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

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LOOK MA, NO FEET!

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NEWS ROOM

TIGER TERRITORY • When Triumph Australia invited us to test ride a couple of new Tiger 1200 Rally Explorers by riding from Melbourne to Sydney, the least we could do was take them the long way — via the Flinders Ranges!

A NEW DAY DAWNS • As a brand best known for turning out rocketship superbikes, Italian manufacturer Aprilia has sprung a real surprise by turning out an all-new adventure bike that is seriously good on and off the road. Meet the Aprilia Tuareg 660.

KEEP ON TREKKING • The annual Husky Trek event keeps on going from strength to strength, with the latest central Queensland edition delivering another raging good ride for the Husqvarna faithful.

THE ROYAL TREATMENT • Getting a taste of the aura of the Royal Enfield Himalayan has been way overdue. So we loaded one up and took aim on the NSW Southern Highlands with the DSMRA.

SIMPSON DESERT ADVENTURE • TV celebrity and massive petrolhead Grant Denyer ticked off a big bucket-list item recently by completing an unsupported double-crossing of the Simpson Desert.

MISSION CONTROL • Sure, we have well and truly blown the budget, but the AAB/MAD TV Honda CRF300 Rally project bike has turned out an absolute treat. Who says ‘cubes rule’?

ADVENTURE ISLAND • It might be a small and lonely state tucked way down south on the way to the Antarctic Circle, but Tasmania dishes up big-time when it comes to adventure bike riding treats. This is one destination you have to take aim for.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX? • He might not be quite there yet, but Rod Faggotter is well on the way to having a different Ténéré 700 for each day of the week. And this one is his most fearsome yet: his mighty R Spec T7.

LIVING THE ADV LIFE • Anyone holding this magazine in their hands owes a debt of gratitude to Damien Ashenhurst, who was the founding editor of AAB. These days Damo produces his own adventure riding website — www.advlife.com.au — and we figured it was high time we caught up with him to find out what’s going on in his digital world.

WALK ON WATER • Water crossings can easily be one of the biggest traps when riding an adventure bike. Here are some tips to help ensure you don’t end up turning your bike into a submarine.

TIGER TALES • The Tiger range has been the cornerstone of Triumph’s adventure bike line-up and for more than a decade, the trusty Tiger 800 won a legion of fans all around the world.

INSTA ADVENTURE • When you’re not actually on the trails taking it all in for yourself, there’s no better way to stay plugged in to...