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

TUNNEL VISION

HAD A BARRY CROCKER

ROAD RUNNER COUNTRY

ADVENTURE: IT’S EVERYWHERE

CHASING THE UNICORN

HOG WILD HARLEY

KTM’S SUPER NEW 1290s

DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4

TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER UPDATES

SCRAMBLER SANDSTORM

YAMAHA HAS YOUR DESTINATION

ADV BOOK CLUB

ANDY’S KTM 890 LUGGAGE FRAMES

ADVWORX LUGGAGE

BMW TECH GLOVES

MODEL OF THE MONTH

AFRICA TWIN APPRECIATION

KRIEGA OS18 ADVENTURE PACKS

GEAR CHECK: ALPINESTARS TECH 7 ENDURO DRYSTAR BOOTS

GEAR CHECK: B&B OFF-ROAD COMPACT RACK TÉNÉRÉ 700

VENTURE HEAT HEATED JACKET LINER & GLOVES

SHOP SPOILED • The shop ride is making a comeback!

GEAR CHECK: KRIEGA TRAIL9 ADVENTURE BACKPACK

OUTBACK MOTORTREK X-FRAMES FOR HUSQVARNA 701

GEAR CHECK: GIANT LOOP FANDANGO TANK BAG PRO

MICHELIN ANAKEE WILD TYRES

GS TO EXCESS • Who would have thought the original BMW R80G/S would give birth to an adventure riding legend that after 40 barnstorming years shows no signs of slowing down?

PACKAGE DEALS

FLINDERS KEEPERS • They don’t call the spectacular Flinders Ranges of South Australia ‘Adventureland’ for nothing, which is precisely why we keep going back for more.

THE DEEP END • KTM’s 890 Adventure R takes the Austrian brand deeper than ever into the off-road end of the multi-cylinder ADV riding scene.

SIMPLY SUPER • What’s a three-time Australian Superbike Champion do for kicks when he retires from racing? Climb aboard an adventure bike, of course.

HARDWIRED FOR ADVENTURE • Some of us discover adventure bikes later in life. For others, it’s like we were born to ride them. This is AAB editor-at-large David Darcy’s story.

NEW DAWN • With Yamaha pensioning off its mighty midget WR250R, Honda looks to be Johnny on the spot to capture the small-bore adventure bike market with its new CRF300 Rally.

SUPER TOURER • To kick off our new In The Spotlight feature, it’s time to look over the legend that is Yamaha’s Super Ténéré.

PORTUGUESE HEART • When the AJP PR7 was unveiled, some riders claimed it answered their prayers for a rally-based ADV machine. When it arrived in Oz, Chris Kirk was at the head of the queue.

THE SHADOW KNOWS • It’s an ADV rider’s rite of passage: to wind down after a big day in the saddle with a few quiet brews, a mighty feed and a solid session of bench racing with your buddies. And who better to kick off this new regular feature than straight-shooting sweep rider Troy ‘The Shadow’ Mattson?

THE RIGHT CALL • Making the right call at the right time...