Australian Road Rider

THE NO.1 MAGAZINE FOR TOURING Australian Road Rider is the only Australian magazine to address the technical aspects of riding and celebrate the pure enjoyment of touring. At Australian Road Rider we know that there’s nothing like the pleasure of hitting the open road and exploring our glorious country.

AN AUSTRALIAN BUCKET LIST

Australian Road Rider

ONLINE AT ROADRIDER.COM.AU • Interesting stuff you may have missed or was too late to squeeze into the issue...

NEW FOR 2022 • 2022 is looking more like a year of evolution rather than revolution...

DUCATI’S MASSIVE 2022 UPDATES

SPORTS-TOURERS MAKE A COMEBACK

OUTBACKS & OPALS • To thoroughly test the new Harley-Davidson Pan America, we took two to the outback town of Lightning Ridge…

THE TOWN

GETTING THERE

OUTBACK OPAL TOURS

THE SWEET SPOT • It’s not the biggest, it’s not the lightest, it’s not the cheapest, but it might just be the best MT…

COMPETITION

A FASTER ADVENTURE • Massively powerful, high tech and well equipped, the KTM Adventure S could be the perfect bike for Australia’s long distances and dodgy roads

TECH PACKS

COMPETITION

SELECTED ACCESSORIES

COULD C-ABS SAVE YOU? • Is Cornering ABS a lifesaver or just marketing hype?

EUROPE BLACK FOREST & VOSGES MOUNTAINS • Europe is on the bucket list of many riders – these are some of the best roads…

FOR THE LOVE OF CUBA • Christopher P Baker is a Cuba tragic, but that’s not a bad thing...

NIGHT RIDER

MAXIMUM CONVENIENCE • A T-Max should be the family’s second car...

THE EUROPEAN VERSION

WHAT WE’D DO IF WE OWNED IT

THE KYMCO AK550 ALTERNATIVE

THE MAXI SCOOTER THING

BEATNIK BATTLER • Being given the Big-C diagnosis is something we all dread. For Mike Gilbert of Beatnik Moto in Blenheim, New Zealand, it was the trigger for a lot of soul searching, decision-making, and the realisation he needed to fight. And what better way to do that than hit the road on a bike?

CRUISING TO A DIFFERENT BEAT • Not heavy, not a V-twin and not expensive. What’s not to like?

COMPETITION

DCT SHIFTING

CAN 300cc BE ENOUGH? • Can Kawasaki’s Versys 300 cut it with the big boys?

AROUND BUNDANOON • Just an hour or so down the freeway from Sydney, Bundanoon is an historic town with some great riding all around

THE TOWN

NAME DROPPING

RIDING ALERT SYSTEM

MORE MILES PER DOLLAR

AN ADVENTURE WITH SIDI

STYLISH WAXED LEATHER

AUSSIE PAN AMERICAN LUGGAGE

LOVING THREE WHEELS • An obsession with sidecars started with an overseas ride…

THAT BIKE OF YOURS

LAST LOOK