In Suspense with Karen Ramsay

Adventure Rider Issue #46

• Fit Out
• Checkout
• Held Mojave jacket
• In Suspense with Karen Ramsay
• Finding Traction with Miles Davis
• The Embassy Car with Mike Ferris
• Map Dreamin’ with Andy Strapz
• Dam. Dam. Dam. Dam
• Project Adventurecorn
• West Of The Great Dividing Range
• Wildest Rides
• Alpinestars Tech-Air 5
• The Fly Line
• Glory Days
• New Zealand Adventure Rallye: King Country
• Thrills, Spills And New Skills
• Coolah Weekend
• Sir Pezz
• A DR In BC
• It’s what we do

Karen deals with her sag.

Feeling like a causeway expert, right up until the last one of the trip.

Remember in The Castle when Darryl Kerrigan says, “Oh Steve, could you move the Camira? I need to get the Torana out so I can get to the Commodore…” Well, that’s how it felt here, only with adventure bikes. I realise five-and-a-half bikes between two of us probably isn’t that ridiculous in the scheme of things, but when only a couple were getting ridden it was time for a clean out. Dave had no qualms about putting an excess bike up for sale, and as much as I’d been putting off the inevitable, it was time for the Terra to go. My head knew it made sense but my heart wasn’t so sure. I’d had it since new and we’d made lots of happy memories together. Putting it up for sale was hard, but not as hard as trying to remain polite to the tyre kickers who came round and told me what they planned to do to it if they bought it. Friends said I was mad not accepting the cash from the first bloke who was interested. Well, I’m sorry; but if some young P-plater is offering me money while telling me their visions of motarding it up, whacking on some noisy exhaust and roaring around doing blockies, then I’ll happily stick a colander on my head and call myself crazy.