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When we think of adventure gear, a few big players come to mind. You've got Klim, Rev'It!, Dainese, and Alpinestars to name a few, but they share one major issue: none of them actually make a good pair of ADV pants for under $200.

In the adventure world, it’s easy to get dazzled by shiny catalog pages and “pro-level” endorsements.

But here’s the reality: expensive doesn’t always equal better.

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Adventure gear is notoriously expensive, but there's something particularly frustrating about blowing $200 on what should be the simplest piece of gear in your kit.

The best budget ADV motorcycle gloves get back to the basics, and do it for well under $100.   

Rider school teaches the fundamentals—clutch control, shifting, braking, turning, maybe oil changes and chain adjustments. Great start. But once you’re deep in the backcountry, the classroom stuff doesn’t cut it.

Adventure riding punishes bikes in ways the manuals don’t cover, and knowing a few smart hacks can mean the difference between finishing the ride or hiking out.

Here are the tricks every ADV rider should have up their sleeve.

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As of this writing, Klim's latest-and-greatest adventure jacket, the Adventure Rally, sells for an eye-watering $1,800. That's an extra $300 premium over their other flagship jacket, the $1,500 Badlands Pro A3.

Not every bad ride is because of the bike, the weather, or the trail. Sometimes it’s you. ADV riding demands technique and mindset, but bad habits creep in quietly.

Before long, what should be an epic ride feels like a grind. The good news: most of these habits can be fixed fast. Here’s what to watch for—and how to turn it around before your next trip.

Let’s get this out of the way: we all love a good riding video. A drone shot of a bike carving through switchbacks? Awesome. A well-edited tour vlog with killer music? Inspiring.

But somewhere between the gear flexes and the over-polished trip recaps, something’s gotten lost.

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We've said it before, and we'll say it again: adventure gear is outrageously expensive. That's particularly true if you're drooling over top-shelf adventure helmets, which can run anywhere from $700-$900 nowadays.

You’ve got the right bike, the right gear, and the right attitude—but if you can’t read the terrain, you’re riding blind. And while no one’s born with trail vision, the best ADV riders seem to spot trouble a mile away.

That’s because they’ve trained their eyes (and brains) to interpret every slope, rut, and shadow for what it really is: either a smooth pass or a trap waiting to body slam your bike into the dirt.

Some riders break the rules. Others break the limits of what’s possible. These record-breaking and trailblazing motorcyclists have pushed boundaries in speed, endurance, and sheer courage — often without becoming household names.

Their stories range from land speed legends to fearless firsts that changed the face of motorcycling forever.