The Trail

David holding up a white ADVTEES adventure motorcycle t-shirt with a fellow rider at a bike meet
How I Wound Up Making Adventure Motorcycle T-Shirts
I ordered shirts from AliExpress a few times, and every time I was shocked by how garbage the quality was. Either the print was crooked, the fabric felt like a... Read more...
David in a green helmet with three riding friends and their KTM adventure bikes stopped on a dirt track through a wheat field
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Over the years I have ridden in almost every way you can think of. Riding completely alone is what I do the least. That one is the ugly. Early on... Read more...
David with his KOVE 450 Rally on a rocky trail
How I Wound Up on a Kove 450 Rally
People ask how I even ended up with the Kove 450 Rally. Honestly, I didn't know much about it at first. I was happy on my second KTM 690 Enduro... Read more...
David on his Yamaha Tenere 700 in the desert
The Truth About Why I Bought (and Sold) the Tenere 700
Believe it or not, I probably bought the Tenere 700 because of Pol Tarres. I saw a video of him on YouTube doing insane things with it. At the time... Read more...
Young rider vs old rider: David in 2004 and today in 2026, side by side
Young Rider vs Old Rider: The 4 Differences
After 22 years on adventure bikes, here are the four honest differences between riding young and riding older. Read more...