The Big Lap

Adventure Rider Issue #31

• Checkout
• Fit out
• Does Size Matter with Karen Ramsay
• Andy Strapz
• Miles Davis
• Conquering God’s Country
• PAR Poker Run
• Northwest Or Bust
• Ramble In The Ranges
• The Red Bike Of Shame
• Four Rivers
• Oils: Friction Modifiers
• The Big Lap
• Adventure Ride With The Stars
• Benelli TRK502X
• Red Centre Adventure Rallye
• It’s What We Do

Meet Mitch. He’s just knocked over a dream ride.

The sheer mass of the bike and its luggage made for an interesting run to The Tip.

My name is Mitch van der Merwe.

I’m 19, and instead of going to university this year like the vast majority of my peers, I successfully circumnavigated mainland Australia on a 2011 BMW F650GS.