FYI: 8:32 is island Bled, Slovenia 8:37 is (I guess) Plitvice, Croatia 8:40 is Ljubljana, Slovenia 8:41 is Malsenica, Croatia 8:43 is Đurđevića Tara Bridge, Montenegro 8:55 is Kotor in Montenegro Great roads to ride!

@Idrisselbaz

5 ай бұрын

6:51 African twin is in Morocco, Ouarzazate-Boumalne Dadès . Have ridding here last year with my Honda also. My best Adventure yet. Ride safe!

Great video but I think the Moto Guzzi Stelvio should be on this list

@allwheeldrive

5 ай бұрын

Agreed, that was a glaring omission.

Thx for posting🙏. @ 10 years & 88,000 km still madly in love with my FJR, last one in the stable. 58 years in the saddle... Cheers 😎

Love the NSX lights on the rear of the Wing

Definitely getting the Vstrom 800 RE

@thelastrebelshow1627

3 ай бұрын

You don’t ride yet do you?

@TheDennzio

Ай бұрын

Good choice

The prices of bikes these days are absolutely insane.

I would like to say after have watched many other MC channels that I like yours the best. You are knowledgeable and bring up everything about a bike that you could think of. You are for the most part unbiased and if not you do point out what is your flavor and why. Also you sound interesting and excited without being as loud as your American counterparts. Cheers

This is the category that I ride. Thanks Bob.

Great vid and thank you. Wow, the hydrogen bike sounds like a great proposition if we are to survive in this green world. Good on Kawasaki for pushing the boundaries beyond just electric. Merry Xmas to you Bob and thanks for your superb content this year. Sláinte, Dave. 🎥🏍️

These bikes are all great, but unfortunately the price point on all these bikes have made them unattainable for your average person (especially here in the USA). No young person can afford any of this stuff. Motorcycle sales are WAY DOWN here, most dealers are closing here, sad to say.

@TheDaemon66

5 ай бұрын

I mean 12k isn’t too bad. Anything under 10k is a good buy in my view.

@trevorphillips3055

5 ай бұрын

A lot of buyers aren't bothered by the list price, they just want to know how much a month it costs.

@carlosandleon

5 ай бұрын

Since when do young people buy literbikes man come on.

@trevorphillips3055

5 ай бұрын

@carlosandleon I agree, but the average person is mentioned to. If US dealers are closing, there's probably more to it than list prices being perceived as high. Which, in real terms they are not.

@Max-qk2yt

5 ай бұрын

Same in Europe tbh, at least in the Netherlands where I'm from. Anything halfway decent is 12k+.

Great informative video Bob Thank you

Thanks! Great overview. Answering your questions…. Would not consider hydrogen due to no filling infrastructure. Hybrid maybe. Depends on all the particulars.

Shouldn't V100 Stelvio be also on this list? The hydrogen H2 sound interesting, but I don't think I have ever seen a hydrogen fuel station so I don't think it will be very popular.

@Wheelo40

5 ай бұрын

Agree on the Stelvio.

@robato28

5 ай бұрын

Me too

Great video 👍 However, I miss my MV Agusta Turismo Veloce...😥

I'd love love more shaft drive bikes

@thefunk731

5 ай бұрын

Yes, no word about the Moto Guzzi Stelvio for example!

@ilikelampshades6

5 ай бұрын

@thefunk731 I've heard bad things about moto guzzis reliability so I'm not sure I could consider it. BMW and Triumph make good shaft drive bikes but only on their very expensive flagship bikes

@billrobertson5526

3 ай бұрын

Sorry drive shafts suck to much clunking I have both a tiger 1200 and a pan America I hate drive shafts

@ilikelampshades6

3 ай бұрын

@billrobertson5526 no chain maintenance though. I'd love that

@billrobertson5526

3 ай бұрын

Every one likes what they like to bad their is not an option on the trimuph 1200

Missed: BMW R1250RS, Yamaha FJR1300, Kawasaki Versys 1000, Moto Guzzi V100, Ducati's V2 models

@diyeveryday67

4 ай бұрын

Agree with your list, but the FJR needs a refresh to compete with the most of these bikes.

@leviefrauim1425

4 ай бұрын

@@diyeveryday67 not if you ask the average FJR rider. We're pleased w/its appearance, performance and capabilities. Most of us don't want all this advanced tech being offered by the Euro companies.

@wildbikerbill6530

4 ай бұрын

@@diyeveryday67 Most tech is complicated, most likely to break, and expensive to repair, rarely used junk.

Bob once again beautiful video but you left one bike out. What happen to the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

Brother you put lots of effort to make very useful videos, now we are very much understanding motor bikes, prices and usage, could you make video on which bike is easy to maintain how expensive is to keep that bike, parts availability service Center’s around the globe, this kind of information we also needed. Thanks

Really surprised you missed the new Moto Guzzi V100 Stelvio. I own a V100S Mandello and it is fantastic.

I've tried a lot of touring bikes and none comes close to the BMW RT, it's just sublime

@diyeveryday67

4 ай бұрын

BMW RT is such an easy bike to ride…but the boxer is to relaxed for me.

Very good. H-D touring bikes should be on the list

Is the Kawi burning hydrogen or fuel cell (ie and electric vehicle with hydrogen to generate electricity)?

GSX S1000GX catches my eyes. I will look forward this blue color whenever i move to japan.

Even though not "new" or "updated", the FJR1300ES deserves an honorable mention. It's absolutely jammed with technology, electronic suspension, IMU, modes, heated grips, electric windscreen, cornering lights, LEDs, yadda yadda blah blah. And it's shaft drive and has a bulletproof 1300cc four. It looks good and arguably is more functional and less expensive than some of the tall-rounders mentioned in the video. The FJR1300ES is only $1800 more than the Tracer 9 GT+, and in the touring space is WELL worth that extra few bucks.

@michael-masi-2021

19 күн бұрын

But what does it weigh?

@exothermal.sprocket

19 күн бұрын

@@michael-masi-2021 In factory, or aftermarket/tuned guise?

@michael-masi-2021

19 күн бұрын

@@exothermal.sprocket I'd be fascinated to know both.

@exothermal.sprocket

19 күн бұрын

@@michael-masi-2021 Looking around, it seems no one makes exhaust headers for it besides Lextek and Delkevic. The ECU flashing tuners I know about don't specify the FJR in their list of tunes but I'm sure it's easily tunable just much as other Yamaha bikes. Ivansperformance has a tune for it, but with slip-on exhaust. I'm guessing at least 20 pounds weight could come off with exhaust system and lithium battery. Factory cast wheels are beastly heavy. That's all additional costs.

kawasakis hydrogen idea will probably bomb. (do miss riding their 400cc bikes though)

@mrflores7708

5 ай бұрын

Literally!

Hybrid maybe but not Hydrogen, almost no place to refill it in the U.S. Love that Kawasaki is researching new systems for bikes. One of the reasons I got my ZH2 SE was it's part the only forced induction motorcycle family.

Thought the Goldwing was discontinued for this year! They must of had a change of heart.

Strange that when it came to the sports tourer segment no mention was made of the 1250RS while both the Kawasaki Z1000sx and Suzuki 1000GT were along with the Suzuki 1000GX all of which the RS competes with as a single bike due to it's base and SE models along with the various options available. Yet you then added the new 1300GS to the mix which IMO is a different (and far more expensive) beast altogether. I guess you can't please everyone😂 otherwise a worthwhile review for those looking to change but not quite sure what they want 👍

Can you mention some long touring bike for short riders please ❤

Nice vid. As a general comment, bikes in this sector are often hideous it seems. Although I quite like the new Suzuki GX for the money.

@903lew

5 ай бұрын

I quite like the designs on most of them, even getting used to the face of the Vstrom 800.

@ragerider6283

5 ай бұрын

@@903lew Well it's subjective so each to their own. : )

@903lew

5 ай бұрын

@@ragerider6283 Very! And lucky us to have the choice.

Great work Bob as always! To answer your question: I'll definitely get a hydrogen bike, i do like the idea very much. Ride safe Marcelo

Did you forget the Multistrada RS? Or I just missed that one 😅

Love with Adventure tourer..

What about the CFmoto 800mt?

Interested in some of them for my next bike , but bugger all shaft drive bike ???? :((

@billrobertson5526

3 ай бұрын

I hate shaft drive I have both a tiger 1200 shaft and a harley pan America chain so much better shaft drive are clunkly. Junk for me

Nice video. But am I wrong in thinking you sound a lot calmer than you usually do?

Must say the Hydrogen bike should be the green way forward rather than electric ( except for city commuters) if they develop loped a good infrastructure then it would interest me.

@patricksandeberg8184

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@carlosandleon

5 ай бұрын

i think that’s stupid. No container can contain hydrogen- there’s always leakage. You need to pressurize the container as well. E fuels should be the way forward

@timgibson2540

5 ай бұрын

Well Kawasaki must think they have it sorted out so I will go along with them….

AWESOME VIDEO FANTASTIC I ENJOY

Interested to see what category you put the Yamaha Niken into ?

At 3:25 please change the graphic to say NT1100.

Yamaha T7 'Explorer' ...a finger exploring your rear passage trying to push the hemorrhoids back up there...sitting on a piece of plywood would be as comfortable?

All bikes looks so good but personally like ,bmw1250gt and kawasaki versays 1000and Africa twinn and ,k1600 😉👍and rest of bikes becomes in favourite collection bikes 🙏👏🤗♥️ty

Unless I missed it I’m disappointed to see no mention of the bmw r1250rs. I’m aware there’s no “new” announcement for the 2024 model year but even though, I see this as a missed opportunity

Nice reviews. Sadly roughly half these bikes wont be sold in North America

@druegeme

5 ай бұрын

really which ones?

It's interesting that you comment on the vibrations from the tiger 900, and no one else has. Triumph must think it was an issue, or they wouldn't have made a change to the handle bar mounts.

@os6219

5 ай бұрын

Almost every comment I read about Triumph 900 talks about vibrations at about 70-80 km/h

@2631Fred

Ай бұрын

Vibrations are still an issue and will be because of the T-plane crank, and the heat from the engine as well. These you-tubers must watch what they say otherwise they might not be invited to the next launch again. V-TOLD gave his honest opinion, and was never invited to any launch again. I rode the 900 GT Pro and Tiger 900 Rally, both had heat issues from the engine. That was in NZ conditions were it is not really that hot. 29-30 degrees Celsius max for a few days. If you live in a hot climate like Houston or California, NAH!!!! If you like a triple, you will live with the vibes above 110km/h. It's always a trade off. There will never be a perfect bike or car.

Congrats on 300k by Toby

Best? You mean most expensive? Vstrom800 is the only one here which has some what Allrounder-ish stats.(to say “best” you have to include performance, price, comfortability, handling, weight etc) Almost all of them are hard to maintain, not convenient enough.

I really think that Hydrogen is the best option and the way to go

love the idea of the hydrogen bike.

Out of all the bikes mentioned, only 2 come with apple carplay and android auto - the NT 1100, and the goldwing. The only other bike I’m aware of with this feature is the cfmoto 800mt explore or touring. Everything else needs a finicky app that barely ever works to be hooked up to the bike. Some even require yearly subscriptions *cough*yamaha*cough*. All the bikes shown here have standard digital gauges and would easily accommodate this feature. For being touring bikes, this is laughable. they need to step up.

The engines from BMW makes s hell lot of vibration ie s1000rr the engine vibrates a lot is not that refined compared to Japanese manufacturers for eg Suzuki. They need to improve that .

I would consider the hydrogen bike as long as I could get good range on it. !?

Where are the Moto Guzzi Maranello and Stevia?

H2 propulsion is not for everyone. The cost of H2 production, unless it is a byproduct of another process is pricey! Not only that the only real use at the moment is for governments to blow their own horn about reducing emissions within their own fleets that have a vehicle that can use it. Once the grants are gone so will be the engineers. From what I understand there is only 300 vehicles in Can. that run H2

Bring on the hybrid bikes!

Most of the motorcycle KZreadrs never ever talk about pillion comfort especially for touring motorcycles. That aspect is always either ignored or just one or two generic lines which gives no information. In most of the touring scenarios, you usually travel with partner and whether to invest in such an expensive bike with a pillion comfort sometimes becomes deal breaker. At this point, all the companies have good engines, good tech .. pretty much same... So what bike gives in terms of comfort to both rider and Pillion is deciding factor...

I test road V-Strom 800RE on November. Lovely bike, really fast at any revs, comfortable to sit, quickshifter and gearbox much better than Transalp. But that windshield is insanely bad. It starts buffeting at like 30-40 miles per hour and it's much worse than just annoying. At high speeds you can feel your arms moving handlebars, because buffeting is so strong. I do not comprehend how they thought it was acceptable to put such a garbage on otherwise such a nice bike. It would be significantly better without any windscreen at all. And it's not just about your helmet, it's about all your body, including hands, torso and all (I'm 183cm (6 feet), but I don't think height matters as it starts at slow speeds and impacts the whole body, not just helmet).

FJR 1300 ES?

3:25 Woops!

And for shorter riders the seat height is only 860 cms 🤣🤣🤣 so you need to be 6-2 with an inside leg of at least 32 inches hilarious 😂😂😂😂 Happy Christmas 🎄 🎄🎄⛄️❄️🐑

@carlosandleon

5 ай бұрын

anything under 880 mm is for dwarves

I go for Triumph Tiger 900 GT👍

Concours 14

That kawasaki hydrogen tourer looks unbelievable 😮😮

Up for any non electric bike. I hate evs.

I missed Honda nt 1100 which is much better than many touring models!

Would have liked to see tourers that actually look good, Goldwing and Kawa aside. Wheres the Guzzi?

I am on my second Ducati Multistrada, but now that I am retired I will not be able to afford these bikes anymore, I hope my 2021 model lasts a long time.

Come on yamha wheres the full fat adventure bike? Imagine a big adventure beast derived from an MT10. Take my money😂

The BMW K1600GTL is superior to the GW. Ride them both and see for yourself.

I don't have the cash, else I'd buy one if each and store them in a collection before they're all discontinued and replaced with e-bikes.

Where is mg stelvio? 😀

I love japanese bike

Moto Guzzi Stelvio?????

Did Harley stop making the Pan America?

@Kenicavus

5 ай бұрын

They still exist?

@trevorphillips3055

5 ай бұрын

The title says 'New & updated'.

Where is the BMW R1250rs?

You missed the KTM Duke 1290 GT 🙌

@trevorphillips3055

5 ай бұрын

Is that new or had an update?

@umarpatel6447

5 ай бұрын

@@trevorphillips3055 it is a touring edition of SuperDuke with GT tagline which is made for long distance travelling with a protective fairing and panier mounting points

Hydrogen Kawi... It is a rolling bomb

This segment just keeps getting better. Some great choices, from bottom to top. I put thousands of miles on my bikes every year, and I can't get past, though, having to deal with the legendary problems with the Europeans in particular. A touring setup implies there is a v. high probability you will make it to your destination without mechanical incident every time: in this segment that's not a luxury, but a requirement. My V-Strom 1K and, now, Super Tenere give me that reliable peace-of-mind, even though they might not rip as hard or have as many "features". With some minor upgrades I can hang with the best of them and can provide that spur-of-the-moment ride home for my buddies with BMWs with over 20K miles on them.

Touring & Adv Too heavy ‘ too tall ,too pricy for what they are . Changed my F750 GS to a Ducati super sport S I wish I have done that 4 years ago 🎉

Wait, the panniers are full of hydrogen canisters? lol Go home kawasaki, you're drunk.

Please save us from the fugly Suzukis!!

My brother is friends with his son

If I am paying that much for a bike it has to have a shaft driver. I know of two or three .

Like, Moto Guzzi doesn't exist?

Hydrogen if popular or pushed by govt will increase on availability it’s cleaner and continues to use the ICE. Lithium is dirt6 to min and still uses fossil fuels to generate

100% for the hydrogen motor bike. Hydrogen is the future

Two things from me: 1. Suzuki make some great bikes, but their decision to close their dealers would mean I wouldn’t consider them. 2. I think hydrogen has missed the boat now, electric infrastructure is what is going in now, so no one is going to create parallel hydrogen infrastructure.

Uhhhhh. Honda Transalp, anyone?

Still nothing that will tear my 2015 GSA from my 60 yr old half million mile ass hands. It takes years to sculpt a comfortable steed and mine is so perfect now I cannot part with her. Sorry 2024 new girls on the block.

Hydrogen? Maybe, But where the heck will I find Hydrogen

Driving a motorcycle, there must be CAREUD TPMS safer.

No hybrids

Friends don’t let friends ride Suzuki.

These are adventures bikes or Offroads … where are the touring

Why can't other brands also use gearboxes like Honda's DCT? I don't want to bother with gears but I also want to ride these bikes. :(

The hydrogen powered bike is willing to identify as a rocket if given the incentive

The seat on the Tenere makes me question how somebody so stupid got into the Yamaha design department. And that people agreed with them.

Bikes have become unaffordable

The problem is the only people who can afford these bikes. Are people who will buy them. Ride once maybe twice. And then they will sit in their 3& garage. Standing next to their Porsche..When they get bored.. And realize they are scared to ride it.

And you ignored the HONDA TRANSALP not clever !!