Motorcycles& Legends
Adventure Riding Journal

Bold rides.
Real routes.
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.

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Featured Machine

Bike of the week

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Watercolor illustration of the KTM 1390 Super Adventure S Evo adventure motorcycle
This week's pick

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.

Engine1350cc V-twin
Power173 hp
Dry weight227 kg
Plan Your Next Ride

Route of the week

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Hand-drawn watercolor map illustration of the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse route
This week's route

Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse

48 km up Austria's highest paved pass, hairpin after hairpin to the Hochtor. Ridden with Kyle & Alexa on the KTM 1390.

Distance48 km
Elevation+1,810 m
SurfacePaved
Portrait illustration of Alan Jones
Alan Jones
Rides a KTM 1390 Super Adventure S Evo

"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
Alan Jones crouched roadside beside his KTM adventure bike
Who's Behind This

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.