| A touring motorcycle is a bike that is specifically | | | | top-mounting box. These tourers also have a very |
| designed for long-distance tours and heavy | | | | large displacement, torque-rich engines, and a super |
| commuting. To address the specific needs of these | | | | upright but comfortable position. Sports tourers are |
| types of riders, manufacturers have committed to | | | | simply a hybrid between sports bikes and basic |
| designing touring motorcycles even though basically | | | | touring motorcycles. They allow for long-stance riding |
| any bike can travel cross country. | | | | at higher speeds and offer a more sports-like |
| The most luxurious and probably most popular bike | | | | performance when it comes to speed and handling. |
| of this kind is the BMW touring motorcycle. The | | | | These bikes offer a common middle ground between |
| BMW F650GS bike has bmw motorcycle parts that | | | | Full-dress touring bikes and Global on and off tourers. |
| are of the best quality on the market. It typically has | | | | Some touring motorcycles are specifically designed to |
| large displacement fairings and windshields to protect | | | | provide global touring capabilities, that means both |
| from high degrees of wind and unpredictable | | | | pavement and off-road is an option. Basically, any |
| weather. They also come with large capacity fuel | | | | destination is reachable with a global tourer. The |
| tanks that create a longer range between fill-ups. | | | | motorcycles in this category get high ground |
| Touring bikes engines typically offer lots of low end | | | | clearance with the help of their large fuel reserves |
| horsepower, as well as a more relaxed, upright | | | | and large displacement and under stressed engines. |
| seating position than you would usually experience on | | | | This enables high reliability and a heavy torque output. |
| a sports bike. Due to their increasingly popularity, | | | | Typical global touring bikes are very large, are great |
| touring motorcycles can be further subdivided into | | | | at top speeds on the highway, and handle the best |
| various sub-categories. | | | | of them all. Some noteworthy examples of a global |
| Full-Dress motorcycles are characterized by large | | | | touring bike is the BMW F650GS, F800GS and |
| fairings, ample bodywork, and the integration of hard | | | | R1200GS; the KTM 950 and 990 Adventure series; |
| luggage into the design of the motorcycle. This often | | | | the Suzuki DL1000 and DL650 V-Strom; and the |
| includes both saddlebags and an attached | | | | venerable Kawasaki KLR650. |