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.

Australian Adventure Bike

ON LOCATION

NUTS & BOLTS & MARRIED MEN

ACTIVE MINDS

RIEJU AVENTURA RALLY 307 HEADING DOWN UNDER

DUCATI XPEDITIONS HEADS FOR THE FLINDERS

CFMOTO MT TREK

CFMOTO ANNOUNCES PRICING FOR 1000 MT-X

LAST DRINKS AT ANDY STRAPZ

HELD BIKER FASHION CELEBRATES 80 YEARS

KTM’S LIMITED RUN 890 ADVENTURE R RALLY

IT’S TIME TO GET DIRTY!

LEISKY’S BOLT WITH BSA

SANDERS BACK ON TOP IN PORTUGAL

FRATELLO MINORE • For the past few years Ducati’s ‘little brother’ Multistrada 950 has very much had to live in the shadow of its larger sibling, the all-conquering Multistrada V4. With the arrival of the latest Multistrada V2, it’s time for the smaller Multi to step back into the spotlight.

HIGH & MIGHTY • After a mighty debut showing last year, this year’s second annual Adventure Moto Big Bore Six Day ride saw the Vagabond Moto crew knock it out of the park once again. Southern NSW and the Victorian High Country dished up the kind of ride everyone will fondly remember.

HIMALAYAN HEAVY HITTER • Every good builder looks at a bike and sees what it could be, not just what it is. Andy Wells from The Adventure Garage looked at the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 and saw a rally-inspired machine waiting to happen. All it needed was someone with the vision and tools to unlock it.

TÉNÉRÉ TRAILBLAZER • What drives Africa Eco Race winner Kevin Gallas to push Yamaha’s Ténéré ADV twin to the limit? We caught up with the former trials and SuperEnduro champ from Germany to get the story.

TO THE END OF THE WORLD • When seven mates from Aussie teamed up to take on the wilds of South America on a guided tour through Chile, Argentina and the spectacular Patagonia region, they hit the jackpot and scored the adventure ride of a lifetime.

KAT’S ADVENTURE • When a young girl named Kat dreamed of staging an adventure ride for charity to help children and babies in need, little did she realise how quickly the idea would snowball. We tagged along on the fourth annual Kat’s Adventure Ride that raises funds to support the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation — and enjoyed a cracking good ride.

ORANGE RUSH • Just as we were gearing up for Kat’s Adventure Ride, KTM Australia reached out with the offer of a 390 Adventure R. And it just so happened to be the first one in Australia fitted with premium WP XPLOR PRO suspension components. You bet we couldn’t say “Yes please” fast enough!

SWEET & SOUR • When longtime AAB contributing editor Lance ‘Russ’ Turnley went looking for a new ADV machine to park in his garage, he joined the throngs of riders who are feasting on...