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Used bikes and other powersports equipment can be awesome, but you need to take a few minutes and check things over before you trust your life to your new ride.

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The Can-Am Origin electric dual-sport motorcycle holds so much promise. But it has one drawback that limits the possible adventures.

More down to earth wisdom from Adam Riemann.

Do not confuse the Pirelli Scorpion Rally Adventouring Tires with the STR or the Rally Race versions. The STR has been stock on several new bikes the past few years and is more street oriented. It gets some criticism for not having enough traction in the dirt but is very capable on road. The Race is closer to a full knobby. This tire, the Adventouring, is a cross between the two. IMO it is right on the mark for my needs. I ride a KTM 890 Adventure R Rally mostly off road with the occasional ripper canyon pavement section at full beans. I ride BDR's and other multi day trips with the unfortunate but necessary slabbing home portion. This is my number one go to tire for all conditions right now although it's still a bit of a compromise rather than a unicorn. The price is good, so it has that right off the bat. Overall off-road traction is excellent, but not quite knobby level. It performs great in rocky technical sections with sufficient grip. It rides straight and predictably in sand. It is stable and controlled in deep gravel. I have not had this tire wash out in a turn. On pavement this tire excels. It's not a street tire, but in curves it provides enough grip to be fun at high speeds without any of the bad behavior of most 50/50 tires. It does not wiggle in rain grooves or in cross wind. It is stable and confidence inspiring into triple digits and handles aggressive braking well. This year I have owned/ridden the Mitas E07, Dunlop Trailmax Raid, Michelin Anakee Wild and these. The Adventouring beats all these in one aspect or another and the is the best overall solution for me. If you buy online, it is worth noting the image on Revzilla is not representative of the actual tire and looks more like an STR.

What are your thoughts or concerns? Have you experienced this issue or is it overblown?

What are your thoughts. Have you experienced this issue?

Some swear by it while others just turn it off every time. My experience with it is mixed. It was unobtrusive on my BMW R1200 GS and genuinely saved my butt on high speed pavement. The Tenere 700 ABS was fine on pavement but annoying to repeatedly turn off for off-road. On the KTM 890 I find it unpredictable and over reaching on pavement while the setting of front active and rear defeated for dirt works perfectly. So, maybe another 5 years and all manufacturers will have it nailed.

I used a Garmin navigator for years the same way I use my car's GPS or google maps. I input a destination and let the device sort out the route. But the Garmin Zumo XT has more capabilities that I learned to take advantage of. Most everyone knows you can download .gpx files for BDR or TET routes. The function I really love is the ability to sit in my tent and create the next day's route on dirt, turn by turn. Then I send it to my riding buddies so we all have it.

I put together a quick reference guide for the basic functions of the Garmin Zumo XT and XT2. There are more detailed instructions available on the Gamin website or on YouTube but these should get you started.

Routing to a location.
You can simply select a point on the Zumo screen, hit route to, go, and it will work like google maps selecting the route according to your preset preferences (avoid freeways etc).

Importing .gpx files.
On an Iphone, download the .gpx to the "files" folder. Select the file and choose the "send to" button. Select the Garmin Explore app. You can also text or email .gpx files between friends.

Track recorder
The track recorder is useful if you are following someone and want to ride the trail again later. Simply start the track recorder and it will run in the background. This will create a track file. Just remember to stop it at the end of the ride or the file created gets too big to save. Rename the file to something useful and you can add it to collections to keep your rides organized.

My favorite feature is the ability to plan the next day's ride on trails or dirt roads along a specific route, turn by turn. You can create this on your phone from your couch or in your tent and it will sync and appear on your Zumo when you start your bike in the morning. This is really awesome.

Planning a ride from your phone and syncing it to your Zumo.
To create a ride on your phone:

1. Download the Garmin Explore app and connect your phone via bluetooth to your Zumo.
2. Create a course along a path or road: start with plus symbol (new course), then add point by point along the road/trail you want to take.
3. Copy the course as Track (this will sync with Zumo)
4. Rename the track to something useful, delete the original course.
5. Optional - create a Collection, add Tracks to Collections for organization
6. The new Track or Collection will appear on the map and in your library once you start your Zumo if you have the Explore app running on your phone and the phone is synced.

Keep in mind not all Explore app features can be synced with a Zumo.

• Routes will sync with zumo.
• Tracks will sync.
• Collections will sync.
• Courses will NOT sync.

Bonus feature:
Where to > Categories > Gas stations.
The Garmin will give you the closest gas stations and if available display gas price. Pick one and it will route you to it.

Have a correction, tip or suggestion? Please add it to the comments!

What is your preferred version of adventure motorcycling?

My 890 will cook my legs to the point I sometimes look down to make sure they are not on fire. But put a frozen gas station burrito on the catalytic converter and it will stay frozen. Well actually just cold, but nonetheless not appealing. The day was saved by velvety roads after a bit of rain overnight.