Honda is set to launch the updated 2025 CRF motocross range in Australia in late 2024, featuring the CRF450R and CRF250R models, along with the new CRF250RWE (Works Edition). This announcement coincides with the 1-2 victory of Australian riders Jett and Hunter Lawrence at the AMA Pro Motocross opener. The updated models boast new bodywork […]
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“I’d really like to do that one day!” An email hit my inbox for the 2023 BMW TS Safari, riding the Victorian and NSW high country. I have been riding BMW adventure bikes only for about 6 years (F800GS and currently R1250GS Rallye X), and I’d always thought the GS Safari was something for my
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The plan was to fly to Perth, then head out to Steep Point. From there Greg ‘Bones’ Dunn and his crew would travel east, eventually doing a lap of Uluru, and on to Byron Bay. We’d arranged bike transport from the east coast, travel permits, accommodation, flights, GPX tracks, analysed kilometres and fuel range, organised
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A premium riding suit can be a big investment.Touratech’s Compañero World 2 suit is about as premium as it gets. The outer Goretex layer will prevent the wind getting to the rider’s skin. A few issues back – issue #35 – we put a BMW Rallye suit to the test and found that, although the
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First aid can save lives and significantly reduce the severity of injuries, and it’s good knowledge to have. But what happens if the patient doesn’t want first aid…or any other kind of aid? What happens then? Most riders would have had some level of instruction in administering first aid, whether it’s keeping an accident victim
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Longtime KTM dealer and racer Craig Hartley found himself invited to do both the Wall To Wall Remembrance ride to Canberra as well a run to northern Queensland for the King Of The Beach races near Mackay. The problem was the destinations being in opposite directions from his home in Dalby, central-western Queensland, and there
A short, one-day introduction to the newest Ténéré in issue #38 had us fizzing at the split. Early indications were the 700 was a bike ideally suited to The Land Of Sweeping Plains. After a few solid days doing just about everything the bike’s designed to do, we think the Ténéré 700 lives up to
The weather didn’t look good for the 2019 KTM Adventure Rallye on New Zealand’s South Island. Three days out the prediction was for 100mm of rain and high winds. That kind of weather in the Mackenzie country was certain to leave roads and creeks impassable. A little rain wasn’t going to bother 150 hard-bitten KTM
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A year ago I highlighted a couple of errors I’d made and how they were really simple things…‘rookie’ errors I said at the time, and the consequences had been a little dramatic. I’ve done it again, but this time there was no serious penalty except I’ve made myself look really foolish. I won’t bore everyone
Motorrad Garage Yamaha XTZ 700 Ténéré The T7 is live at last. Motorrad Garage has come out of the gates hard with a range of gear for the most anticipated bike for ages. Go to www.motorradgarage.com.au to check out great gear for all adventure bikes.
