14 Best New & Updated Adventure Motorcycles For 2025!

Now there are plenty of new and updated adventure motorcycles on the market for 2025 and so you might be wondering well which ones are actually worth a look. So in this video we'll go through our pick of the bunch from all the major manufacturers and we're going in price order ascending. Now one area of the market that seems to be absolutely booming is the sort of more affordable mid-capacity bikes that offer a great alternative to the increasingly expensive heavy And look, BMW might not be the first into this market. There are already some great options from Royal Enfield with the Himalayan 450, from F Motor with the 450MT, but all the same when it does hit the market later this year, which has been confirmed, I reckon the F450GS is going to sell like hot cakes. You see the concept was unveiled at EICMA in November 2024 and it looks like it's tick a lot of boxes with a nice slender stance, a well-specced chassis, typical BMW levels of tech and of course a little bit of the image of its hugely popular bigger sibling in the R1300GS. But I think probably the most interesting thing about this bike is the engine with a 450 parallel twin that will make the maximum 48 horsepower possible in the A2 license category. Now what makes it really stand apart from the competition is the firing interval which is going to be a 125 degrees and they say this has never been used on any production motorcycle ever. 360 cranks, 180s, 270s especially are much more common when it comes to parallel twins and so this should mean that the F450GS has its own unique sound and feel and potentially delivery of power which could I guess help it to command a slightly higher price point than some of those more budget-friendly options from the more budget-friendly manufacturers. Speaking of which though there's no price on this one as of yet because it's probably going to be announced later this year but our estimate is around the seven grand mark hopefully to keep it fairly competitive and it's certainly one to keep an eye out for if you like the idea of a baby GS. Another tempting option in this sort of part of the market though as well comes from KTM with their upcoming 390 Adventure R the full details of which will be announced at the end of January. It's another one though that we've seen in the flesh at EICMA and this one doesn't take a rocket three scientist to figure out what it's all about. You see the engine will be the latest iteration of their LC4C single which powers all of the other 390 models like the RC390 sports bike, the 390 Duke naked and also the regular 390 Adventure but whereas that bike is still predominantly a road bike it's a slightly jacked up 390 Duke effectively well this one the new R model promises to be a lot more off-road capable. It's got a taller suspension, a long bench seat for more adventure friendly ergonomics and also a bit more of a rally inspired image with the very steep front end. Now I'm sure there'll be more nuances in the detail which we'll cover in full as soon as the full specs are available to us but I think in the meantime the more pressing question is whether anyone at the moment would seriously consider buying a KTM given that they're going through some seriously turbulent times as a and for me it's a bit of a shame because you know they've announced a lot of new bikes for 2025 a lot of which look like they'd be an absolute blast to ride but I would say at the moment probably hold off before you whack a deposit down on one of these until the future the broader company is looking a little bit more certain. Now I guess that one's probably going to come in around the same seven grandish as the BMW hopefully anyway but assuming those price are right well this next bike might look very tempting indeed. You see for just £7,999 at some point this year you'll be able to pick up the new CFMoto 800 MTX which is heavily based upon the 10 grand KTM 790 Adventure with the two companies being close partners and sharing a lot of their manufacturing. Now the 790 Adventure is already a fantastic bike to ride with that brilliant peppy 95 horsepower parallel twin and also the signature low slung fuel tank that hangs down either side which gives it a really low centre of mass that makes it very easy to ride even when fully fuelled up with the maximum possible 20 litres. That makes it a cinch to ride at low speeds which is of course especially valuable when it comes to off-roading and really for the 790s and 890s the only complaint from me has been the looks. I've never really loved this line of bikes in terms of the aesthetics and I reckon I'm not the only one but that's where this offering from CFMoto could step in and for me I think they've done a great job over the past couple of years of establishing you know a signature distinctive style. This one the 800 MTX works really well for me I think it's a nice looking bike that's a big improvement over the 790 and yet you've essentially got the same engine the same chassis a lot of the same hardware and tech as well so that should make it similarly good to ride. Then you've also got to consider that substantial two grand price difference and so I'd be very surprised indeed if these don't absolutely fly off the shelves and I should add that this one actually gets a 22.5 litre tank instead of the 20 of the KTM and there's going to be an 8 litre fuel pod which is similar I guess in idea to the one that's offered with the Desert X as an accessory and so that would take the total fuel capacity up to a whopping 30.5 litres which I think is about as much fuel as you can possibly carry on a standard production motorcycle it's half a litre more for example than a GS Adventure. Next up though well £9,000 gets you a proven performer from Honda in the form of their XL750 Transalp where you're getting a heck of an engine in their 750 Parallel Twin which revs up quite freely to make a good 90 horsepower peak and it really is very entertaining. I'd also say that whilst it's not the most off-road biased bike on this list for an adventure bike with oversized spoke rims and a relatively tall stance well it's surprisingly good on tarmac especially when you encounter a good series of corners. For the money I'd say it's a solid all-rounder with a trusted brand on the tank and the only thing that was a little bit disappointing about it for me was the fact that it inherited a headlight from what could be perceived to be a lesser bike in the form of which comes in at a lower price and you know has a bit of that A2 image. Now on the one hand you know from Honda's perspective this is a very price sensitive end of the market and so they do probably have to take advantage of some manufacturing efficiencies but on the other as the customer you never really want to feel like you're getting features from bikes lower in the lineup and it's much better if you get a few bits and pieces that trickle down from the more aspirational models. So thankfully for 2025 they pretty much solved this problem by giving it a new front end along with the 750 Hornet sibling and I reckon it's a big improvement and does help to give the Transalp a bit more of its own identity. On top of that they've made some tweaks to improve the suspension with a bit less damping to help with comfort and they've also given it a couple of new paint jobs one of which I saw in the flesh at Motorcycle Live with the grey the orange accents and the gold rims and I really like that one a lot although I will say the new black and red also looks pretty decent in the pics too. The benchmark though amongst all these middle weights over the past few years has to have been the Tenere 700 from Yamaha with some of the best off-road manners you can buy and a simple and affordable build with minimal technological intervention. So yeah it's been a great seller over the years and you see plenty of them about so with this 2025 update I think they've had to try and find a balance and be careful not to ruin the appeal of the original whilst at the same time trying to sneak in a few techy features just to keep it competitive. So now on this new bike you get a ride-by-wire throttle as opposed to the previous gen's cable throttle and that opens up a couple of riding modes and switchable traction control whilst it's still mated to effectively the same proven CP2 parallel twin which makes again just over 70 horsepower. Elsewhere suspension is now fully adjustable so that's an upgrade to the fork. The styling has been tweaked too and it looks like a fair bit of thought has gone into the details like the silencer bracket or the luggage mounts or the sidestand switch all of which have been reworked to address issues with the previous generation. They've even gone to the effort of slimming down the clutch cover which used to stick out quite a bit and interfere with your right boot and so it's nice to see them paying attention to current owners and dealing with some of these niggles. On top of that though there's now also a new Tenere 700 low in the lineup although I will say it's still pretty tall at 860 millimeters which is just 15 millimeters down on the standard bike. If on the other hand you fancy something a bit more hardcore then there's also the rally version and this one has always had a bit more protection and hardwiring a bit of a fancy paint job but now for 2025 it also gets upgraded suspension which it kind of inherits from some of the other Tenere's like the World Raid which should mean even more off-road capability and also it gets a touch more travel. As with everything though there's a bit of a compromise and that's the seat height with this one really sitting very tall at 910 mil and so while it could be the one to go for if you do take your off-roading seriously you know it's realistically only for the taller rider or those who are very confident with a tall bike like that. Now the standard bike starts at 10,400 pounds for this year. The low version doesn't have a price on the website at the moment but I'd expect something similar and the rally comes in at 11,400 which seems like decent value for money when you look at all the extra bits of kit you get in. Now before we get on to the next bike I just want to take a moment to say a massive thanks to Rebel Horn for supporting the channel and making videos like this one possible. Some touring and adventure suits can be absolutely eye-watering in price nowadays but I've learned from wearing Rebel Horn's Cubby 5 suit over the past year or so that it doesn't have to be that way. I've been absolutely loving the versatility and features all of which are offered at a really decent price point with my favorite thing about it being that you get three layers so the main suit, a waterproof membrane and a thermal layer and so you can reconfigure it and layer it up however you want so it can suit a really wide range of conditions. Then you've got all the pockets and vents you could ever need, plenty of protection and also straps and fasteners so you can get the perfect fit and hold all the armor in all the right places. Genuinely I love wearing Rebel Horn gear along with some of their road kit as well and so I thoroughly recommend checking out the link down in the description below if this sounds like your sort of thing as well. Now next up is this one an adventure bike or is it a scooter? Well I'm not exactly sure but there is something I really like about Honda's X-ADV and so you might enjoy it too. We reviewed the previous generation including trying a little bit of off-road and while it doesn't necessarily have a workable standing position there is a little bit of that baby Africa twin vibe to it but then also it has this seriously practical side with the scooter style weather protection. 2025's update has pretty much all the same fundamentals but there are some welcome additions, chiefly cruise control which I would say is a big boost, a new five inch full color TFT display with some connectivity features and also some refinements to the DCT automatic box which has been tweaked to smooth it out and stuff at lower speeds. Then the looks are slightly updated they've integrated the indicators at the front end for example into the daytime running lights to make it look nice and clean. They've started to use some sustainable materials in the bodywork as well and they've also added a more vibrant yellow special edition which I was told originally when it was launched was for Europe only but I now see it on the UK website and so I guess we're getting it too. Sadly this one's not available in the US as far as I know which is a shame because it's a massive hit in Europe. It's a really good seller for Honda but then again I guess there is a bit more of a scooter culture out in Europe and so perhaps that's where the demand comes from. I think the main problem with getting someone to try the X-ADV though is the price. It is a bit of an oddball and yet it starts at £11,249 which of course could get you a heck of a lot of bike elsewhere. Take the awesome Aprilia Touareg 660 for example which you could easily get along with a bit of change. This one's already a brilliant adventure bike with a lot of the off-road ability of the Tenere but just a bit more tech and also that typical Aprilia Italia design style which I think makes it visually a touch more appealing than the Yamaha. On top of that though for 2025 Aprilia have decided to add something a little more aggressive to the lineup in the form of a new rally version and this one really does step up that off-road capability. The suspension's revised for example with linear springs that are said to be more appropriate for rougher terrain. The rims are more robust to take some heavy hits and also the engine map has been tweaked which they say gives it a little more snap on the throttle which makes it easier to pop the front wheel over obstacles. Then the SC-Project titanium exhaust system helps to shed about five kilograms over the standard bike and all of this is wrapped up in this more racy looking finish which I think looks really very nice. No price confirmed for this one as of yet but I'm guessing it's probably going to come in about a grand or so more than the standard Touareg 660. Now over at Ducati we've had a flurry of new models for 2025 a few of which use their new V2 engine which is set to replace the Testastretta V-Twin which was in all fairness getting a little bit long in the tooth. One of the first models to use it along with the new Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2 is the new Multistrada V2 although you might not know it at first glance because it does look remarkably similar overall anyway to the previous generation. There are a lot of changes under the hood though with that new engine weighing in a fair few kilograms less than the Testastretta and a new aluminium frame helps too and so in total the curb weight albeit unfueled now comes in at 199 kilograms for the standard model which is certainly at the lighter end of the spectrum for this category of bike. Somewhat heavier though is the price which comes in at just under 14 grand now for that standard Multistrada V2 or a really substantial 16,390 for the S version which has the electronic suspension package amongst other things. Still it looks like it'll be a great road biased adventure tourer and it's a Ducati so you probably weren't expecting it to be cheap were you. 14,599 though will get you Husqvarna's Norden 901 Expedition and again Husqvarna are another sister company of KTM and so this one gets its rudiments from the 890 Adventure. Husqvarna in my opinion always do a great job on the styling though and this one's no different and I especially like this new graphic scheme for the 2025 model year. What separates the Expedition version from the standard bike is that it does sit a little bit taller with more travel in the suspension but also you get the touring windscreen fitted as standard, heated grips, a centre stand and also the soft luggage thrown in. So the idea is to use this one for longer trips or expeditions especially ones that involve quite a lot of off-roading and I'm sure it's very good for this combination of things. If though you do most of your riding on the road then I'd probably still recommend sticking with the standard Norden 901 especially if you're not that tall like me because it's much easier to manage and also there's a bit less weight transfer when you're on the throttle or on the brakes. One thing that did kind of blow my mind though when I reviewed this bike recently was that it didn't have hazards, there was no button on the switch gear to activate both indicators. So thankfully that's fixed for 2025 along with a few other tweaks to the electronics like revised traction control that allows for 10 levels of slip and also now a standard fit USB-C port. But next up in a very similar vein Ducati now offer their awesome Desert X in a Discovery spec for just over £17,000 which gets the absolute works thrown at it from the accessories catalogue along with its own dedicated paint job. So there are reinforced handguards, a touring windscreen, hard luggage, a sump guard, heated grips, a centre stand and more. Thing is though while the Desert X is a brilliant bike and I'm sure this one's no different at about £3,000 more than the Norden Expedition for something that's built to do a very similar job, well I think you've got to really want one to justify the extra cash. On to though one of my favourite bikes that I rode in 2024 which was the new Moto Guzzi V100 Stelvio which I guess came as a little bit of a surprise. You see it doesn't really necessarily stand out in any one particular field. It's not the most powerful, it's not the lightest, it's not the most off-road focused, it's not even the most techie or it's not the cheapest or anything like that. But what it will say is it is just a beautifully rounded package, it's stylish, it feels practical and you get a super sweet V-twin engine with a beautiful character to it, plenty of mid-range and also a very nice note at the exhaust which always helps. For 2025 we've got no big changes for this one as it's relatively recent but what they have announced is this Duecento Limited run that gets a trickle or paint job to celebrate 200 years of the Stelvio Pass from which of course the bike inherits its name. For me this one has a bit of Africa Twin or GS trophy about it and I think that's not necessarily a bad thing, it always suits an adventure bike this sort of paint job. But then again assuming it's going to come a bit of a premium, you know it's a limited run so you're probably going to pay a bit more for it, I think I'd probably go for the standard grey and neon yellow of the bike that I reviewed which I think just looked a bit more classy. Another big update from Ducati comes in the form of the Multistrada V4 and again looking at it you might not know it straight away because it does really look very much the same as the previous generation. The standard bike though, the S version and also the Pike's Peak with the sporty 17-inch front wheel, well they all get tweaks here and there that should add up to a fairly significant improvement out on the road. The V4 engine gets their extended rear cylinder deactivation for example which runs on just the front two cylinders at low speeds and so that should help to keep the rider cool especially in hotter climates but also help with fuel efficiency which hasn't necessarily been a strong point of this bike in the past. Then the swing arm pivot has been raised by a millimetre which apparently gives it better anti-squat behaviour and there's also a new bump detection feature in the semi-active suspension which softens up the shock in real time immediately as soon as the fork detects a sudden jolt so that might help to you know save your spine a bit if you're taking speed bumps at a good clip. Then the luggage mounts have been moved back by 25 millimetres in order to give the passenger a little bit more leg room and so yeah it's all fairly subtle stuff but it does sound like they've maybe solved quite a few little ownership gripes and so I'll certainly look forward to getting one for review and seeing if these changes add up to be greater than the sum of their parts. Thing is though it's always going to be hard to compete with the best seller in the market which is as you might know the BMW R1300GS along with the more distance focused Adventure version with the big 30 litre tank but that said maybe in 2025 BMW have given the competition a bit of a fighting chance with one of the most radical visual redesigns that we've seen in recent memory that I think it's fair to say has gone down with a bit of a mixed reception and I'll admit the massive blocky almost lego looking tank on this new GSA really does take a lot of getting used to but if you can get your head around it eventually I would recommend taking one for a demo because beneath the surface you've still got the brilliant combination of bags of range from that big tank the smooth and torquey boxer twin the brilliantly planted telelever chassis and a top spec tech package that can do if you're willing to spec it up pretty much anything you can hope for so it has a lot of the same strengths as the previous gen 1250 GS Adventure. It's in my experience of spending a bit of time with it a great bike to ride and also for this new iteration it's got a bit of a by inheriting the adaptive ride height feature from the standard 1300 GS this automatically lowers the bike when you come to a standstill and it's really seamless and unnoticeable and probably the best implementation I've seen so far of this kind of concept and it really does help to make a big tall hefty bike seem that bit more manageable and it's certainly something I'd be putting a bit of cash aside for if I was buying one to spec up this optional feature. The other key decision with this new bike though is whether to get their ASA or automated shift assistant which allows you to run it in an automatic mode by replacing the clutch and mechanical shifter with electronic actuators. I've tried it out recently on the standard 1300 GS and while it is really quite good and I can see that it'll potentially surprise some people as to how decent it really is you know I think overall I still prefer to have the control of the clutch especially when it comes to lower speed riding. This is also a feature that's on the latest generation of the KTM Superadventure so the 1390 or at least in their top spec Evo model anyway. Their system is called AMT though or automated manual transmission and it's slightly different to the BMW in that it uses a recluse clutch a mechanical recluse clutch instead of the electronic actuator which could I guess potentially feel a bit less refined than the BMW although I'll have to ride one soon to find out. Still both the standard S and the Evo now get the 1390 version of their big V twin which makes a whopping 170 horsepower which should be enough for pretty much any rider. Then you've got radar enabled rider aids at both ends along with a comprehensive suite of tech and a top spec chassis and so both should be really very good bikes although don't expect them to come cheap especially with KTM recently whacking up the price of quite a few of their bikes. Still not many adventure bikes can match these big KTMs for pure fun out on the road and also the off-road biased R model recently got a lot of the same tweaks. So that my friends rounds off all of the main adventure bike developments for 2025 that I think you need to know about but as always I'd love to know which one you'd have in your garage money note object so do let me know down in the comments below. Also if you haven't seen it already I'll put my of the best new nakeds for 2025 on the screen so do give that a click and give it a watch. Do hit subscribe as well if you want to see more of the latest motorcycle news like this right here on Motobob. 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