I recently took a call from a bloke requesting a pannier repair. Nothing out of the normal there. We make ’em, you go out and trowel them. Situation normal. It’s the usual scheme of things at Strapz HQ. It’s easy to get tangled up in the damage to the equipment, but, maybe due to my […]
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Whether you fancy yourself a cowboy or a space cowboy, Spencer Hill ranks Utah in the USA is a great place to wear out a set of knobbies. Rock shelves, loose rock and waterfall-style climbs are constant. Southern Utah is a place an adventure rider will never tire of. It’s almost overwhelming with all it
Camp Quality Newcastle and a group of dedicated volunteers have been organising an event called Motocyc 4 Kids as an annual road ride since 2016. To entice a wider variety of riders it was decided to expand the 2021 ride to include an adventure course as well. Annette Yarnold tagged along to see how things
The Salang tunnel in Afghanistan was built in 1964 by the friendly-at-the-time Soviet neighbours and was the highest road tunnel in the world until 1973. Towering 3360m above sea level, it’s a goliath concrete structure 2.6 kilo-metres long and filled with dirt, black ice and bottomless potholes. Travis Beard went in search of Afghanistan What
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A true adventure rider is remembered by a close friend. Craig Jackson. Dedicated to giving his best in whatever he did. Taken in June, 2021, and sadly missed. The bike went left. The bike went right. Then it went left again as I fed in as much power as I dared, trying to float the
Looking for a ride offering plenty of choices, that’s not hours from bakeries, cafes, pubs and has any number of places to camp? Not sure where to start? Graeme Sedgwick wasn’t either, but he sorted something out. Defrosting after a damn cold night. A recent excursion exposed my lack of resilience. I expected it would
Three blokes set out to make a film about a motorcycle adventure ride in Tasmania. Not a ride with hard-core adventurers and specialised equipment. Just some mates looking to stay grounded on bikes they’d built themselves. The result was awesome. Tom Gilroy tells the story. The ’bar-to-’bar race up the switchback roads of Jacobs Ladder
“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” – Lawrence Block. Bob Wozga and a few mates discovered the truth of the author’s words on a run through the Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands of NSW. It doesn’t matter whether you ride
Having taken the plunge and led his first ride in Thailand for Bike Tour Asia last issue, Scott Stoodley geared up for a ride at home. He and a few good mates headed for the hills. A cracking ride to Mitta Mitta It was way back in January 2020 when good mate Captain Ray and
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Not just for motocrossers. Modern knee braces are slim, close-fitting equipment designed primarily to help prevent ligament damage Most adventure riders wear knee guards. Some may not even realise it as most adventure pants have some measure of padding or protection built in. Any rider who’s not using knee guards of some kind probably won’t
