Most Australians will know Auckland-based Chris Birch, 35, as the rider in that frigging awesome KTM1190 video on YouTube. Those a little better informed will also know the lanky Kiwi has a string of NZ enduro championships, a Roof Of Africa and a Dakar on his resumé, and that he does a lot of coaching and training.
When we heard Chris was not only in Australia, but here to do specific adventure-riding courses, we near spilled our coffee in our rush to get out and meet the bloke.