In our Moto News Roundup for September, Klim touts its new ADV riding gear for women, Mosko’s Alpine 60L is its lightest luggage yet, Ural returns to one-wheel-drive, and Backcountry Discovery Routes launches another BDR-X route in the Texas Hill Country and teams up with onX for navigation support. Klim’s ADV Gear Line for Women Expands Women ADV Riders noted earlier…

For many years now, there’s been a big conspicuous blank spot on the Backcountry Discovery Routes map—a 700-mile by 320-mile blank, to be exact. Montana is the fourth-largest US state, and the last west of the 100th meridian to be graced with a BDR. That will change in early 2026 when the Montana Backcountry Discovery Route is unveiled. BDR has…

When TJ Brown heard the newly minted NorCal Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) was being opened in the summer of 2024, he immediately called a meeting of his friends, all adventure motorcyclists. The BDR Bros, as he dubs them, assembled on a Tuesday evening with maps, both Google and folding, and began planning for a two-wheeled trek from Mammoth, California, to…

Backcountry Discovery Routes’ newest adventure tour is the Southeast BDR, or SEBDR. Riders can explore the route beginning March 1, 2025 at the World Premier of the 1,300-mile route. It begins at the Gulf of Mexico, takes riders through the Appalachian Mountains, and terminates in Damascus, Virginia. However, there’s no need to stop riding there—the Mid-Atlantic and North East BDRs…

Big Bend, here we come. Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) added their sixth BDR-X to an already impressive list of routes. Coming just a few weeks after their lush green Chattahoochee route, this one explores the dry desert of southwest Texas. And like everything in Texas, it’s big. The loop route is 618 miles long broken into five segments, each of…

The Chattahoochee Oconee National Forest in Georgia is the location of the latest motorcycle adventure route devised by the folks at Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR). The “Hoochee” is a BDR-X format, taking in just a corner of northern Georgia in its 350-mile circular track. This is the fourth route that BMW Motorrad USA has presented in association with BDR. Alpinestars…

The CABDR-North (aka NorCal) BDR film, now available on YouTube, provides an end-to-end overview of the 13th BDR route created by Backcountry Discovery Routes. Like previous BDR films, this one gets down and dirty while also highlighting amazing scenery and seductive backroads. It also delves into the history and struggles of early settlers and shows the highs and lows of…

BDR NorCal has arrived. This is the news we’ve been waiting for since Backcountry Discovery Routes teased the new route in November 2023.  On February 17, 2024, the organization screened the feature-length film for this BDR. The BDR folks also revealed the route on their website, made GPX files available and put maps in the mail to pre-order customers. The…

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) is about to announce the layout of their latest creation, the Northern California BDR, or CABDR-North. The new route completes a continuous BDR from Mexico to Canada. The reveal happens on Saturday, February 17, when their feature-length film premieres in Sacramento, California. Meantime, whet your curiosity on the trailer. Watch as the BDR group attacks rocky…

The Southern California Backcountry Discovery Route has a reputation for being one of the most arduous on BDR’s roster. Its 820 miles offer plenty of variable conditions and technical tests to challenge adventure riders from the Mexican border all the way to the central Sierra Nevada. Recently, BDR teased an all-new route for the Golden State, linking the SoCal BDR…

Win an adventure-ready Ducati DesertX while supporting Backcountry Discovery Routes. This “Cross Continent Special Edition” has been tricked-out by over a dozen accessory companies. Wolfman Motorcycle Luggage, Scotts steering dampers, and Black Dog Cycle Works have all contributed their specialized adventure products to this one-of-a-kind motorcycle. NorCal BDR Beckons This year’s drawing celebrates the upcoming completion of the Northern California…

BMW Motorrad USA is collaborating with Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) on their newest project in the west, Oregon. The ORBDR brings the total routes created by the non-profit BDR organization to an even dozen. It is the second with BMW as a partner, the first being the Wyoming BDR. ORBDR Film Premier Save the date: February 4, 2023. On that…

As a full-time overlander, I can’t begin to express how invaluable online resources are. Sure, there’s a romanticism to route planning and figuring it out as you go, but some of my best experiences have been unplanned. However, the reality of living on the road is that time is precious, money is often tight, and it’s easy to waste time…

Have you ever wondered if an electric motorcycle can really go the distance off the highway? Well, they can. And Tucker Neary has proof. Riding two Zero DSR electric motorcycles, Tucker and his friend Mark traveled and documented over 1,000 miles in seven days along the rough and rugged Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route. They wanted to prove such a feat…

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) are one of the best ways to adventure-road trip around the U.S. And what better way to celebrate Motorcycle Awareness month and National Road Trip day (May 28) than with the 10-year anniversary of BDR—an organization that literally defined the phrase “adventure riding.” What is BDR? Using double-track, forest service, and fire roads, the BDRs travel…

Anytime Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) announces another project, I can’t wait to get on my F 800 GS and go there. So far, I’ve ridden four of the BDR’s 10 routes and hope to add more, including Wyoming, which the BDR team has declared their next project for 2022. Highlights of the WYBDR are three different 11,000-foot mountain summits over…

The Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) are a series of trails that cross some of the most stunning regions of our favorite states. Over the past few years, they have continued to expand their list of tracks to encompass states spanning from Oregon to Pennsylvania. Now, they have one more to add to their list; the ninth track is Southern California,…

A lot of us are probably familiar with the Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) by now and know that these amazing trails run border to border across some of our country’s most beautiful states. What you may not know, is that the entire BDR business is a non-profit organization, and right now they need our help. To keep producing their wonderful…

Although all buttoned up and cozy in my Westy at a disused Forest Service campground near Leavenworth, I couldn’t get to sleep. I was anxious about the rest of trip and what it could cost me. Last year the group’s damage amounted to a snapped axle, two broken CV joints, a shredded sidewall and a couple of bent rims. What…

Chances are, many of you are motorcycle enthusiasts with your bikes tucked away in a cozy garage as winter thwarts your riding desires. Pull up a chair and watch someone else ride for three minutes. It might make you feel better.