Adventure Rider

Motorrad Garage Ducati Mutlistrada 1200 Enduro

Put the product in your productivity! Exped UltRa Light Synmat Andy’s mattress of choice, so it must be good. • About the size of two cans of beer and weighs less • Can blow it up by mouth in about 20 breaths • Can also be inflated with the Schnozzle bag (roll-top bag that doubles

Adventure Rider Magazine’s editor deals with a dilemma. Touratech boss-man Robin Box fitted a few premium bits and pieces to the bike and loaned a set of hard panniers for the highway run. In general, when a bike finds a place in my shed, it stays a while. I’ve had one stolen, I gave one

Last issue Miles Davis outlined the importance and advantages of good-quality apparel and equipment. This issue he has some pointers for looking after it. Adventure riding has quite a bit of kit that goes along with it. Good equipment can be expensive, so it’s best to look after it. Like many sports and hobbies, adventure

I’ve achieved a couple of firsts since last issue: a women’s-only ride and mild heatstroke.I got my first taste of heatstroke riding in ridiculous temperatures. Despite constant drinking I went from being hot to overheated in a very short space of time. While Dave went off to check out a river crossing, apparently I left

Last issue we had a look at tubeless tyre repair. This issue we’ll tackle the far more involved process of replacing a tube. Note we didn’t say ‘tubed-tyre puncture repair’. Using a patch is a process we constantly see done incorrectly and we’ll tackle that separately. For now, we’ll assume you’re carrying a spare tube

One of Adventure Rider Magazine’s favourite big adventure bikes has found a spot in the shed with Triumph Explorer 1200 Before everyone sends nasty e-mails, we reckon the Triumph adventure bikes are awesome, and we don’t care who knows it. Don’t bother telling us how we always bat on about them. We know. It doesn’t

There’s nothing more frightening than entering the medical system of a foreign country. Most riders don’t think about it, but for racers the thought is scarier than the injury, especially in non-English-speaking countries. But what about international riders who need medical help in Australia? How do they fare? Kiwi Ian Macartney gave us a first-hand