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

HOLE IN THE WALL

MUD IN YOUR EYE

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

RIDES TO REMEMBER • FROM THAT POINT ON, ALL I COULD THINK OF ALL DAY WAS, WHAT’S THE BEST RIDE I’VE EVER DONE?

WHAT’S THE FUTURE HOLD?

ADVENTURE BIKE BUFFET • With motorcycle sales booming despite the impact of COVID-19, the bike brands are hustling to bring new models to the marketplace — and there’s plenty of shiny new ADV hardware included.

TRIUMPH SAYS: GO RICKY!

BMW TEASES 2022 UPDATES

JEMMA JUMPS IN

RXT SAFARI ADV HELMET

GL TILLAMOOK & ROGUE DRY BAGS

KLIM BADLANDS PRO JACKET

NZ KTM RALLYE CLIMBS HIGH

LYNDON’S ORGANISER

ZIG ZAG BAG

HARLEY ADV RIDING GEAR

HART ADV TRAINING

NELSON-RIGG HURRICANE TANK BAG

KTM’S RIPPING 450 RALLY REPLICA

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

GEAR CHECK: KLIM KRIOS KARBON HELMET

IPONE VISOR RAINOFF

AMERICAN MUSCLE • Who would ever have thought Harley-Davidson would take aim at the adventure bike market? And that its first effort would actually turn out to be pretty darn good?

COMFORT ZONE • “Go north,” they said. “The weather’s great this time of year. The wet season will be long gone.” Ha! A few ill-timed tropical downpours made the 2021 BMW GS Safari in far north Queensland a ride to truly remember and took plenty of riders well outside their comfort zones.

TROPICAL PUNCH • When an invite to ride through the most remote regions of northern Australia came his way, AAB editor-at-large Dave Darcy didn’t need to think twice before answering: “I’m there! And I’m bringing Nugget and a couple of Husqvarna 701s with me!”

ELLWOOD MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURES

HUSQVARNA 701 ENDURO

UNDER THE RADAR • Loaded with technology and boasting scintillating levels of performance, Ducati’s new Multistrada V4S is the most expensive adventure bike we’ve ever ridden.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE • When is an adventure bike ride way more like an enduro bike ride? When it’s the Husqvarna 701 Enduro Trek and you get together with 50 or so other Husky 701 Enduro riders to dive deep into the jungle of the northern ranges of NSW.

ROCKET'S LAUNCH • As a bloke who’s been used to racing the Dakar Rally, it’s no surprise Rod Faggotter would want to do the biggest ride in Oz to beat the COVID-19 blues: an across-Australia charge.

GREEN DAYS • As we get set for Kawasaki to release its new-generation KLR650, there’s been plenty of water under the bridge for Team Green’s venerable single-cylinder adventure bike.

SEVENTH HEAVEN • When he’s not making magazine stories, AAB Editor Clubby takes one week a year to lead the...