Adventure Rider

The Perth Adventure Riders Facebook group hit central West Aussie on its annual ride. And in typical PAR fashion, it hit it hard. Mount Augustus – in the background – stands 860m above the surrounding plain The nine-day ride through a relatively remote outback region of Western Australia would normally have run in June, but […]

Rod Taylor shares his journey and introduction to adventure riding…a story a lot of riders will relate to. I’m not sure if it was the testoster-one-red colour or the racy lines, but it was my first and I was terrified. I didn’t mind though, because at the age of 14 we loved being terrified, and

At last! After what seems like an eternity we’ve ridden one of the bikes we’ve been most looking forward to in 2020. And it was well worth the wait. Everything that was great about the 800s, but with some awesome new features and real refinement. Triumph’s triples have been right at the top of Adventure

Adventure Moto’s Steve Smith and Chris Bostelman tackled BMW’s premier ride. A lot depends on a rider’s point view. The five-day BMW GS Safari was directed primarily at dirt-road riders, guys and gals new to adventure riding, or the type of rider who no longer had anything to prove and was out for a dirt

Another year is just about shot. Or, another way of looking at it is, there’s a new year of riding in front of us. I doubt 2020 will have been anyone’s favourite, but there were some real high points. Some truly incredible bikes were offered in the 2020 model year, and while restrictions on travel

Motorrad Garage KTM 390 Adventure

Accessories for awesome adventures! Eldorado Safety Developments (ESD) E30 adventure helmet Made for every riding occasion with the adventurer in mind. • Approved for use in Australia under ECE-R 22.05 standard • Integrated sun visor • Three configurations • Multivented with four inlet vents and two large outlet vents • Comfortable, fully interchangeable and washable

If you enjoy reading about trips that have gone pear-shaped, you’re going to love hearing about Karen’s ride. Why are there feathers on your exhaust?” It wasn’t necessarily what I’d expected to hear when Dave and I pulled up at Greg and Kylie’s place on the Saturday morning at the very start of our 10-day

A while ago at the amazing Burt Munro Challenge, Mrs Strapz and I were mounted on a Yammy GT Tracer and the approach to the Oreti Beach Races divided the spectators into two camps: onto the firm beach and the pussies who parked and walked in. “Relax love. I got this,” I proclaimed with confidence

Lifting the front wheel is something many riders dream of doing. Miles covers some of the finer points. Wheelies can be scary, illusive and frustrating. But in many forms, controlled front-wheel lifts can be very helpful in navigating certain types of terrain. Over the next couple of issues I’ll work through the different styles of