It’s What We Do

Adventure Rider Issue #4

• Checkout
• Reader’s Bike: Robert Holness’ KLR650 and Ural Tourist
• Ol’ Mate
• 10 Minutes With: Allan Roberts
• 20 Things You Should Know About: BMW’s 650 Singles
• No Comment
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• Navigation Techniques with John Hudson
• Packing For Adventure with Robin Box
• Afraid Not with Karen Ramsay
• Wish You Were Here
• Reader’s Ride: Borneo
• BMW Airheads
• Yamaha 2014 Super Ténéré
• Triumph XC800 Tiger Across Australia
• The Adventure Challenge
• Set Up to Stand Up with Craig Hartley
• Reader’s Pic
• Adventure Travel Film Festival
• The Cold War
• Horizons Unlimited
• Safari ADVT
• Industry Players: Robin Box
• Ténéré Tragics
• Contributors
• It’s What We Do

There’s something truly edgy and addictive about riding solo.

On the face of it, riding alone is a mug’s game. If you have a mechanical problem or an injury there’s a reasonable chance you’ll be a long way from help.

Even a well-marked dirt road might not see a lot of traffic compared to the bitumen our road-bike colleagues are using.

For those who thrive on the challenges of more remote areas, traffic might be as infrequent as a vehicle every couple of days. That’s a long time to be lying in the dust with a collapsed lung or a dusted engine.