THE NO.1 MAGAZINE FOR TOURING Australian Road Rider is the only Australian magazine to address the technical aspects of riding and celebrate the pure enjoyment of touring. At Australian Road Rider we know that there’s nothing like the pleasure of hitting the open road and exploring our glorious country.

Hi folks!
I’m a massive fan of MotoGP. Those guys are freaks. Every week they put their lives on the line and defy the odds on screaming animal machines. They are our very own, real-world superheroes.
They can also be petulant rich kids, stamping their feet and pouting when things don’t go their way. That’s what happens at the top. People are constantly told how good they are, fed all the right foods and cossetted like the rare butterflies they indeed are. Hey, if you could do it, wouldn’t you? I know I would.
It wasn’t always like that. Back in 2003 (yep, that’s 15 years ago now!), I was getting drunk on Harley-Davidson’s tab in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The motor company was turning 100 and members of the bike press from all over the world were set free to run rampant all over the country. Bikes, drink cards, five-star accommodation. That’s back when there was a fair quid about. We’ll not see that again, but we didn’t miss them on that occasion.

Hi folks. Motorcycle categories. They’ve defined the game for as long as bikes have existed. Adventure, Cruiser, Sports, Sports Tourer, Chookie… And of course there are a few sub groups within those as well. They each have their dedicated tribes, too, each with its own uniform, set of rules and culture. As much as we like to think that we are amazingly free of such things, in my experience the average motorcyclist is kinda conservative. We expect value for hard-earned money and guard our way of life fiercely — all with a strong resistance to change. Well, I hate to swash up your buckle, but that is hardly a devil may care attitude, now is it.

THE NO.1 MAGAZINE FOR TOURING Australian Road Rider is the only Australian magazine to address the technical aspects of riding and celebrate the pure enjoyment of touring. At Australian Road Rider we know that there’s nothing like the pleasure of hitting the open road and exploring our glorious country.
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THE NO.1 MAGAZINE FOR TOURING Australian Road Rider is the only Australian magazine to address the technical aspects of riding and celebrate the pure enjoyment of touring. At Australian Road Rider we know that there’s nothing like the pleasure of hitting the open road and exploring our glorious country

Honda’s Africa Twin has huge boots to fill, taking on one of the most venerated monikers in motorcycling history. We get down and dirty with the adventure litre duallie to find out if it hits the mark, and deserves the weighty accolade. Also, the man that has been everywhere on a motorcycle and knows just about every trick of the trade, Brian Rix, shows us that bike packing for that big trip is an art. Especially when two-up. We follow Rixy into the smart traveller’s bike bags to take a lot of the pain out of packing.
ARR heads just about as north as you can with a trip to the tip to tick off just about any Aussie adventure rider’s bucket list ride. There is probably not a rider in the country who hasn't dreamed of riding a motorcycle all the way to the very top of Cape York. This story is about turning that dream into reality. And, it’s easier than you think.

We toss just about everything but the kitchen sink at Yamaha’s little bike that could, the R3. We reckon small capacity bikes are about to burst through the ego barrier to be more popular than ever. Could this be one that fill the sports bike spot in your garage? Nigel Crowley brings us the answer. More great stuff in Issue #136 sees Thunderbirds old and new compared. From Brando to brand new, Triumph’s incredible heritage comes alive in this fabulous look into the bike that shot Triumph to screen stardom and its classy modern namesake.

BMW’s iconic Safari has been running for 22 years and is one of Australia’s premier customer events. As part of Issue #133, our intrepid Adventure rider extraordinaire Amy Harburg pulls on the nylons to take on this year’s BMW GS Safari on the all-new F 800GSA.

Also, the man that has been just about everywhere on a motorcycle, Brian Rix, goes through bike and luggage setup when you are preparing for that Big Trip. He’s gonna save you a lot of heartache, right there.

Harley-Davidson’s new Milwaukee Eight powerplant represents probably as significant a change as the Motor Company has ever undertaken. So, naturally, we jumped on a plane to the US and rode the full 2017 range. Yep, you get all the bikes, all the facts and all the knowledge on the ’17 Harleys.

Not content with all that Yankee iron, we blurt a bit of barbecue sauce on that cheeseburger by jumping on to the Victory Octane. Yep, the bike that was going to change the way we look at American motorcycles forever. Well, now the door is slammed shut at Victory, we’ll never know. So, to commiserate, we belt the hell out of an Octane in tribute to the brand that coulda, shoulda.

More great stuff in Issue #133 sees a good look at the six bikes we most look forward to riding in 2017. Yep, it’s all there in Australian Road Rider #133.

DUCATI XDIAVEL The Black Devil

TRIUMPH EXPLORER Mapping new heights

YAMAHA XSR Retro 700 and 900

TOURATECH’S ULTIMATE ADVENTURE TRIP

When a small group of Tenere Tragics got together to celebrate an iconic old bike, they probably never dreamed their tribute would grow into a huge and adventurous annual event! Come with us on their latest ride, with old and new Yamahas doing what they’ve always done best. In issue 129 of Australian Road Rider we’ve also got a great story on a reader’s ride from Victoria to northern NSW, a brilliant tale of boys being boys on Enfields in the Himalayas, and you’ll learn what happens when a few dozen friends who’ve ridden all parts of the world get together for a reunion in the Grampians. We test Ducati’s slick Multistrada Pikes Peak, Harley’s flash CVO Breakout and Yamaha’s ballsy MT-03 LAMS-approved twin. And for something really cool, we get inside the head of a long-distance rider …

Three of the sweetest motorcycles on the market headline issue 128 of Australian Road Rider. We’ve tested Triumph’s big new 1200cc Bonneville; the T120, Indian’s super-comfortable new bagger; the Springfield and Ducati’s learner-legal Scrambler retro-bike; the Sixty2. Find out just how good each of them are in the latest issue! We also take you on some fantastic trips. We’ve done the Best South African Road Trip Ever and discovered how cheap overseas touring can be. We explore more of the Ducati Scrambler’s ability by taking a tour out of Brisbane on one. We also detail some excellent riding in Far North Queensland and follow a young rider on his first outback trip, solo!

In issue 127 of Australian Road Rider, we thrash Yamaha's electronic-suspension Super Tenere, go wild on Ducati's Monster 821 and cruise with purpose on Guzzi's great Eldorado. Oh, and we monkey around on Kawasaki's ripper little Z125 PRO! As for travel and tips, where do we start? Coast to coast via the Simpson Desert? Madness in Mexico? Following the mighty Clarence River in NSW? Or how about two-up touring tips from a couple who've ridden the world? All this and more in the latest issue.

In this issue of Australian Road Rider we test the incredible KTM 1290 Super Duke GT, a sports-tourer-cum-naked bike that’ll blow your socks off! For those who like a gentler pace, we’ve got our first test from Triumph's new Bonneville range, the super-sweet Street Twin, as well as Indian’s entry-level ripper, the 1000cc Scout Sixty. In light of the latter two, we ask whether it’s time to drop capacity limits for learner riders. We’ve got some amazing adventures this issue, including a series of stories about riders who’ve had to resort to a satellite tracking decide to save their lives. Read about doing your first overlander at age 61 from Alaska to the bottom of South America; about absolute chaos on a ride in Nepal during a fuel crisis; and what it’s like to win a mega trip to America!

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