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Originally Posted by Walkabout
It relates to a state of mind.
There is an exemplary case in the second post within this fairly recent thread.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...s-making-84134
But, the word adventure has been wildly overblown by all manner of PR merchants and other forms of commercial activity - much like Christmas come to think of it; as per other posts in here, it is a word that I avoid nowadays to the extent that I would not be inclined to own a bike that has the word in it's model name. |
It is a state of mind, most of the rest is simply semantics. No question the commercialization of the segment has changed it radically in the last 15 years or so. But what can we do? Ask Grant & Susan to close down HU and do nothing? Or somehow UNDO ADV Rider and the HUGE influence it's had worldwide?
What's happened is the inevitable evolution within our little motorcycle travel world in a capitalist system.
Like many, Ted Simon's writing sparked my interest to really get out there. But I'd already "done it" long before Ted's Jupiter Travels appeared. Back then we just called it "traveling" or "Dual Sport" riding. The "Adventure" part was invented by someone else.
Fact is, traveling by bike is a GREAT way to go ... and what's happened is that millions have discovered this and many now make a living "selling" Adventure. Oh Joy! 
By the way, if anyone has a lot of time on their hands (prison?) there are positively REAMS of threads over on ADV Rider on this subject with much heated debate back and forth ... all leading ... no where. 
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