You don’t read much these days about Carlos Ghosn. Once the car executive God, then the quality nosedive, the disappearing dealer network and the Murano convertible.

I own a 1988 R100 GS, have taken it around the US, Europe and Southeast Asia. You don’t need an adventure tourer (in many places a 250cc enduro would be a much better traveling bike), but it sure is fun to go from a steady 75 mph cruise to miles of overgrown track, and even just to know you have that option.

“...then you’re not a motorcyclist.” If you ride a motorcycle, you are. The “not a real x” argument is the root of the evil your article argues against.