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Aussie rider Andrew Houlihan has had to settle for the runner-up position in the Veterans division of the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup after a late-season knee injury forced him out of racing the final two rounds In Portugal and Dubai. Houlihan ruptured

Like most ADVers, I’m always looking for an excuse to go riding, and if I can, I like to do it with good people. Greg ‘Trail Boss’ Yager and Wayne ‘Crash’ Nelson from RideADV have a special knack for putting together awesome rides and creating an env

"Carruthers, it’s Clubby here. I hear you’re doing the Husky Trek in Tasmania? Good, write me an article.” “Ah, okay Clubbster. Shouldn’t be too much of a problem writing about two of my favourite subjects: motorcycles and myself!” I was blessed to b

Last issue we kicked off a two-part series on how to master the basic clutch and throttle skills that are at the foundation of riding an adventure bike safely and confidently. Once you have the gist of these things, you can challenge yourself with sl

And the Chinese assault on the global ADV market keeps on coming, with Kove Moto another brand to grab its time in the limelight at the EICMA show in Italy late last year. Kove’s 450R Rally bike has been around for a few seasons now, but the Chinese

Two issues ago in AAB, in the Destinations feature we detailed the Barrington Tops region of the Great Dividing Range in NSW, just north of Newcastle. This issue we’re back into the same area of the NSW Hunter Valley once more, with the inspiration f

The early bird catches the worm, no matter whether you’re riding a bike or shooting a camera. This glorious sunrise shot comes all the way from Spain, where BMW’s new R 1300 GS was officially introduced to the world. There’s no mistaking the 1300 hea

More than a few Aussie ADV riders have been crying out for a 500cc or so twin-cylinder machine that offers decent on- and off-road performance potential, and it looks like their prayers might be about to be answered by Chinese brand CFMOTO. CFMOTO us

Well, this review took a sudden turn the day before final deadline. And it was a turn for the better, because almost six weeks after we jetted across the world to ride Royal Enfield’s all-new Himalayan 450 in the Himalayas — yes, THE Himalayas — Urba

Everybody loves a performance muffler, right? Standard exhaust systems are, shall we say, rather conservative. They’re built to meet emissions standards, meaning they can restrict outright performance, they can weigh a lot (that’s a given!) and the e

Who is this rider making like a swamp rat and ploughing through a bottomless bog in the Husky Trek in Tasmania? Who knows? But we’re sure he’s having a ripping good time and was thoroughly stoked to know young-gun lensman Clay Wilkinson was on the sp

Take a look at this little cutie: it’s the Benelli BKX 300 pint-size ADV bike that was unveiled late last year at the EICMA show in Italy. Stunning grey, black and yellow livery make this bike stand out from the crowd, yet Benelli says the 300 is not

Here’s another international ADV offering that looks pretty interesting, but the question remains: Will it make it to Australia? This one is from Spanish brand Rieju and it’s dubbed the Aventura 500. It’s powered by a Chinese-made Loncin 500cc twin-c

Let’s go ride Ducati’s DesertX Rally in the desert, they said. It will be a sand-spraying blast, they said. Until the heavens opened and turned every canyon and crevice into a raging torrent! When the weather turns everything upside-down, they’re the

BMW HAS UPPED THE ANTE YET AGAIN IN THE UBER-TOURER ADV STAKES WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE ALL-NEW R 1300 GS RANGE. MOTORRAD GARAGE ALREADY HAS A FULL LINE-UP OF SW-MOTECH PRODUCTS READY TO MAKE THE NEW GS TRULY READY FOR SERIOUS LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL. CH

If you’re looking for a booming-great ADV machine that oozes exclusivity, take a look at the MV Agusta LXP Orioli limited edition model that was unveiled at the EICMA show in Italy. The new bike is a tribute to Italian rally legend Edi Orioli and jus

It’s such a good feeling when your new bike just keeps you stoked to take it out and ride it. The World Raid has had that impact on me from day one, and it continues to do so now that we’re a few months into life’s journey together. And let’s face it

Honda’s dedicated 450cc single-cylinder four-stroke dual-sport bike is back in Australia with the return of the latest CRF450RL. The new 450RL follows on the heels of the original 450L, and Honda says the new thumper comes loaded with all the feature

If there’s one thing you can bank on year after year, it’s that Kawasaki’s venerable ADV machine, the KLR650, just keeps on thumping on. And 2024 is no different, with Team Green recently pulling the wraps off a trio of KLRs for this year. Kicking of

Two seasons on from its Australian debut, Husqvarna’s twin-cylinder ADV machine, the Norden 901, has scored a modest round of cosmetic and tech updates for the 2024 model year. While new grey and yellow graphics are the most visually obvious of the c

So there I was, waltzing into the adventure scene with all the flair of a late bloomer hitting the big 4-0, kids finally off doing their own thing. The budget at home caught wind of my newfound freedom and nodded, whispering, “Time to live a little!”

The debut model Aprilia Tuareg 660 was an adventure bike that seriously impressed us. For a first-up effort at a modern-day ADV machine, Aprilia kicked some real goals with a twin-cylinder bike that was mighty capable in the bush, yet offered all the

It’s not every day of the week you get a phone call asking if you would be interested in being involved with the official launch video and film shoot for one of the most anticipated adventure motorcycles of the decade. In November 2022 I received tha

The great thing about having great mates on the other side of the world is the ‘reciprocal rights’ that come with each travelling to the other’s home and looking after them on a ride. I first met Rich Gold when he and a bunch of mates from America tr