Ultimate Adventure Bike

The 2019 KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA has a completely new chassis that has been re-designed to improve mass centralisation, bringing the weight to the centre and lower in the bike for more agility and stability over the previous model. A new swingarm, link

Like the standard AX-8 Dual Evo adventure helmet, the carbon version has a sun peak and a face shield, but it also gets an outer layer of 3K carbon that keeps weight low and gives it a raw, technical look. The eye-port is wide for optimum vision and

“I built one SC3 Adventure dual-sport motorcycle for myself which I love riding. I created one SC3 Adventure for someone else to enjoy: the motorcycle shown here. A complete ground-up hand build, starting with a 2003 H-D 883R. The one SC3 Adventure w

Following the lead of the road-based Multistrada 1260, Ducati has brought the extra cubic centimetres to the Enduro but followed that with a host of other upgrades to refine one of the most complete packages available. Ducati claims masses of mumbo f

Simply twist and lock in one motion to attach your iPhone to your handlebars or mirror to view GPS navigation as you ride. The patented dual-stage lock means you can ride with confidence, knowing that your iPhone will stay secure on your bike witho

Dynamic Mesh Communication (DMC) solves all the usual pains of Bluetooth and turns Packtalk Bold into the most capable motorcycle communication system in the world. Just set your intercom once and forget about it. It’s that simple. No matter what you

It’s finally here…kind of…almost. At least we know what it’s going to look like when it does hit dealers’ floors in late 2019. The final shape of Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 is no longer a mystery and now we just need to be patient and await its arrival. The

KTM has revamped its adventure line-up over the last few years and now adds the 790 Adventure R to the stable alongside the 1090 and 1290 R. As with the Ténéré 700, we’ve been seeing the KTM in its many different concept and prototype phases for what

The very first Honda XRV650 RD03 Africa Twin is a legend among motorcycles but was never exported to Australia. I don’t know why. There may be no-one alive at Honda HRC today who remembers why we were deprived of it. Fortunately for us, 53-year-old A

Andy’s bike, the original XRV650 RDO3, was built at HRC headquarters in Hamamatsu in 1988 — the first production year — but later models were made in Europe. The first production model was based on the NXR750, the works rally bike that Honda built (b

Australia is spoiled for choice when it comes to riding. We can access pretty much any terrain or landscape that’s available anywhere else around the world. We have open spaces, forest, farmlands, mountains and rivers, snow and desert, and a mix of r

Let’s start with what this bike is like to ride. Then I’m going to talk about where I think it fits into the motorcycle world because, honestly, I had to ride it to really work that one out. When you sit on it the seat seems huge — not in an oversize

The locked front wheel pulled left and tucked under the F 850 GS without warning. One moment I’m looking for a way around the slippery puddle, the next I’ve had the handlebars wrenched from my grip and I’m being thrown forwards and left, my momentum

In a time not that long ago, the annual Dakar Rally was ruled by prehistoric monsters with multicylinder engines and staggering power outputs. These beasts roamed the vast, sandy deserts of the remotest corners of North Africa for the first two weeks

It’s the middle of the night, generators have been shut down and everyone is in their tents trying to sleep. The air is thin and the temperature is below zero. The bed I’m on is a flat piece of wood with an inch-high foam mattress on top. Keeping me

One of the rides that we look forward to each year is the Ride to the Snowy Ride Adventure. It’s a long name but allow me to explain what it’s about. The ride we do, led and organised by Andrew ‘Clubby’ Clubb and supported by Clive ‘the Professor’ Wa

Kawasaki’s KLR650, take a bow. Come on, stand up and take a bloody bow. Yes, you’ve been derided in certain circles and far too often overlooked, but for sheer longevity and ability to provide faithful service you’re one of the greats. How many model

Spurred on by curiosity some time ago, I rode from my home in Newcastle (NSW), which is a coal-mining town, and headed to Cobar, Broken Hill and Silverton to see how other mining towns were doing in often-difficult times. I also got to tour the old D

If you were to use just one word to sum up the Dust Hustle event, it would have to be “loose”. Described by organiser Ellaspede as “inappropriate”, this type of event is reminiscent of the early days of scrambler dirt track racing which were as much