What could possibly be better than the 2016 Congregations in Victoria and NSW? The 2017 Congregations, of course. They’ll be better because there’s three of them: NSW, Victoria and Western Australia! If there’s one occasion no-one wants to miss, it’s the annual gathering of adventure riders called The Congregation. On that one weekend riders, industry […]
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Winter’s well and truly with us, and that means riders will have some specific challenges to face. Cold is an obvious one, so is wet weather. But a problem a lot of people just put up with is a fogged visor. There’s no need to. A fogged visor is a serious safety hazard, not to
Adventure Motorcycle Equipment’s Darin Rowley and a group of like-minded riders headed to the Adventure Travel Film Festival in Bright, Victoria, taking in the high country, a few beers and lots of laughs. A mixed bunch of bikes from 250cc enduro bikes through to Kato 1290 mother-ships. They sounded good! I packed my little WR250R
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In issue #21 three riders followed the trail of Major Thomas Mitchell who, as a government surveyor, led an expedition searching for new farmlands throughout NSW and Victoria in 1836. Bad weather called an early halt to the attempt, but the riders weren’t to be denied. They finished the trail…and now Ray Lindner finishes the
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What could be done to improve the R1200GS? Make it more nimble? Give it more suspension? Allow riders to fine-tune modes? Maybe a new, hot-rod look? It’s all been done on the new Rallye X. For 2017 BMW offers four R1200GS variants (plus the R 1200 GS Adventure): • R1200GS • R1200GS Tour • R1200GS
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KTM’s released its new flagship 1290 Super Adventure R and the sting-in-the-tail 1090 Adventure R. If you’re a fan of the Austrian bikes, grab on to your trouser weiner and look out for bones. Everything’s about to get very exciting. This is it. With a 160 horsepower and a suite of electronics that works well,
KTM 2017 Adventure – First impressions Read More »
The Ténéré Tragics run isn’t simply a group ride. Owners are committed to what they ride and are proud of it. Graeme Baker was living the dream riding up Jacob’s Ladder.Five days in one of the world’s premi um adventure-riding destinations. For the 2017 event around 75 Ténéré Tragics riders from every mainland state of
Ténéré Tragics: Tasmanian devils Read More »
How much fun can an organised riding event be? The Touratech Adventure Challenge pretty much sets the standard. The 2016 Touratech Adventure Challenge had a curious effect on participants and onlookers. When asked, “How was it?” some would giggle and have trouble explaining the things they’d seen while others’ eyes would glaze over as they
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2017 The Blue Mountains Another roaring success. Every time we get off the bike many of us are heard to mutter it was the best ride we’ve ever been on. It’s hard to say if the second KTM Rallye was better or equal to the first – the 2016 Jindabyne High Country Ride – but
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On a recent BMW ride I got stuck on a hill. There’s nothing unusual about me being stuck on hills, and I know what needs to be done. I was lucky there were a few kind souls around who helped me heft the bike up on its wheels and bulldog it around. I rode it
