ON LOCATION

PHOTO ANDREW CLUBB EAGLE ROCK Look closely, real

GROUND FLOOR

Mind the view! Adventure treats are anywhere you

CAMPING LIFE

Now, that’s no bull. Nothing like peeling back

SUZUKI V-STROM 250 SX

Plush suspension, tidy ergos and a reassuring low

BENELLI’S FULL HOUSE

From out of the darkness: meet the new

2023 KTM 890 ADVENTURE

A raft of updates should see a boost

YAMAHA PRICES T7 WORLD RAID

Yamaha Motor Australia has set retail pricing for

KTM 690 ENDURO R

KTM’s legendary LC4 thumper motor just keeps on

NEW COLOURS FOR TÉNÉRÉ 700

Tech Kamo (black) is a new colour that

CFMOTO 700CL-X ADVENTURE

Looking for scrambler attitude in your ADV machine?

CAPE YORK ADVENTURES GETS ON THE GASGAS

There’s a real red tinge to Cape York

ARKAROOLA RULES

If you’re heading for the Flinders Ranges, we highly recommend a visit to the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary to get a true insight into the amazing history of the Flinders Ranges.

CONTINENTAL CROSSER

When you’ve always wanted to ride across Australia, why not put a little extra pressure on yourself by doing it solo, and doing it aboard a brand new bike that had literally only just arrived in the country a matter of days earlier? Meet Peter Mansbridge and his Ducati DesertX

ACROSS THE EDITOR’S DESK

AAB magazine is now bi-monthly, so the time is ripe to take one off the wood with the guy who has been filling the editor’s chair for the past two years: Clubby. After more than 35 years in the magazine game, he’s got no plans of slowing down any time soon.

INTO THE FURNACE

If you’re heading out for a ride during the summer months, chances are in many parts of Australia you’ll be confronting temperatures well past 30 degrees. Read on as we detail some tips to help you beat the heat.

STOPPING POWER

A big part of going fast is being able to slow down just as quickly when you really need to. Read on as the Professor details his top tips for making sure your bike’s brakes are working at their very best.

INSTA ADVENTURE

When you’re not actually on the trails taking it all in for yourself, there’s no better way to stay plugged in to the freedom and fun of riding than through other people’s stories in real time. Instagram is the perfect platform for sharing ADV content and each issue we’ll share some of our favourite posts from outstanding accounts that make us smile, make us laugh or make us wish we were there!

GEAR & GADGETS

WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOPS AND IN THE SHED? LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST GEAR AND GADGETS.

GEAR CHECK: HELD CARESE EVO JACKET

German brand Held has a 75-plus year history

GEAR CHECK: FUSPORT DP2 BOOTS

Aussie brand FuSport has updated its Dirt Pilot

MOTORRAD GARAGE YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700 WORLD RAID

YAMAHA’S ALL-NEW TÉNÉRÉ 700 WORLD RAID IS SET TO ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA REAL SOON AND MOTORRAD GARAGE ALREADY HAS A FULL LINE-UP OF SW-MOTECH PRODUCTS READY TO MAKE THE MID-SIZE YAMAHA EVEN BETTER PREPARED FOR OUTBACK BATTLE. CHECK OUT WWW.MOTORRADGARAGE.COM.AU TO VIEW A HUGE RANGE OF ACCESSORIES FOR BIKES OF ALL KINDS.

BREAKING NEW GROUND

As the avalanche of new adventure bikes keep on raining down, it’s Ducati’s turn to take centre stage, with the arrival of the DesertX, the Italian brand’s first truly off-road biased ADV machine.

CODE RED

If you thought big-bore four-stroke dual-sport bikes were on the way to extinction, think again. There’s a place in Austria where they’ve continued thriving, thumping on in special orange, white and now red habitats, with the breeding of the new GasGas ES 700.

BOULDER DASH

What’s the one thing better than being offered a spanking new Aprilia Tuareg to ride from Brisbane to Sydney via whichever route you like? Being offered two Tuaregs, of course.

HIGH PLAINS HAULING

When La Nina finally decided to take a break late last year, one of the few parts of NSW not underwater was the Southern Highlands. So we hooked up with a tight knit posse and headed for the Monaro high plains.

PRIZE FIGHTER

By the time this issue of AAB hits the streets, one very lucky punter will have won this tricked out Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC courtesy of the team at Adventure Moto and their annual bike give-away promotion. What a deal!

ROYALLY ROOSTED

Our time with the AAB/MAD TV Honda CRF300 Rally project bike is now officially done and dusted. And what better way to go out than with a three-day full-throttle 1500km charge around the NSW Southern Highlands?

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

It’s not every day of the week you get an invite to ride on the roof of the world. So when the chance comes up to tick off a mighty bucket list ride with the team from Moto Himalaya, you absolutely have to grab it.