Norcal Dual Sport .....Adventure rides
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The Freedom of the Dual Sport and Adventure Motorcycle
What is Dual Sport and Adventure Motorcycling?
Dual Sport is a term for the combination of a street and offroad motorcycle. The Dual Sport motorcycle offers enthusiasts the best of both worlds of exploring back country trails and jeep roads while still capable of using our local street and highway systems.
The street-legal dirt bike introduces you to new worlds of adventure, freedom and fun. Whether you enjoy weekend exploring of your local back roads or participating in the growing number of organized Dual Sport events throughout America. Dual Sport events are non competitive tours of scenic areas in our national forests, public roads and BLM lands. The perfect Dual Sport Ride provides the participant an opportunity to view what most of us never see from the highway, and allows access to areas only previously accessible to jeeps, horses and hikers. With a legal liscensed and plated Dual Sport motorcycle, there are no more boundaries when it comes to off road travel. The limitations of the off road permit of many states is lifted.
Dual Sport and Adventure Riding
There is a difference between the Adventure Rider and the Dual Sport Rider.
Dual Sport riding is conducted with a mid-sized (250cc to 650cc), street liscenced, off road motorcycle. The Dual Sport rides are conducted in single or multi-day events that take riders through minimal ashpalt, using a majority of fireroads and a small percentage of single track trails or none at all. In many events there are contests of skill that include horseshoes, poker, sharp shooting events or dart games. Points are gathered for each event, and prizes are given at the end of the ride to the highest point scorers.
Typical Dual Sport Motorcycle - Mid sized 450 or 530 with a street plate, capable of extreme off road trails for several days.
Adventure Riding is conducted on larger motorcycles (650cc plus) and is usually a multi-day, often multi-state or even multi-continent tour. Typical Adventure motorcycles are equipped with side panniers or aluminum cases and are ready to travel long distances either on or off road.
A mid-sized Adventure Motorcycle capable of long distance multi-day rides.
A typical Adventure Motorcycle can be outfitted to ride around the world.