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

KTM RIDES THE EDGE … AGAIN

GOA OR BUST!

KTM IN CRISIS

YAMAHA UPDATES TÉNÉRÉ 700

HONDA’S NX500 SOFT-ROADER

TASSIE DEVIL ADVENTURE RIDES

BMW FIRES 450cc SHOT

KAWASAKI SAYS: WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

LEATT’S NEW ADV HELMETS

KTM’S NEW MODEL RUSH

APRILIA TUAREG RALLY

DUCATI MULTISTRADA V2

ROYAL ENFIELD’S BEAR 650

A TALE OF TWO 450s • There’s a small-bore revolution going on in the ADV world right now, and CFMOTO’s 450 MT and Royal Enfield’s Himalayan 450 are on a full-throttle charge and leading the way.

TONKA TOUGH • BMW’s mighty Rhino has come in for a massive makeover for 2025, the new R 1300 GS Adventure sharing little in common with the previous model, the much-loved 1250 GSA. Are the changes set to keep the now rather slab-sided Bavarian beast at the front of the pack?

TAKE THE HIGH ROAD • When you want to mix motorcycles with all the fun of a country fair, head for the New England region of NSW and take in the annual Walcha Motorcycle Rally.

SURPRISE PACKAGE • What happens when you combine a big dose of Italian design flair with a Chinese-built ADV machine? You get a sharply-priced soft-roader that delivered quite the surprise on a three-day and almost 1500-kay romp from Sydney to the Walcha Motorcycle Rally and back again.

THE PILGRIMAGE • When a key executive from Royal Enfield invites you to come ride across India to attend the massive Motoverse festival, you just have to say yes. And with that, the Darcinator set forth on a ride to remember!

TAKING THE LONG WAY • Charley Boorman needs no introduction to adventure riders. Alongside his great mate, actor Ewan McGregor, their Long Way Round, Long Way Down and Long Way Up TV documentary travel series have inspired an entire generation of ADV riders. We caught up with Charley during his recent visit to Australia to host a guided riding tour through Tasmania, Victoria and NSW with Compass Expeditions.

TROPHY HUNTERS • If ever there was an event that could be described as the Olympics of BMW motorcycle riding, it just has to be the BMW International GS Trophy. And for the past four instalments, Australia’s Miles Davis has been an official marshal for the event. This is his story.

CODE BLACK • When you’re an ADV wingman, you’ve always got your riding buddy’s back. No matter whether it’s fixing a flat out the back of Tibooburra or bolting on a new bash plate at home in the shed … it’s the ADV wingman’s code!

MARKET LEADER • We’ve said from day one that the CFMOTO 450 MT truly does break new ground in the ADV world. And after racking up over...