The latest news on adventure motorcycle launches, industry trends, and other relevant topics.
It’s that time. Entries for the 2016 BMW GS Safari are open. Don’t miss out! This year’s ride takes on the south-east corner of Queensland (crossing the NSW border a couple of times) for an epic five-day adventure ride. Planning the route has meant unearthing the best trails to tackle on your GS machine in the […]
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We dropped in to visit the folks at Yamaha, and they always have a bike on display at reception. On our latest visit it was this genuine DT1, imported direct from Japan. It’s in immaculate condition and it was a real treat to be able to get up close and relive a few memories.
Andy Strapz is now the Aussie Chain Monkey importer. Chain Monkey an ingeniously simple chain-tensioning tool. Chain tension is critical on today’s high-performance bikes. Get it right first, time every time. It’s mouse-trap simple! Just pop it over the chain, wind up the knob to the required mark (which is a doddle to work out)
Cheeky monkey. Spanky monkey. Chain monkey! Read More »
There’s a lot of web speculation saying KTM has just delivered two units of the KTM 390 Adventure to India for research and development. Most bets are being placed on KTM using the single-cylinder, 373cc engine from the Duke 390. That would mean 43 horsepower. The KTM 390 Adventure first popped up in an interview
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This little stinger is floating around the web in one of Honda’s teaser campaigns. There’s video of the Dakar team riders putting a bike like this one through its paces, and another clip showing statics like this one, but there’s not a single word spoken. Some are saying it’s a 250, some a 450. Lots
Adventure Rider Magazine‘s artist, Dan Bourke, sent us this this morning and reckons we’re soft if we use a trailer. A ute will do the job, Dan reckons.
Who needs a trailer! Read More »
The 2016 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 is primed and ready to support any rider’s adventuresome side, whether that adventure is a multi-day journey or a commute to work. Powered by a 1037cc, 90-degree V-Twin engine featuring Suzuki’s Dual Throttle Valve fuel injection delivering the crisp throttle response needed when the roads get technical, plus the smooth
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See the enews here. It will be awesome!
Adventure Riders Congregation Northern 2016 – September 17 Read More »
Adventure Rider Magazine has been out and about. We like to present the image of hard-working journos, chained to our desks and seldom leaving the office. In fact, that’s exactly how it is. Here’s a few pics of us hard at work. Someone had to go to Sardinia, an island in the Tuscany region of
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2016 Kawasaki KLR650 Read More »
