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The latest news on adventure motorcycle launches, industry trends, and other relevant topics.

Win $500 With Faces Of KLIM

AdventureMoto – supported by Adventure Rider Magazine – is giving away $500 worth of premium Klim riding gear and equipment. Klim is now one of Australia’s leading brands of waterproof riding gear for adventure riders, and we want to see and hear from real riders wearing this hard-wearing apparel in real situations. To enter the […]

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Come and meet us Adventure Rider Magazine MotoExpo melbourne

2013 Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show is shaping up to be another big one. The 2013 Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show is shaping up to be another big one. “The last show at Darling Harbour was exceptional” commented the Australian Motorcycle Expo’s Exhibition Manager Mal Jarrett. “We have released an all new floor plan for

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BMW GS Safari Enduro – SPECIAL GUEST

We are excited to announce that BMW Motorrad Product Manager (R 1200 GS / R 1200 GS Adv) Reiner Fings from Germany will be attending this year’s GS Safari Enduro. Reiner is very excited as he has heard a lot about the GS Safari and the Australian Outback. This will be a great opportunity for

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Scrapheap

The eighth running of the Scrapheap Adventure Ride hit Inverell in NSW like several tonnes of clapped-out, hand-built, recycled machinery. We’ve never seen such a happy crew. Tim Allen’s DT175 with Husky WR125 Marzocchi Forks. Scrapper extraordinaire! A few years back Perry Gilsenan had an idea for a ride to raise funds for charity group

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BMW Motorrad GS Experience

The BMW Motorrad GS Experience test ride program is back again in 2016. The GS Experience offers riders an opportunity to experience the exceptional capabilities of BMW Motorrad’s class-leading GS range in its natural habitat. Conducted over a combination of bitumen and light off-road trails and offered in three states (New South Wales, Queensland and

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The new Michelin tyres for on- and off-road bikes

MICHELIN Anakee III – Rediscover the enjoyment of trail riding… for a long time The new MICHELIN Anakee 3 represents a technological breakthrough compared with the previous-generation tyre. The new tyre was designed for on-road use 90% of the time and off-road use the remaining 10%. As a result, it is slightly more of a

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BMW Motorrad Off-road Training Courses

The popular BMW Motorrad off-road training courses are back in 2016, with a variety of offerings scheduled around the country, including an all new women-only course. BMW Motorrad Australia general manager, Andreas Lundgren encourages riders who are looking to improve their off road riding confidence to get involved and have a great time. “BMW off-road

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Strap Yourself In

There’s a couple of new trends in motorcycle luggage and we think we’re going to see more of them in the future. As we’ve put the Checkout pages together of the past few issues we’ve been scratching our heads at the repeated references to ‘MOLLE’ and ‘CONFIGR8’. We thought we’d better find out what the

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BMW GS Safari. High On Adventure

In late October around 250 customers participated in the 2013 BMW GS Safari events in Victoria’s incredible High Country. The BMW GS Safari event saw over190 riders take on mountain roads, bush tracks and the odd creek in ever changing weather conditions. Over the week-long event riders experienced sunshine, light showers, heavy fog and snow.

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