Navman
Adventurer
From the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/a...burban-adventurers.html?_r=1&ref=autospecial2
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/a...burban-adventurers.html?_r=1&ref=autospecial2
Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed...
Yeah, Not really, but I deleted my post.
It was a bit harsh.
But since you quoted it I guess its out there now.
I'll delete mine and both will be gone. Kneejerk responses are fun!
As with Cialis, divers' watches and submarine-launched thermonuclear devices, it is not necessarily what you do with what you have, it's what you — and others — imagine you could do that counts.
So it is with adventure bikes. You want the bike that can go anywhere, even if there's no real chance you'll actually go there. But unlike choppers and road racers, adventure bikes work really well at what real riders really do: ride around in comfort at near-legal speeds, on standard-issue asphalt. Their upright, motocross-style riding stance is easy on older riders' knees and wrists, their generous seats accommodate older riders' generous seats and their ample luggage space allows taking along both belt and suspenders.
Actually, I really liked the article and think it applies to 90+% of people out there. Not in the sense that we're all trying to portray an image, but that we get stuff in anticipation for things we might do or would like to do. Look - we're on a forum with "Expedition" in the title but 98% of us on here really just camp. By and large, we aren't going places where there isn't already a road or trail.
I wonder if there is an article for soccer moms who drive Unlimited Rubicon Jeeps to the local fields and super markets or business people who are now a focus target of the Harley-Davidson marketing team? My Dad's Harley has 6,000 miles on it, 1000 of which are mine...and its a 2005...that he bought brand new. I could easily write an article about the new age of Harley riders. I guess if the shoe fits, wear it.
The bottom line, crappy news sells and newspapers aren't doing real hot these days. Posting a link sends people to the page which gets hits...which allows the the newspaper to sell advertisement. It worked.