BOXER ISLAND

Anyone who's turned a wheel on an adventure bike has surely heard of BMW's GS Safari and there's no denying the unique passion GS riders have about their bikes. After attending the most recent GS Safari in Tasmania, even I felt I'd been missing out on that special something that comes with GS ownership. 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 getting more popular. The 220 places available sold out in less than 30 minutes and the demand for more places was so intense that BMW held an identical version one week later. The Safari is open to anyone that owns a GS, and there was everything from, an original R 80 G/S to the latest R 1250 GS Adventure. As long as there's a GS plastered on it somewhere, you've got the dollars and you're quick on the mouse, you're