Over the next few issues Phil Hodgens will look at some of the toughest desert tracks he’s ridden for Motorbikin’ Films, starting with one that’s so extreme it isn’t even a track.
There’s a certain breed of rider who lives for a challenge. It becomes an addiction, verging on a sickness.
Late nights are spent tracing dotted lines on outback maps as you research your adversary, studying its strengths and weaknesses. Fuel distances and water consumption are calculated and bikes are fabricated by hand to carry the massive loads.