Bold rides.
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Roads worth chasing.
Field notes from the road: hand-picked routes with downloadable GPX files, gear tests, the occasional bike review, and the riders who keep us out there.
This week on the blog
Latest from the road
First Long Ride Out
Three days of mountain passes, plenty of fuel stops, and a whole lot of opinions on the new suspension setup.
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My Summer Gear for the Hot Weather
My tried-and-tested setup for touring through 38°C heat, from helmet to boots.
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Riding the Coast Road: Five Riders, One Sunrise
A 4 a.m. wake-up call, a cliffside road, and the kind of ride that reminds you why you started.
Read the storyBike of the week
KTM 1390 Super Adventure S Evo
A flagship adventure tourer that pairs a reworked 1350cc V-twin with semi-active suspension — built to devour motorway miles and mountain passes without missing a beat. Here's why it earned the top spot this week.
Route of the week
The Grand Alpine Traverse
Airolo to St Moritz, 1,234 km and 22 named passes across Switzerland, Italy and Austria — the Tremola cobbles, the Furka, the Stelvio, the Grossglockner and the Giau. Four days if you push it. It is a recommendation, not a rulebook.
"You don't ride to get somewhere. You ride because the road already knows the way, and it's daring you to keep up."
— Alan Jones, Motorcycles & Legends
Hi, I'm Alan Jones
A lifetime in the saddle, and more near misses and oil changes than I'd like to admit. Motorcycles & Legends is where I write down what I learn on the road — the good bikes, the honest gear, and the routes worth the tank of fuel.