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

ON LOCATION

ADVENTURE BIKE PICKERS

THE SOUND OF CRICKETS

DUCATI’S DESERT X EXPRESS

VITAL STATS

APRILIA TUAREG 660

LAMS FRIENDLY

TRIUMPH’S ALL-NEW TIGER LINE-UP

DOLLARS & CENTS

MV AGUSTA IS FEELING LUCKY

TÉNÉRÉ 700 RAID EDITION

ANDY FRAMES FOR PAN AM

FUSPORT SIMPSON & GIBSON BOOTS

THE TOBY PRICE STORY

TOURATECH OPEN DAY

ADVWORX LUGGAGE

GEAR CHECK: SAFARI TANKS TÉNÉRÉ 700 TANK

GEAR CHECK: MACNA AEROCON JACKET

GEAR CHECK: KRIEGA OS BASE & OS12 BAGS

MOTOPRESSOR PUMP & PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT

GIANT LOOP ARMADILLO BAG

INTUITIVE CUBE PHONE CASES & MOUNTS

TOURATECH AFRICA TWIN SCREENS

NELSON-RIGG HURRICANE DUFFLE BAGS

KTM 390 ADVENTURE UPDATES

NEW BENELLI TRK 800

TICKET TO ADVENTURE • Just when you thought the writing was on the wall and the KLR650 was set to be legislated out of existence, Kawasaki has brought the legendary thumper back from the brink and given it a whole new lease of life.

AUSTRIAN EXPRESS • There’s more competition than ever in the ADV super-tourer ranks. And with plenty more contenders on the way, KTM is up for the fight with a much-updated 1290 Super Adventure R.

HIGH & MIGHTY • When it comes to quality ADV riding per square kilometre, nowhere packs it in tighter than the Victorian High Country. It’s a destination that has to be on every adventure bike rider’s bucket list.

SAUDI SPECTACLE • If a picture’s worth a thousand words, the Dakar Rally has delivered millions of them since finding a new home in Saudi Arabia in 2020. For the first two weeks of January every year, the eyes of the world are focused on the majestic landscapes and eye-candy machinery of the Dakar Rally, where each and every participant has simply amazing stories to tell.

WESTERN EXPRESS • When NSW’s last COVID-19 lockdown for 2021 was finally over, we couldn’t wait to bust out of exile and go bush with the crew from RideADV on their Central West Tour. And it was just the escape we all needed.

FEELING LUCKY? • It seems like everyone wants to go adventure riding right now. And for many a newbie, the toughest decision they face is what bike to start out on. Let’s just say a 32-year-old Cagiva Elefant wouldn’t be top of the shopping list for most, but when you’re a little eccentric like vintage enduro purist Steve Baker, this mighty Paris-Dakar Rally replica was love at first sight.

AUSTRIAN ADVENTURER • The ADV unicorn we’ve long been crying out for should be a high-performance single-cylinder thumper with long service...