BOXER ISLAND

Anyone who’s turned a wheel on an adventure bike has surely heard of BMW’s GS Safari. You may not own, have ever owned, or even contemplated owning a GS of any persuasion but there’s no denying the unique passion GS riders have about their bikes. After attending the latest GS Safari in Tasmania recently, even I felt I’d been missing out on that special something that comes with GS ownership, not to mention wanting to be part of the Safari in the future. Badly.

Riders of other brands may snigger at the fully supported format the Safari runs, but this year the event celebrated its 28th birthday, and it’s only becoming more popular. So much so that the 220 places available for this year’s event sold out in less than 30 minutes and the demand for more places was so intense that