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Shown below are some helpful resources to answer some additional dual sporting questions:

Visit the mother ship of adventure touring

One of the largest, more informative and insanely addicting boards on riding motorcycles, advrider.com.

Other dual sport related sites...

www.dualsportmagazine.com/

www.rallyconnex.com/adventuretoursnew

http://www.lvnvdualsports.com/