Stop Press! Scott Britnell

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

Congratulations Scott Britnell Cape Byron, NSW to Steep Point, WA in 72 hours and 10 minutes. The double crossing in 173 hours and 50 minutes. Un-freaking-believable.

Last issue had a rundown on Scott Britnell’s KTM 690 RFR.The bike was built to set a target time for the run from the Australian mainland’s eastern-most point, Cape Byron, to the mainland’s western-most point, Steep Point, WA. The previous best-recorded time was just over 90 hours.

Scott wanted to not only do better, he wanted to do it unsupported. He did his preparation and research, some tough self-assessment, then made the attempt. His time for the east-west crossing was mind-boggling: 72 hours and 10 minutes.