Four to the floor Marika Edstein looked adventure in the eye when she headed to Alice Springs for her first big ride. The author’s bike on the Oodnadatta Track. The track was in good shape for this ride. After months of planning we loaded up the bikes and left Gloucester, NSW, and headed along the […]
Running lean John Hudson’s tips on the gear you need for ADVX. You might be surprised how little you can carry. The whole luggage load for ADVX can be handled by a man in a collared shirt and slacks on a hot, Gold Coast day. Last issue we covered my set-up for general, multi-day adventure
A lot of adventure bikes have tubeless tyres, and tubeless plugs are an essential toolkit item. The tyres are repaired from the outside, and the plugs are very easy to use. Google it and you’ll see how easy it is. I’ve fixed cuts up to around 15mm in length – using about eight plugs –
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If you’re considering taking a bike to Cuba for a week, a month or more, Paul Nomad recommends you do it. The caves of Viñales where African slaves would hide out to escape slave labour. In May 2014 I was among a group of seven riders, including five Australians, an American and a Mexican who
Tankbags are becoming increasingly popular with the adventure-riding set. That could be because they were so bloody unpopular to start with. Should you be using one? Here’s a few things to think about… There was a time, way, way back, when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel, that tankbags were
It’s not easy to find the right bike. I’m lucky enough to ride most new bikes every year, and even I can’t say, “Yep. That’s the bike for me.” There’s just way too much variation in both the riding we all like to do, and the bikes themselves. And that’s something I think is a
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Soft luggage built for adventure. The ADVWORX TREKK series of saddlebags is as tough as nails, and made from strong 1000D TPU. ADVWORX is Adventure Moto’s own brand of practical, no-nonsense, made-for-Australia soft waterproof luggage. During over 15 years in the industry Adventure Moto has continuously chased the best adventure products from around the world.
Just as we were heading off to print Suzuki released some details and images of its new 776cc parallel-twin ’Strom. You read it right. It’s a parallel twin. Adventure Rider Magazine is a huge fan of the V-Strom. We admit we’ve always preferred the 650, but the 1050 shook our resolve a bit, and we
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