended up sitting and collecting dust, gave it to friend who likes tinkering to revive. Bought a CRF450RL this spring and absolutely love it. Joined a group of locals which made getting out so much more fun. Learned that there is a whole new class of bikes called adventure bikes. Bought a Tenere 700 as well, and not exaggerating it has opened me up to a whole new world of motorcycling. I never wanted a highway bike because of all the moron automobile drivers out there. This T7 makes me want to drive across the country with it and take every backroad on way!! Spent 8 starlight hours on it last weekend!! I did not expect the power and performance when I bought it, thought it would be similar to a friends bagged out KLR650. But it’s an absolute crotch rocket that rips down backroads and goes way farther off road than I ever imagined taking a “highway” bike. When I have free minutes I know exactly what I’ll do with them from now on!!

At 54, I've ridden both road and dual sport/offroad on and off since I was in my teens. The absolute best way to clear the mind and get away from the rat race is jumping on a bike and exploring. Currently punting around on a new DR650 (set up for ADV riding), it might not be an enduro machine, but it will take me anywhere and is a bulletproof tractor. Long range tank will get me 400-450km, so I can fill up and just take off with a tent and some food and disappear for the weekend. In my mind I'm still 20, but my body reminds me regularly that I'm not! Not planning on stopping any time soon, once you start sitting around, the rot sets in... Excellent video, well done!

Turning 70 - been riding for 60 years.... started racing motocross at 10. Just spent a lovely fall weekend out riding the mountains around Banff Alberta on my Honda 250 enjoying the amazing fall colours! Nature and bikes - never gets old. The new Beta 500 RRS is my 70th birthday present to myself....Great piece you posted

64 and Still riding, even after a serious get off in the Nevada Desert near Vegas, 5 days in trauma ward. Still recovering but putting around on my KTM 🙂

I started DS riding at 59 yrs old in 2019, after a 30 yr break from riding. Haven't stopped smiling yet! and I'm just getting started.

Not all old dudes give up having fun when they turn grey; good on them. Me, I love tearing up trails and asphalt on my electric unicycle and when I turn 70 in ten years, I hope to be doing the same.

Love this video. Your words are spot-on. I rode for years before taking a 20 year hiatus. I'm no stranger to the desert. Have been what's called an "overlander" since before it was considered cool. Well, on a lonely day on the trail, a voice told me "Man, you need a dirtbike" and it took me about 5 years to finally pull the trigger on that bike, I finally dis for all of the reasons you described in your video. Thank you ❤️

I'm close to 50 and I just traded-in my Yamaha WR 450 on a Suzuki DR 650. The Yamaha WR 450 was a great motorcycle, but I never got around to racing hare scrambles and there wasn't any public land for off-road use near me, so the Yamaha WR 450 spent too many days not being ridden. The DR 650 turned into my daily commuter and even makes my street bike redundant.

64 years young. I ride a Ninja 1000 and a KTM 790 r. Been riding for 48 years and still love as much as I did at 17.

I am that older guy who also said I should have done it years ago. Bought my first bike at 60 (XT250) a couple of months ago.

Everything you said was spot on, but the best thing about a duel sport is it's plated. I can ride from my garage to the trail and back home with out loading the bike on the trailer or in the truck bed. That makes it so easy to jump on the bike and hit the trail without the hassle.

64 years old and still riding my 1973 Honda Motosport 250. Love every minute of it. Wheelies are still happening in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears. Dirt roads, old rail beds, forest trails, hills, and ditches. All friends to me. You only stay alive by living.

64 year old dualsporter from Vancouver island here.......your awesome video sums things up so well.Ive been riding and exploring the entire west coast from Alaska to the heat of Death Valley all alone......just cannot get enuff of it.I dread the day when i have to give it up.The only good thing is ive got tons of videos to relive the experiences when im done.The sense of freedom you get is just the best.......Safe ridin buddy..... and allthough ive explored the Areas around Vegas allready ......Ill be back.......Peace out.....

Started riding in 5th grade in Idaho, turn 65 in January, still riding a 990, 640 Adventure, a 300EXC and a KLX250S. It's a sport you can stay with in old age as long as you stay in shape and maintain your health. I hope to be at it in my 80's.

Great video, I'm 57 and gave up ATV's for the dualsport bug this year. Honda CRF 300L Rally and loving it.

Really well summarised man! It all resonated with me. I’m 52 and big motivation to buy the ‘22 KLX450R and a ‘19 CRF250L for my son I just have to get out, make some memories and pass on some experiences. Came off a couple of weeks ago and cracked a rib and that really reminds you your alive too! More do what I say and not what I do kind of experiences for him!😁👊

Great narrative! I appreciate your effort to put this online. It hits home nicely!

I can give you my honest opinion on this subject. As a 3ed generation rider and my son is 4th I can tell you I ride desert only now. My son races like I did when I was his age but I don't even take my bike to the track. My son always says just bring it out dad but the truth is I still have that competitive nature inside all riders. The problem is I have to go to work everyday lol I can't afford to get hurt anymore. Believe me if I won the lottery and didn't have to go to work I'd be at the track 3 days a week. Getting old sucks but at least I still got my desert to play in!

Great job! Yeah you hit the nail on the head. Love my 300L Rally, put over 4K miles on it this year. Plus dual sport old guys are the best! :D

Man I think you have found your calling. I hope you can keep finding the inspiration to keep making videos.

Started in 1972 with a TM125 Suzuki. Raced MX until I was 25. Been riding ever since.Then started up again at age 42 for 2 years. Tore both ACL's and a collar bone fracture. Had the 1st KTM 250. (The 2nd one sold in the US), Elsinore's, Yz's, RM's. KX's....Had most all of them. I have a Harley Road King, a KTM 1290 Super Adventure, a KTM 300 EXC, and a new 2022 KTM 500 EXCF. I ride them all at ripe old age of 66. If I couldn't ride anymore, I might as well be dead. I'm not old. I'm seasoned.

Awesome video! I love your content so much! Thank you for making this. I guess I should introduce this hobby to my 70s years old dad!

I got goose bumps listening to your soliloquy. Its so true. I just found this channel and already greatly appreciate your view point and content.

Oh my, I resemble the findings of this video. 61 here, my history is I have owned a dirt bike (if my 1st bike, a Honda CT-70 counts) since I was 11 years old. My work life has been pretty stressful over many years, if not for my motorcycle escape I would have gone off the rails years ago. Had an XL600 back in the late 80s alongside the dirt and sport bikes. Lived in Long Beach at the time and the XL was so much fun, I actually sold it as I did way too many 5 gear street wheelies on it, and was constantly running from the cops. It is remarkable how "slippery" an aggressively ridden XL600 can be in an urban environment. Going over the median and cranking a wheelie in the opposite direction was a favorite taunt / escape move. Oh boy, were the cops pissed. I knew my luck would eventually run out and sold the XL before the cops caught and beat the living sh%t out of me. Being young and good at wheelies, I simply could not do them while riding that XL. Lots of nighttime "urban enduro" on that bike too, up and down concrete stairs, jumping truck ramps, etc. Good times! Moved on from the XL to my "safer" Ninja 750 where the wheelies were few and far between, and criminal speeding was the only real danger to my license, and my CR250 dirt bike. Did some desert / off road racing on the CR, still do race off road occasionally in the old man class on my 300 XC. Back to the dual sport "issue" I replaced the XL with a DR-Z 400 which I modded the Hell out of, The DR-Z was a good bike, a mere 6 speed WR transmission away from true claw hammer reliable dual sport greatness, but damn it, the DR-Z wouldn't wheelie for me like the old XL600 did. Got kinda bored with it and sold the DR-Z and focused on my street and dirt bikes for many years. My current street bike is a Super Tenere, while technically an "adventure" bike I regard that big lovable pig as a long range touring bike with dirt road and paved road pothole capable suspension. In addition to the Super T, I still had the aforementioned 300 XC and a '10 Husaberg FE450. Even with these 3 bikes, I felt a gnawing hole in my collection of motorcycles. So, being 61 and since I was able to swing it, I recently bought a new Husky 701 Enduro, which I proceeded to mod the Hell out of with the Rottweiler power goodies, stiffer fork springs, Yosh can and bolt on bling. The 701 is stupid fast, mostly glassy smooth with it's twin balancers, and well suspended with XPLOR bits front and rear. My 701 is as good as my rose colored glasses enhanced memories of my old XL600. Even with a reported 70 some odd horsepower on tap, I can't wheelie the 701 like the XL back in the day, but 2 gear 1/8th mile long jobs come pretty easy for me on it, which is about all I can reasonably expect at this point in my riding career. Being older and arguably wiser, I am a lot more discriminating about where I pull wheelies on the 701, so my chances of landing in jail on it are a lot less than back in the XL600 days. Best of all, the go anywhere good enough 701 has really re-ignited my desire to explore. I live in Colorado and with the state's abundance of scenic and sometimes pretty challenging 4x4 trails and of course my usual dirt bike trails, I am having a really good time "dual sporting" on it. Now I just need to suck some of my dirt bike riding buddies into the dual sport madness! My light and snappy 300 eggs me on to haul ass. In contrast, on the big dual sport 701, it is fun to just go for a ride. The 701 is cool, as I can still be quite "frisky" on it while off road, and it is a serious weapon on a twisty paved canyon road. While out on the 701, I was on a challenging 4x4 trail with a big steep granite face, the 4x4 guys were cool and waved me up as the trucks were slowly making their way up it and one had just cleared it. They had spotters all up and down the hill. Naturally I rode a fat wheelie up that face, Yosh exhaust can barking merrily. Does a tuned high compression 693cc single with a Yosh can on it ever bark merrily! Oh ya - it is the king of "braap". It is not annoying, nothing raspy, just deep, full bodied and, when on the gas, serious. There was a pretty 20 something girl at the top of the hill who was quite impressed by the shenanigans. She asked me about the bike and thought the whole thundering up the hill while riding a wheelie episode was bad ass. This despite the fact that I am old enough to be her Dad. That exchange made my day, as it is priceless to be an old dude like me who is seen by a pretty young thing as cool, as nobody has looked at me as cool in at least 25 years 😆

I think it’s because we all grew up before the Internet. I loved Riding Motorcross and Enduro Bikes, then the Big Street Bikes. It’s just still something we love to do. It’s a Adventure. We moved to Adventure Bikes when we got old because they Serve 2 Purposes. Touring and Off Road. It is just the perfect Bike.👍❤️

What a great video! As an older, less experienced Dual Sport Rider, you are spot on! Like the guy who was sitting on the rock enjoying the moment, as we get older it seems we can appreciate the backcountry gifts of nature. It also keeps us challenged without extreme risk. Great video Brother!

There’s old riders and there’s bold riders, you’ve met the kind of men who have made choices good enough that now they’re out on 1250’s and 1290’s.

True bikers never give up

Great video! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻🍻🇺🇸

just found your channel a few days ago and must say i like your style a lot. This here is (so far) my personal favorite.

😅😅😂😂😂😂I'll stay young forever on my supermoto!!!❤️❤️❤️

this is the first video I've watched of yours, the algorithm is working for you. I'm 41 and been dual sporing for a year, the entire video and every ride I also wish I got into it earlier. but then I think there is also a level of self preservation that comes a 40 that"s required too... I say this even after my last ride a few days ago, I'm waiting to see a doc for a feel I may of cracked a rib after laying my DR650 down, yet I'm still smiling and can't wait to go again. keep riding guys

56 and just picked up my first off road bike in 30+, 2023 FE50. My enduro is plated and a dual sport. D.S. Are “pure fun” and you’ll be thankful you have one during the coming apacolyspse.

What A Great Video & I Just Subscribed. I'm The "Beatles Age" & Can Certainly Relate. I Can Only Hope To Ride Again Before My Time Has Come. Thanks For The Inspiration!!

Been a harley rider forever. Had a honda ct70 when i was a kid, lived everyday on bicycles in my youth. Bought a 22 excf 500 at 50 yrs old. Wanted a dirt bike since i was 12. Love getting to a trail with a licence plate. Freedom.

This was a really good video. Got my first bike, a 1990 dr250s about two years ago at age 31 and fell in love with riding the roads and trails here in Northern California.

Awesome video, I’m a nooby at 50yrs and having a freakin ball💪

54 years and in my second year. I don't think about anything else.

because as we age, the risk on a motocross track is high, and as we age, we dont look for that same adrenaline rush, and we start to see its a pointless risk, as we age we start to appreciate, just riding and looking at nature, and theres no tracks left open where i live, as a dualsport i can go anywhere i want, basically dualsport riders are the new Harley riders. this segment will only grow, ill only give up dualsport riding when im in a wheelchair or dead

Well said, always luv ur narratives & point of view👍👏👊. I’m one of those 50+ old guys that has come to terms w/my age but luv my bikes & the vegas desert. Let me know if u ever need someone to ride with👍

I’ve been riding dual sport bikes all my life. Started on a 1971 Honda Sl70 at 9 yr old..ripping up local back roads and fields n woods. I’m now 36. I have 76 bikes. Most all vintage dual sport bikes. Love my 86 Yamaha tt350. But I spend a lot of time on my 71 Honda sl350. Like my grand and great grandfather I’ll ride till my 90s and I’ll die still trying to ride.

Lovely video, subbed as a brand new 25 year old rider and proud owner of a new to me 1999 klr 650 :D

As an addendum to this, the shop I work for recently hosted a group of Aussies who flew over to travel the entire US on KTM 890 ADV's that they bought from us. Prior to their arrival I had assumed we were about to meet a bunch of Hemsworth brothers but all of them were over 50 as well.

Just found your channel. I haven’t really been looking I suppose but it’s nice to find a fellow RL rider.

Great video, I myself just bought a 2022 CRF450RL at the ripe age of 51 after a 25 year hiatus and like that other yahoo I never had any interest in riding on the asphalt until I did. 80/20 is the only way to live!!

I started out on trails in the ‘70’s and bought a cruiser later in life. Joined multiple rider groups but just never found my tribe in the v-twin world. My boss (of ten years) had a 1st gen vstrom and rode it from Atlanta to key west, bashed the muffler in Moab and rode the mountains of New England just to watch the colors. The bike now sits in my garage and a new chapter is beginning. I’ve met like minded men my age (late 40s and early 50s) and we don’t ride fast or try iron- butt challenges. We enjoy the slower side of life complete with shorter trail rides and catching our diner with the packable fishing rods. I love returning to the days of paper maps and stories around camp fires. This is why the dual sport world is my tribe. Welcome.

Great video I haven't had a bike for 40 years I'm retiring soon and getting a dual sport for a little exploration on my own time and I think you nailed it here

As you age, your mindset change and you start to think you now understand the meaning of life. At the end of the day, we can agree it is all about how can we get as close to FREEDOM while having much fun!

I’m 52 and ride a ktm 690 enduro r when I want to hit the trails. It’s been great fun and never fails to put a smile on my face. It truly is my time machine because I feel ten years younger every time I throw my leg over it.

Bought my 1st dual sport at 26. Favorite bike I own.

69, with a CRF300L & an Africa Twin…enjoyed the vid!

Nice vid. Says what a lot of us can’t put into words. I’m on a new Africa Twin dct after 5 years on a AT manual. The dct has improved my skills and confidence. I’m going to put in a few years on the top heavy big double thumper before I step down permanently to the crf300 Rally. As my late riding friend said as he was declining: “a man can have a lot of fun on a motorcycle at 40 mph”

I'm old 36 just got into dualsport riding this year lol, even starting to get the grey hair

You nailed my exact feelings right down. I saw the desert a little way too late.

This is quality stuff here. Keep it up. 100k subs is in your future.

I love your videos and philosophy! You're a modern day Plato on 2 wheels

31 years old, been dual sport riding for 10 years here and there, got a built 1983 Honda XL600R and a new Ducati DesertX... Glad I got a lifetime hobby!!!

48yo here I've kept a dual sport for over 15yrs now. My love of vintage bikes now has me on a 1973 Yamaha AT3 Love it!

Great narrative and music! 🤙

Funny as 😂😂😂, Paul from Australia I’m also 54 and also spend ALOT of my time Dual sport , ADV and road riding . Great 👍 vid .

So good!! You’re the Andy Rooney of dirt bikes 🤜🏽🤛🏽

50 here, with some luck and time youll get there too, im going outside now to ride my drz thru the woods to get home

Once you really ride - you ride for life!

Great video.. I myself will be 51 in two days and started riding at the ripe ol age of nine..rode some dirt bikes then dual sports unit my mid 20s then life happened went 25 years or more with riding then in 2018 picked up a old dr250 and restored it rode it for a while then decided I wanted a bran new bike in 2021 ended up with the possibility the last wr250r and I love it and this year I scored a t7 and I love them both and will probably leave them to my son who currently owns a gen 2 klr650 and enjoy riding with him

I’m very fortunate to be 19 and getting out there and seeing the world with my XR650r. It’s too bad there’s not as many of the dual sport/ADV community as there Should be.

Nice job on this one! 64 and still riding a KTM off-road.

I rode street bikes for many years. My first new bike was a 1981 Honda CB900 custom. Last year I starting thinking that I always wanted to ride an off road bike. At 67 years I realized I was quickly "aging out" so last December I bought a new Honda CRF300l. I've been riding with friends that are also in their 60's and I'm loving it! I may not be as fast as them, but I go everywhere they go and my smile is every bit as big as theirs. I live on Vancouver Island and the backcountry is absolutely beautiful here.

Just found your video! Lots of good truth in there! I'm 61, raced motocross in the 80's and 90's, then enduros and woods riding. Dual sport bikes just keep us in touch with what we love but don't want to hang it all out and risk breaking out necks anymore!! I now have a KTM 890R that I have done some BDR's with and camping and a KTM 350 that is my "dirt bike". Just because we are old does not mean we don't want to still enjoy motorcyles!!

Hi you are explained motorcycles adv on the spot What a wonderful and nice bike adv to enjoy 👍🇮🇱

I can say that as a 19 year old and the owner of dual sports both from the 60s and 80s, I enjoy the simplicity of taking your time going anywhere to catch a good view

Bro, yer awesome! 68 YO 450 rider here, and a 120 Evo Softail I just built. Diggin what yer puttin down here! My "dual sport" is more of a morphodite with dirt/SUMO/street/adventure aspirations. Really didn't expect the street chops this bike delivers, when I got it. But, I am learning!✌😎

Truth! I'm only 44 but the group of guys I ride with are my age or older. I'll ride as long as I'm able. Best times ever!

I am 38. I've never owned a motorcycle until this year. I got an electric dualsport and I have been having a blast exploring the area around my home. I have never had the urge to ride a motorcycle until I got into riding ebikes and offroad electric scooters. The exploration is just so much fun. My average speed is only about 30mph I just enjoy the peace, adventure and freedom a bike gives you. And being electric I can go so many places noisy gas bikes cannot go. This is horse country and my neighbors would not appreciate me riding a gas powered bike.

I started DS on a Honda SL 175 in 1980. Let me add a thought or two: DS keeps the mind and body sharp. It also takes fantasy to reality quickly, the moment you throw a leg over the seat. The adrenaline and post ride euphoria is pretty long lasting. And, it’s way better than golf.

Another old retired guy here and have been riding dual sports since the early 70's back when you could actually get street legal 2 stroke dual sports. Along the way have club raced 1000cc sportbikes, owned full fledged 900lb touring bikes a few cruisers and throw in a couple of v-max's for stoplight to stoplight fun along with multiple strictly dirt bikes from 4 stokes to 500cc two strokes. But honestly after the growing up thrill of the speed of the sportbikes were quenched nothing puts a smile on my face like a well sorted dual sport exploring the back country and that has lasted for roughly 60 years of riding!

I'm 36 and have been riding sport bikes since I was 21. I've always liked the idea of dual sports, so I finally got one this past April, went with the crf300l. I can honestly say I've had more fun on the 300l than any sport bike I have owned. I also have an xsr900, but am thinking of selling it next spring and getting a Tenere 700. Riding on paved roads is boring to me now. Ride safe, guys!

i am 54 as well, this is amazing and truly relatable more videos depicting the mental positives of ds would sell more bikes! thank you i can show this to my non riding friends who think im stupid and have a death wish but they probably WON'T get it

Damn fine content you man, just what I needed to watch this am. I am just 60 , and it is time for me to start riding again, I need contacts and pen pals. I will be getting the my Honda Big White Pig or may buy used Bid Red Pig. If you have any dual sport links , groups, resources, I would appreciate them and I am in the Sarasota Florida Area, a bad place to own one, so I dont, yes, need to move. But first maybe , I just have to move up towards dadecity, and maybe ride some dirt tracks to bet my game back, yes, used to ride moto back in the day, on the old Rm 125s, but life happens. Your content this am has inspired me, thank you old man he here, 54 you say, enjoy.

I am 18 and riding dual sports, however, my 54-year-old dad just got into dual sports again.

I think you covered it well. I rode dirt bikes and MX as a kid and teen. Then in my early 30's had a street scoot. Then went without one until I approached 50. At that point in life I think many of us have been knocked around a bit and we start asking ourselves, what used to bring us simple joy? For me, dual sport easily checked all the boxes. End of 2019 I picked up a lightly used DR650 for $5k. Easy to ride, on and off road. Super simple, reliable, easy for me to tinker/modify. Dual sport just fits.

Well, 56 here, never owned a dual sport and 42 years into the game I still race big bore 2-strokes in the desert, but you are right about age. Dual sport guys tend to be older. Interesting observation.

I've been riding since I was 4 yrs old 52 now I have severe back issues and other issues . Now it's about me and the adventure . I just started (dual sport adventure riding ) and Loving it .moto camping adventure riding learning video skills it's youth again not just focusing on going fast down the trail . I look for reasons to stop and admire the beauty of Gods creation. great vid ""RIDE ON""

It’s funny I’m 30 years old that loves dual sports and adv bikes I enjoy the freedom of not being in traffic and the only enemies are the side by sides I used to enjoy sport bikes and going to the track but I slowly got away from that

Well said buddy. My first bike was a klr250 that i bought dirt cheap and enjoyed the most out of all the bikes i owned

Considering I bought a drz400sm to get a more offroad tire and to get a more dual sport ride. I think being older, me 41 this winter and just wanting a license in spring. It's more about the adventure and not having to go ridiculous speeds to have fun. Plus offroad driving takes a different skill I don't think you can find sticking to just pavement. I'm looking to enjoy the next part of my life getting a license.

Motorcycling is the best way to adventure. So fun, engaging. Where I live, the bush is literally 15 minutes away by bike. And for that reason it makes sense to own a big cc dirt bike, and just own a second pair of superior tires, that way you get to ride off road and on the tarmac. Makes for blissful riding

36 and finally got became interested in motorcycles. The dual-sport bike was exactly what I was looking for, before I even knew what I was looking for fully. I wanted something that could go offroad but be road friendly also. I landed on the Tenere-700. I look forward to this experience.

Been riding a street bike for a little over a year but I really want to get a dual sport next. I'm 24 now and don't really know anyone else that rides so videos like this really make me want it more

At age 59, I can't argue with you. Just wish some of my old friends would join me instead of sitting about waiting to die. Rather use my remaining time making memories than reminiscing which is what we tend to do now, usually with a scotch in our hands.

I bought my first bike when I was 20 years old and it was a 250cc dual sport, I was initially attracted to sportbikes but I thought starting in a "do it all" bike would be a good idea to learn skills and the basics of riding, oh boy I did and I discovered how magical is to ride motorcycles, I remember going alone sometimes to get lost on the trails, there I found peace, I remember myself riding for hours then switching off the engine to watch the sunset and the only things I could hear was my accelerated heart pounding and the engine cooling down, there was nothing out there but me and the bike...