Pardon my ignorance, but... what exactly distinguishes "adventure riding" from "sport touring" or, for that matter, "dirt riding"?
If I'm on Highway 96 or somewhere in BFE Nevada or wherever, and I end up riding on gravel for a mile or two, does that automatically upgrade my trip to an "adventure ride"? What if I ride on a city street that's torn up for construction? Or how about a run-of-the-mill ride down Tunitas Creek or Morgan Territory? That's fairly "adventurous" compared to the riding most folks do, but those roads are (sort of) paved.
I'm sure you see my point... are we at risk of over-compartmentalizing ourselves? I certainly do feel "special" because I ride a V-Strom and occasionally travel where sportbikes fear to tread, but I'm not sure if that qualifies me as an official Adventure Rider(tm) even though I have one of them Adventure Bikes(tm).
I really need to know, so I can share this information with my friends on the gay sportbike forum -- but not the gay cruiser or gay BMW forums... those people are FREAKS!