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- It’s What We Do
- Contributors
- Ténéré Tragics
- Industry Players: Robin Box
- Safari ADVT
- Horizons Unlimited
- The Cold War
- Adventure Travel Film Festival
- Reader’s Pic
- Set Up to Stand Up with Craig Hartley
- The Adventure Challenge
- Triumph XC800 Tiger Across Australia
- Yamaha 2014 Super Ténéré
- BMW Airheads
- Wish You Were Here
- Reader’s Ride: Borneo
- Afraid Not with Karen Ramsay
- Packing For Adventure with Robin Box
- Navigation Techniques with John Hudson
- How To Ride with Miles Davis
- No Comment
- 20 Things You Should Know About: BMW’s 650 Singles
- 10 Minutes With: Allan Roberts
- Ol’ Mate
- Reader’s Bike: Robert Holness’ KLR650 and Ural Tourist
- Checkout
If you ride adventure, chances are at some stage you’ve looked at, and possibly fitted, a Safari Tank. Safari Tanks owner Robin Box has a long history in off-road riding, and, something a lot of readers probably wouldn’t know, farming, canoeing and kayaking. Robin’s been offering high-quality product under the name of Aqualine Industries for quite a while, and like everything Robin does, it’s done with the throttle pegged wide open.
AdvR: What was your first bike?
RB: In 1979 I was a 19-year-old farm worker and jack-of-all-trades. I paid $400 for a second-hand TY250A. I had it road-registered, and I used to do quite long road trips on it. That was my bike for everything. Trials bikes in those days were a little more comfortable. I put a higher seat on it with a lot more padding, and it’d do nearly 100kph. That was also the bike I raced, and I had reasonable success.
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