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The Limited Edition Ural Yamal is Equipped with Teeth and an Oar—Yes, an Oar.

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Collaborations and special editions are huge business these days. 99% of them shouldn't exist. Unfortunately Jeep has nearly gone off the deep end with so many special editions that it feels like a normal, untainted Jeep is actually the one that's special. They even went as far as to add a special Dragon Wrangler for China. Specifically I wasn't so kind to the Jeep Wrangler "Modern Warfare 3 Edition" —you know, that video game on the clearance rack that was outdated even as they were still selling the model at dealerships? There's always an exception, and it's generally when a company releases something funky and different and isn't incredibly serious about it. For example? IMZ-Ural's latest special edition motorcycle: The Yamal. I think it's awesome, now why would I say such a thing considering I generally loathe "special editions"? Because it's factory equipped with an oar, and teeth...and it's orange...and named after an ice breaker...and they're not taking themselves too seriously. What could be more Russian than that?

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Ural Solo

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The 2012 Ural Solo St (solo tourist) 

From the Ural Mountains, the Solo sT might be the perfect adventure motorcycle. 
By Scott Brady

Adventure is about overcoming the insurmountable using the improbable.

Let's assume for a moment that adventure motorcycling isn't middle-aged attorneys riding to Starbucks, their freshly applied ADV sticker and ArmorAll glinting in the mid-day sun.  Let's consider for a moment that adventure motorcycling is really about adventure.  Having been around the world a few times I have found exactly what adventure really is - it is the unexpected, the dangerous, the mistakes and missteps, the challenges. Adventure is about overcoming the insurmountable using the improbable. When I consider future adventures, the last method I want to use it the tried and true, the perfect and flawless, the over-engineered and bulletproof.  What I want to ride (drive) is the classic, the flawed, the temperamental, the cantankerous - I want to toss a couple of beat leather saddlebags over a Russian Ural Solo and ride to Burma

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Touratech Releases 38L Zega Pro Top Case System

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 There's only a few situations in life where carrying your motorcycle helmet around with you when you're not riding is cool. For example, it's an excellent calling card at the bar—or perhaps when you're in college, where it's the ultimate accessory for introducing yourself to new prospects. Though, sometimes, constantly saying "Hey, I have a motorcycle, talk to me " gets really, really old. Sure, you could leave the helmet on your bike and risk it getting stolen, rained on, or having a milkshake poured inside of it, or you could just get Touratech's latest adventure motorcycle accessory, the 38L Zega Pro Top Case, and put the helmet inside of it. 

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VOTD: Weekend Adventuring with the Triumph Bonneville

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48 hours, a Triumph Bonneville, a map, and a bag. Here's a weekend motorcycle adventure at it's best.

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Feature Video: The Ducati Multistrada vs. The Triumph Tiger 800XC

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It's the classic European motorcycle battle: England vs. Italy. In this video Scott Brady compares two new motorcycles, the Ducati Multistrada, and the Triumph Tiger 800XC. Which one would you choose?

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