KISS

Adventure Rider Issue #7

• Checkout
• Reader’s Bike:Darren Brumby’s F800GS
• KISS
• Ol’ Mate
• Playing The Field with Karen Ramsay
• Reader’s Ride:Gibb River Road, WA
• Wish You Were Here
• DEBRA
• Stop Press! Scott Britnell
• The Dark Side with Ken Dark
• ADVX Changes with John Hudson
• Preparing For Adventure with Robin Box
• I Have A Dream
• Kawasaki KLR650 Shop Bike
• BMW F700GS
• India
• Greg Yager’s WR250R
• Bolivia
• BMW Safari-Enduro
• Industry Players: Nick Dole
• Dirty RATs
• Contributors
• It’s What We Do

This KLR really gets around, and the owner likes the simplicity and reliability of the Kawasaki. It’s a KLR in a Special Situation.

Crossing Lake Titicaca.

Lou Leeuwrik, 63, a retired communications tech living in Adelaide, is an interesting fella. He and his partner Lynn, his sister, Jenny, and brother-in-law, Des had an idea for a ride, and in 2009 he grabbed a new, red KLR650 and kicked off ‘42MCA’. The anagram represented ‘Four To Motorcycle The Americas’.The crew flew their bikes to Argentina and then rode from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. That’s a trip of around 35,000km through some very harsh environments, including Ruta 40.