Andy Strapz – owner of one of Australia’s premier motorcycling retailers and accessory manufacturers – has been around motorcycles for a long time. For a few issues he’ll be pondering the meaning of the adventuring-riding life, maybe sticking his tongue out at some of the established conventions, and, best of all, asking a few questions […]
The New Zealand 2017 Kriega Dusty Butt Ian Bowden gets a Dusty Butt after a decade of trying. I’ve been trying to get to the annual Dusty Butt ride for the last 10 years, but circumstances have always got in the way. This year I’d just returned from working overseas when I checked the internet
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Last issue we left Irene and Lia running through the dunes of Barreirinhas in Brazil, planning to make their way to the hippy enclave of Jericoacoara. The story continues… From the treehouse at Amontada it was literally a three-step stumble into the sea.
A flat tyre out in the mulga is sure to wipe the smile off any rider’s face, but adventure riders have a special set of challenges. Breaking the bead is one of them. There’s a lot of pressure on an adventure rider over a tyre repair or change. For starters the bikes are usually heavy
Novice adventure rider Will Fennell took on the infamous French Line and the Corner country with fellow riders from the SA BMW GS Riders group. When rain called an early end to proceedings he and his riding mates didn’t hesitate to head back out and finish the ride as soon as the opportuntiy was there.
Two down.One to go. Adventure Rider Magazine’s Congregations are in their third year, and even though there’s still one to go, this has already been our best year ever. The loops were excel-lent at both venues. Green Valley Farm in Tingha, NSW, not far from Inverell, was the venue for the 2017 northern Congregation. After
Riding across Australia and back again is no mean feat. When the bike of choice is a 300cc, multi-cylinder newbie even Kawasaki says wasn’t made for the job, it’s really testing the limits of both rider and machine. Robin Box and Mick Hamilton set off on a wide loop which would take them from Victoria
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Karen Ramsay goes a bit mental. We get defeated by ourselves, not the track. First things first: I didn’t realise people were actually reading any-thing I wrote until a stranger told me they were slightly shocked my kids hadn’t been taken into care after leaving them at home while husband Dave and I were out
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