Adventure Rider

Want to ride like a Maschine? Here’s your chance. The TransTerra series of rides is the work of Trudi and Nick Selleck from Maschine, a couple very much devoted to offering premium adventure rides to people who appreciate the meaning of ‘premium’. As the company’s promotional material says: ‘Eat. Ride. Sleep. Repeat…for four days.’

Can an Australian company produce a great adventure-bike tyre? If anyone can make it happen, Rick Atkinson and Motoz can. There’s a few tread patterns available in the Motoz Adventure range. This one on the rear of the editor’s KLR is an aggressive Desert H/T. It’s a tyre that’s getting great reviews. Some people lose

Ray Lindner found a huge heart can beat in the population of even the smallest town. Along with a few friends I recently finished a ride in Margaret River, Western Australia. In the lead up to the event we planned our route back to Melbourne to allow some adventure riding after the mind-numbing, black-top grind

I’ve just bought a KLR650. It’s a 2007 model, and it’s making sure my feet are firmly anchored in the real world. There’s lots of great things about working for a bike magazine, and the obvious one is getting to ride new bikes. The only problem with that from a professional point of view is

Honda Accessories Honda’s Africa Twin has hit Australian shores with a wallop and Honda Australia has unveiled an arsenal of genuine accessories guaranteed to let you take the adventure further. Heated grips, LED fog lamps, hard luggage and a high windscreen all feature within the Honda Genuine Accessories line-up, and there are a few unique

There’s nothing gross about domestic product! Grip Puppies A high-tech, foam sleeve that slips over existing hand grips. • UV stable • Reduces vibration • Increases comfort • Work with heated grips

The journey to the 2017 Dakar continues. Last time we spoke to Scott was in issue #14. At that time he was looking to get some time on a rally bike. When we caught up with him this time he’d just completed his first two FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship rounds. He carded a creditable

Miles Davis points out that with motorcycle riding, no amount of practice will make you perfect. But the more practice you do, the better off you’ll be. Riding an adventure bike well takes a lot of skill, especially when you start riding in technical terrain or slick conditions. Most riders have learnt individual skills, either

Building the Yamaha WR250R for the Bight To The Gulf ride When we decided to ride from the Great Australian Bight To The Gulf of Carpentaria via the shortest possible route – see issue #14 – there were a few attributes that needed to be closely adhered to. For a start, the bikes of choice