Australia’s southern Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone (FFEZ) spans three states and marks a control line to protect produce-growing regions. Graeme Sedgwick found ‘The Fly Line’ an adventure route chock-a-block with peaceful localities, characters keen to tell a story, any number of curious pubs and countless under-the-stars camping opportunities. A cloudless blue sky south of Hattah […]
Chris Harris’ 1986 BMW R80 G/S Paris Dakar Bike and rider are both classics The R80 G/S’s 797.5cc air-cooled boxer twin was shoehorned into the compact frame of the R65 road bike, fitted with long-travel suspension, conventional off-road size wheels, and BMW’s Monolever shaft drive and single-sided swingarm. BMW is just two years from celebrating
2020 saw the annual KTM Rallye head to New Zealand’s north for five days of epic action on a route designed by, among others, Chris Birch. Kiwi Bike Rider Magazine’s Harry Duffy and Robert Kerber joined the orange armada for the first time. Every year KTM New Zealand, with the support of local riders, creates
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Training for adventure riding isn’t easy. There are some great people offering great coaching, but suitable venues are often a problem. The Honda Australia Roadcraft Training (HART) facility at St Ives in Sydney covers all the bases. Not only is the coaching first class, the venue is purpose-built. “All this bamboo hanging in from the
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A chance chat with ‘Angus the Gentleman’ – who’d bought my never-been-off-road 1090R – revealed he was doing a weekend ride to Coolah with a couple of mates. He threw out a casual invitation and I soon had my accommodation booked. I then tackled the far more challenging task of a short-notice gate pass.A matching
After 10 years the Scrapheap Adventure Ride has a big following and has raised around $800,000 for Down Syndrome NSW and Australia. Its founder, the irrepressible Perry ‘Pezz’ Gilsenan, has been gonged. Never was an Order Of Australia awarded to a more deserving, happy and adventurous character. Adventure Rider Magazine had a chat with the
Sean Smith had one of those days adventure riders live for on a Suzuki in British Columbia. Alone in the Canadian wilderness. At 3.00pm in British Colombia the sun was ridiculously high and I was at that point where the kilometres were really taking their toll. The dull ache in my arse couldn’t be ignored
Every editor wonders whether people are really reading their magazine. These days success of a magazine is measured in a brutal assessment of profit or loss, and it’s a relatively simple judgement. The costs of producing the title are weighed against the income, and if it’s a profitable proposition, everything’s fine. Adventure Rider Magazine is
New year. New gear. Leatt Velocity 6.5 desert goggle New sand and dust blocking function. • Bulletproof 170-degree, wide-vision lens • Permanent antifog function built in to the inner lens • Removeable triple-layer, dual-density, comfort face foam and antisweat fleece backing • Self-draining open lower-frame design • Removeable nose guard • Tapered custom shape to
