If Indiana Jones was looking to ride dirtbikes, he’d head over to Papua New Guinea (PNG). The country absolutely screams out to the adventurer in you. With thick steaming jungle trails and steep mountain ranges wrapping around a multitude of colorful local cultures, every ride is an experience in this part of the world. It is a place straight out of a Boys Own adventure novel, a place that stays in your blood forever.
Dirtbike riding including motocross, enduro and adventure riding is nothing new to our nearest northern neighbour. In the late ’80s, riders from Oz would lob up to compete in events. Tales of local blokes gutting a sketchy twin engine aircraft of seats to jam disassembled bikes and gear into an overloaded plane to fly to the other side of the country to compete were not uncommon.
Support for dirtbike racing in PNG has fluctuated on and off over the years, mainly due to the number of enthusiastic dirtbiking expats that flew in and out to work with various companies on
