Australian Adventure Bike

Our goal in ULTIMATE ADVENTURE BIKE AUSTRALIA is to appreciate everyone that’s having a crack — big or small — and enjoying whatever it is that’s an adventure to you. Hopefully, along the way we can steer you in the right direction (pun kinda intended) and bring to the fore just how much fun and how liberating adventure riding is. The adventure bike scene is one of the most vibrant across the globe and nowhere is it more relevant than in this vast sunburnt country. We were built by adventurers and the need to explore is in our blood. There’s never been a better time to do it on a motorcycle with an amazing array of machines and gear available for all. And now they’re finding freedom once again on bikes that take them back in bush and well beyond, in a less aggressive environment. Now is the time to reach those riders. Readers will be treated to the highest quality photography and journalism with bike tests and bucketlist rides leading the features. Each issue will also have dedicated ride tutorials and handy on track how to’s and will be chockas full of gear and accessories that we know this audience loves.

Ultimate Adventure Bike

LAKESIDE LIVING

TROPHY CABINET

WHEN OLD MEETS NEW

AT LEAST IT’S ONLY FLAT AT THE BOTTOM

FULL OF HOT AIR?

KTM’S FILIPINO 790s

1 MILLION BOXER-ENGINED BMW GSs

BENELLI UNVEILS TRK 251

DUCATI RIDE ACADEMY

SAFARI TANKS’ T7 DESERT SLAYER

WHITES’ MIGHTY WAREHOUSE

WALCHA MOTORCYCLE RALLY

MEO & DESERTX CONQUER THE IRON GIANT

KTM MOTOHALL DAKAR DISPLAY

CERVANTES & TRIUMPH SET 24-HOUR RECORD

DARCY DIVES IN AT THE DEEP END

HERITAGE LISTED • In 1986, Honda unveiled the XL600V Transalp ‘soft-road’ adventure bike. Thirty-seven years later, Honda has produced the XL750 Transalp, a new bike that pays absolute homage to the heritage of the original.

FULLY LOADED • If you thought the original CFMOTO 800 MT was sharp value for money, wait until you meet the latest 800 MT Explore. At $16,490 ride-away, it is absolutely loaded with ADV touring goodness, as we discovered on a leisurely jaunt from Melbourne to Sydney.

SECOND CHANCE • It’s fair to say Husqvarna’s first-ever twin-cylinder adventure bike, the Norden 901, fell a little short in some areas with Aussie ADV riders. Now the new MY23 Norden 901 Expedition is here, and it’s clear Husqvarna has listened to rider feedback and upped the ante with a longer-legged, Swedish-inspired supermodel.

GROUND FLOOR • While big-bore multi-cylinder ADV machines dominate the headlines, the constantly growing popularity of adventure riding means there’s a sizeable market for entry-level machines for riders on a budget. Which is precisely where bikes like BMW’s G 310 GS thumper enter the picture.

T-SEVENTH HEAVEN • Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 World Raid has just arrived Down Under — finally! — but one lucky Aussie has already been fortunate enough to ride and race the ultimate T7 World Raid. His name is Rod Faggotter and here’s his take on the bike.

JOHNNY ON THE SPOT • Anyone who has ever ridden a Honda XR600R or XR650R thumper will stand tall and salute at the mere mention of the name Johnny Campbell. For over 30 years the southern California desert racer and multi-time Baja 500 and 1000 winner has been synonymous with Honda’s thundering four-stroke off-roaders.

TÉNÉRÉ TERRITORY • Five days in the Aussie outback is the perfect proving ground for fans of Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 ADV machine.

BRIDAL PARTY • After being closed for over a decade due to a rock fall, the renowned Bridle Track between Bathurst and Hill End in NSW has been re-opened. We couldn’t wait to get back there and ride it again.

WILD HORSES • The annual Erzbergrodeo in Austria needs no...