George’s ambitious journey took some telling, so we’ve had to separate it into two parts, the second of which you’ll be able to hear next week. Ultimately riding a long and winding path through some 11 countries and covering nearly 40,000 miles, he rode through Patagonia and the Andes, all the way through Chile and into Argentina to the bottom of the World-Ushuaia-pretty much the last place you can get to before reaching the Antarctic. So, checking an item off his bucket list, he bought a big BMW 1250 GS ADV bike, and headed South.
As a successful TV show Producer, with projects such as “The World’s Deadliest Catch”, “Ice Road Truckers”, and “Storage Wars” on his resume, George decided that he wasn’t quite living large enough. In the second segment, I chat with a dear friend of mine, Gentleman George Puckhaber. These relatively entry-level bikes, but man, we had huge fun on them, and in several ways both bikes surprised us. The first was relatively local, and pretty short, to Moab, Utah, where Associate Editor Teejay Adams and I tested the Yamaha TW200 and the Kawasaki KLX230 on a long, local fire road trail and later on the street. This week on Motos & Friends we take you on a couple of journeys. The all-new 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle is here-check it out at or of course, at your local dealer. Welcome to Motos and Friends, an Ultimate Motorcycling Podcast brought to you by Suzuki motorcycles. Warranty: 30 days (Limited Factory Warranty).Rear brae: 245mm disc w/ 2-piston caliper.Front brake: 270mm disc w/ 4-piston caliper.Rear suspension: Linkage-assisted fully adjustable KYB shock 12.5 inches of travel.Front suspension: Fully adjustable KYB spring-type fork with speed-sensitive damping 12.2 inches of travel.Transmission: Wide-ratio constant-mesh 5-speed 2016 Yamaha YZ450F European Specifications/Technical Details Europe/UK MSRP Price: See Dealer for pricing in GBP (On The Road inc 20 Vat) Model Not Available in Europe Starting at MSRP is the manufactured suggested price and excludes delivery, setup, tax, title, license, and additional fees and expenses.Ignition: Transistor Controlled Ignition.Fuel delivery: Yamaha Fuel Injection Keihin 44mm throttle body.Engine: Liquid-cooled DOHC 4-stroke 4 titanium valves.now, and could well turn out to be Yamaha’s most popular 450 dirt bike. The 2016 Yamaha YZ450FX is available in showrooms across the U.S. The YZ450FX makes Yamaha’s impressive range of off-road competition machines complete and blue plastic is certainly going to be a common site at off road racing of all disciplines.