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If you've slipped on a Shoei VFX-W helmet you're familiar with that amazing Shoei fit, but you're likely not familiar with this new graphic - the $584.99 Illusion TC-6. You know you want one, and it's just been announced so if you act fast you can be the first on your block to have the first on your noggin.

The big news out of Yamaha for 2011 is the addition of an Adventure model coming to the United States that looks ready to compete with the KTM 990 Adventure and BMW GS models for long-rang fun-seekers. Dubbed the Super Tenere, the go-anywhere-anytime machine is powered a 1200cc twin with a 270 degree crank, which has the pistons firing nearly at the same time to give a big-traction feeling almost like a giant single. The bike has two engine modes, three traction control modes, and ABS and UBS (Unified Braking System). The six speed feeds power through a shaft drive to the rear wheel, the rear shock has a hydraulic shock preload quick adjuster, the seat offers 25mm of height adjustment, and a six gallon tank can to take you WAY past the corner market you headed out for. This ticket to fun won't be ready to hit the highways and backroads until May 2011, so you have all winter to plan your springtime outings.

Adventurers rejoice, The Super Ténéré is coming to America. Yamaha's adventure touring monster, previously available only overseas will make a landing early next year, the first of the 2012s. And it is showing up for a very competitive $13,900 MSRP. The all-new 1199cc parallel twin with a 270° is slim and tuned for torque. It's feature list looks like a tit-for-tat against the big players in the adventure game, the BMW GS and the KTM 990. The Yamaha has a six-speed wide-ratio transmission, ABS and unified brakes, tunable traction control, a large six-gallon fuel tank, 17-inch rear and 19-inch front wheels, traction control, shaft drive, decent suspension travel and a comparatively low seat height. It features some Yamaha advances like a fly-by-wire throttle system and the close firing of the pistons to simulate a big Single without the vibration. Yamaha has not forgot about the luggage and accessories if this machine, such an important part of the package and GYTR will have a ton of stuff available at the time of release.

Let me introduce myself. I am an off-road rider who is as old as dirt. I have been around the block a few times, but it took a mind-shaking event to get my attention. Let me preface this with the admission that I have been an environmentalist from an early age.

Hey, great mag, guys! I'd like to say that the "if you are such a good rider" article was very, very intriguing because I found myself to be one of those guys and along with many of my other friends. We are bushwhackers, as they say, we trample the desert just about every weekend and soon enough the trails are hammered. To look at ones' self in the mirror and to say "wow, I can't believe I just ruined the best trail here," what was I thinking? As Jimmy said, "If you're such a good rider, then why don't you race?" Well one easy explanation, for me anyhow, I don't have the edge to race yet. I do like to go to the track as much as possible during the week to have a good time. I think that is why we "all" like to race is to just have a good and fun time riding our bike yet there are consequences to every action.
Trevor Dunn