It’s what we do

Adventure Rider Issue #22

• Mount Augustus – adventure motorbike tour, news, magazine
• A DRZ to ride from coast to coast – australian adventure motorbike magazine
• Fit out
• Checkout
• Out with the old – A touch of Touratech magic
• How To Ride with Miles Davis
• All class with Karen Ramsay
• Tech Tip – Tube tyre repair
• Triumph Explorer 1200 – Yee-hah!
• Overseas crash – Ian Macartney crash tests Aussie hospitals
• Rod Faggotter – Back from Dakar and as cheerful as ever
• Four elements – Earth, wind, rain and fire from Andrew Bicknell
• Hassans Walls – Bob Wozga scratches a Lithgow itch
• TBC – The Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro gets a weekend away
• Arnhem Land – A very rare opportunity
• It’s what we do
• South Island, NZ – adventure motorbike tour, news, publication

There’s an interesting little tug-of-war going on in the Australian adventure-riding fraternity at the moment.

On one side a section of bike manufacturers has decided horse-power is an excellent marketing tool. Whatever one brand offers, the others will match and go bigger.

The Ducati Mutlistrada 1200 Enduro offered 160 horsepower and we all peed our pants. KTM’s new 1290 matched it and we all peed our pants again. BMW’s Wasserboxer motor has a punchy 135 horsepower, and I must say I’m a little surprised that wasn’t increased for 2017, but for a while it was king and we peed our pants.