What to do on a special day? For Marty Blake the choice was easy: ride, clock up some kilometres and not really worry too much about the destination. The idea was to tag along west with some lucky mongrels heading into the desert, see them on their way from Narrabri, then skip through some Pilliga […]
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We had a ball on this bike when it was released in 2017. We loved the simplicity and how it seemed to be all about the fun. Now with EFI and ABS, it’s every bit as enjoyable, with maybe just a small nod to the modern world. The Himalayan is all about just getting out
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The first steps down the ramp onto African soil are always filled with anticipation and excitement,but Compass Expeditions’ Mick McDonald knew what he was in for. It was his third Charley Boorman ride from Cape Town to Victoria Falls under African Skies. Backcountry Namibia. Finally, after too many hours on a plane, we touched down
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My life was starting to sound like a country-and-western song. You know the type… woman trouble, dog deserted me, hole in my shoe and so on? To save me from shooting the sheriff or developing a drinking problem a good mate rocked up with stories of a 4WD trip to Mount Augustus and Tom Price
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Riding across Australia is pretty much every-one’s dream. It’s a tough proposition. There’s adventure-riding with the challenge of having to share a room at a country pub and maybe repair a puncture, and there’s the adventure-riding with several weeks of toughing it out in tents and swags, bodging up repairs to make it to the
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40 years of extreme adventure riding If there’s an historian of cross-country rally riding in Australia, it’s Peter Whitaker. He’s written extensively about desert rally racing in The Land Downunder. This issue he has a look at the evolution of Australia’s newest rally, The Sunraysia Safari. The original ‘rally raid’ was an adventure like no
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I have probably ridden a conservative 10,000km per year for the last 19 years, so next year I should hit the big 200K. I’ve had some amazing rides, seen some incredible places and met some great people, and I feel pretty blessed for all of this. Most of the kilometres have been on GS boxer
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The Great Otway National Park and Otway Ranges – ‘The Otways’ – are a Victorian forestry wonderland offering any amount of riding adventures mixed with remnants of bygone sawmilling days. Graeme Sedgwick took his TTR250 for a look-see in Blue Banger Run. I shifted down to a more prudent gear as the track began to
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In more than 25 years leading rides all over the globe with World On Wheels, Mike Ferris has met some interesting people. Roselyn Jones was one very funny lady with a great attitude to life. Roselyn Jones had a great attitude to life. Roz travelled with us for the first time with her husband Dick
Adventure Rider Magazine first spoke to Scott Britnell waaaaay back in issue #06. Since then he’s kicked a goal or two, including entering and finishing his first Dakar in 2018. First contact with Scott, 45, from the Southern Highlands of NSW, was a phone call out of the blue when he introduced himself, said he
