| 11/08/2009 |
SERIOUS HORSEPOWER!
Hi There to All the Gang at TRAIL ZONE, I was just flicking through issue 24 and
came across the DR Swamp Rider bike on page 22. It's definitely a Swamp Monster
after the huge amount of rain we've had up here this year.
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| 10/08/2009 |
STICK 'EM UP!
You asked for 'em and now the boys at Ringmaster Images have created them!
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| 20/04/2009 |
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TOP-TEN FINISH FOR TRAIL ZONE BIKE & RIDER AT HOG’S BREATH CAFE 2009 FOUR DAY!
It all started with a casual conversation at the Sydney Motorcycle Show late last year ... which was promptly forgotten until two weeks ago when organisers of the 2009 Hog’s Breath Cafe Australian Four Day Enduro Championship came through with an entry for TRAIL ZONE to contest the premier enduro event on the national calendar.
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| 09/04/2009 |
TRAIL ZONE ON THE MOVE!
TRAIL ZONE has shifted camp: from one sun-soaked Sydney northern beaches seaside location to another!
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| 21/03/2009 |
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Just over three weeks ago TRAIL ZONE magazine drew the winner of our annual Choose Your Ride subscriber drive promotion ... JOHN JURKOVIC from the Gold Coast was the lucky fella, but no contact number was included on his subscription coupon. We had his address, so we tracked down a landline number, but it just rang out. And it’s kept ringing out for the past three weeks.
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| 05/02/2009 |
NEW YEAR, NEW ISSUE!
Hello and welcome to 2009 ... belated as it might be.
Apologies for the tardy start to the year with the Blogs, but let me just say 2009 has started off exactly the same way as 2008 ended: wide-open with the throttle pinned to the stops in TRAIL ZONE HQ.
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| 19/12/2008 |
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ROLL ON 2009!
Another year bites the dust.
It's amazing how time flies when you're having fun, so in a job like this, the days, weeks, months and years are gone almost before you know it!
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| 10/12/2008 |
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ON-SALE THIS WEEK:
TRAIL ZONE Issue #21 with Bonus DVD!
Another year is almost gone ... and while the world is in economic crisis and everyone talks of uncertainty, one thing you can bank on for the annual Xmas/New Year holiday season is the new issue of TRAIL ZONE coming bundled up with our latest bonus DVD.
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| 07/12/2008 |
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FOR-SALE: SUZUKI DR-Z400E
Our recent TRAIL ZONE Suzuki DR-Z400E Project Bike has to be disposed of on behalf of Suzuki Australia. If you want a quality trail and/or adventure bike loaded up with a feast of quality goodies, this is the bike for you. Check it out:
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| 18/11/2008 |
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SHOW ME SYDNEY!
Talk about wide-open! The world of TRAIL ZONE has been on-the-pipe the past two weeks like GB hammering an A4DE final moto on his valve-bouncing WR250F race bike! It’s been ballistic.
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| 24/10/2008 |
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EXPO TO EXCESS IN MELBOURNE!
Wow: Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland one week ... the Hume Highway to Melbourne the next! You can't say the TRAIL ZONE wrecking crew doesn't mind
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| 13/10/2008 |
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WORLD ENDURO ACTION!
What's going on with the world's financial markets? If the global fiscal experts don't have a clue, then what hope have you and I got?
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| 10/10/2008 |
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ON SHOW AT INTERMOT KOLN
Over the years I have been lucky enough to attend some of the big motorcycle shows in Europe in cities such as Munich, Germany and Milan, Italy and while they blew me away by the sheer size and scope of displays on offer, they pale by comparison to the Intermot Koln exhibition that is being held in Cologne, Germany.
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| 06/10/2008 |
EUROPEAN VACATION!
Call me Clark and let's take aim on a Bavarian beer hall, because it's time for a TRAIL ZONE European Vacation ... woo hoo!
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| 23/09/2008 |
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BLACK FOREST TREATS!
Keen readers of TRAIL ZONE will know that I have said this many times over the years, but I am going to say it again (with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek): when you're the editor of a dirt bike magazine, you really do cop some hard days at the office.
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| 08/09/2008 |
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SUBSCRIBE & CHOOSE YOUR RIDE!
Here at TRAIL ZONE we love giving away brand new dirt bikes to our treasured subscribers. In fact, we’ve given-away no less than seven bikes in the past four years, and now it’s time to do it again with our latest awesome Choose Your Ride subscriber promotion!
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| 28/08/2008 |
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CLASSIC YAMAHA DT1
There is no doubt about our treasured TRAIL ZONE readers -- some of them are pure 24-carat gold!
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| 17/08/2008 |
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GO WEST, YOUNG MAN!
It had been a while since I'd spent some time exploring the wide-open wastelands of far-west NSW around Broken Hill and across the border into South Australia.
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| 05/08/2008 |
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SUNNY DAYS AT SUNNY CORNER
Entries are now open for the biggest trail bike rally event on the NSW calendar each year: the annual KTM Sunny Corner Trail Bike Rally.
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| 24/07/2008 |
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FLAT-KNACKER FOR 24 HOURS ... & MORE!
Our busiest time at TRAIL ZONE comes every second month when we're on the final production deadlines for our next issue -- which is right now, for TRAIL ZONE issue #19, which is due out next month.
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| 09/07/2008 |
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V8 Supercars & Dirt Bikes -- The Ultimate Combo Deal!
We all like a good combo deal, right? Me, I'm a Big Mac combo deal and upsize it all the way kind of guy!
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| 25/06/2008 |
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A WATAGANS WEEKEND
In the space of four years, the Honda Watagan Trailbike Rally sure has grown in leaps and bounds.
Organisers Rod Cartwright and Chris Flaherty from R&C Promotions have just staged their fifth event in four years in the Watagan forests near Newcastle, and last weekend's 2008 rally was another ripper.
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| 12/06/2008 |
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TRAIL ZONE ISSUE #18: ON-SALE FROM JUNE 16
As the months roll by at frightening speed, so too does each new issue of TRAIL ZONE magazine – the acknowledged insightful read for Australia’s massive ranks of trail, enduro and adventure bike riders!
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| 06/06/2008 |
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LAST CHANCE: SUBSCRIBE & WIN A MINI BIKE!
If you've been on the fence about renewing or taking our a subscription to TRAIL ZONE magazine, quit the ginning around and get it done!
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| 30/05/2008 |
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MEMORY LANE: VINTAGE ENDURO
It's amazing the critters you come across in the forest sometimes.
There we were, me and Dr Phil, last Saturday morning, weaving our way into the lush green surrounds of the Sunny Corner state forest when I looked behind and was greeted by the sight of three thundering Datsun 1600s snapping at our heels ... what the?!
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| 22/05/2008 |
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A FAIR DINKUM CAPE YORK BARGAIN!
If you've been dreaming of doing a Cape York ride but have been sitting on the fence waiting for a good reason to convince yourself to do it, then check this out:
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| 12/05/2008 |
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6.9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE!
It's been a whirlwind week in the TRAIL ZONE editorial empire, thanks to a lightning fast trip to Los Angeles ten days ago to hook up with my old mate from the Invaders MCC, Rich Gold, and his motley crew of desert rats for an epic trail ride out into Death Valley, in the deserts between California and Nevada.
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| 23/04/2008 |
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OVER THE TOPS ... IN THE WET!
As much as I wanted to be in Victoria for last weekend's 2008 Hog's Breath Cafe Australian Four Day Enduro championship, I was instead obliged to head up to Barrington Tops north of Newcastle at the invitation of www.offroadexplorer.com web master Lance 'Russ' Turnley, who had managed to drag Dr Phil Gielis and I out on his latest adventure ride.
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| 21/04/2008 |
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FOR SALE: KAWASAKI KLX450R Project Bike
We've just finished our time with our Kawasaki KLX450R Project Bike, which was featured in TRAIL ZONE issues #14, 15 and 16.
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| 07/04/2008 |
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KOWEN FOREST A KING HIT!
In just its second year of promotion, the DSMRA's Kowen Forest Trail Ride at Canberra is fast on its way to becoming a major fixture on the national schedule of major trail ride events.
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| 31/03/2008 |
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C U AT KOWEN FOREST!
So many bikes to ride, but so little time to ride them! Well, that’s only true in our final deadline week, and last week was just that -- final deadline week for TRAIL ZONE issue #17.
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| 10/03/2008 |
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CONGRATULATIONS GLENN BOGAARD!
Just over two weeks ago Tamworth, NSW, panel beater Glenn Bogaard received the phone call that most trail, enduro and adventure bike riders can only ever wish for – it went something like this:
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| 07/03/2008 |
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ON SAFARI WITH BMW
If you're wondering where all the BMW adventure bikes have gone this week, I can tell you. They're charging around the Victorian high country on a non-stop romp of adventure riding good times as the annual BMW GS Safari event rolls on.
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| 21/02/2008 |
MAD HATTAHS!
It seemed like a good idea at the time -- "Okay, Russ!" I barked, "let's get out and do some big miles and get some big adventure with the next couple of adventure bikes that come through the lavish TRAIL ZONE and offroadexplorer.com workshop doors!" read more.... |
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| 15/02/2008 |
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WIN A KAWASAKI KLX450R!
It's an old saying but it's true: we all love the chance to score something for nothing! So how would you like to win a brand spanking new Kawasaki KLX450R? Of course you would! read more.... |
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| 01/02/2008 |
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KIWI DREAMING!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: for a country so small and so remote, New Zealand has some of the best trail and adventure riding terrain you will find anywhere in the world. read more.... |
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| 16/01/2008 |
R&R ... BUT NOT FOR LONG
If that was the Xmas and New Year break ... it's all over and done with now! read
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| 12/12/2007 |
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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS!
Can you believe 2007 is just about done and dusted? No way, nor can we. This year has roosted by like Ben Grabham chasing a $10,000 winner's cheque at the Tattersall's Finke Desert Race.
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| 28/11/2007 |
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WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER BE?
Phew ... TRAIL ZONE issue #15 is done and the hi-res PDF files and proofs have been sent to the crew at Fast Proof Press to be transferred from a zillion digital pixels into a glossy printed publication you can comfortably hold between your hands in the 'reading room' and study to your heart's content.
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| 21/11/2007 |
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LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO-TAPE!
Wow, the past week has been wide-open like the main jet on Ben Grabham's Finke Desert Race winning GHR Honda CRF450X! And let me tell you, things don't get much more wide-open than that!
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| 14/11/2007 |
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NEW MODEL FEAST!
Just when you thought it was safe to venture into your local bike shop with your hard earned cash, think again!
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| 07/11/2007 |
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SYDNEY SHOW SUCCESS
So, what do you reckon is tougher: three days in the saddle of a dirt bike on a trail ride, or three days on your feet meeting and greeting hundreds (if not, thousands!) of motorcycle fans and selling magazine subscriptions at a motorcycle show?
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| 31/10/2007 |
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WIDE-OPEN!
Sometimes, there just aren't enough hours in the day. This is one of those times.
September and October are always wide-open, thanks in large part to the arrival of the annual Australian Motorcycle Expo and Sydney Motorcycle Show events. read more.... |
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| 24/10/2007 |
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SNOWY MOUNTAIN HIGH
Two blokes, two bikes and 2,000 kilometres from Sydney to Orbost, Victoria, return via some of the best back-roads of the Snowy Mountains ... sounds like a recipe for adventure, huh?
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| 18/10/2007 |
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES!
If you're a TRAIL ZONE subscriber, your brand new copy of TRAIL ZONE issue #14 should have just arrived in your mail box as I type these words. read more....
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| 10/10/2007 |
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MELBOURNE ON SHOW!
Last weekend’s Australian Motorcycle Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre was an absolute ripper!
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| 03/10/2007 |
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A PICTURE'S WORTH
A THOUSAND WORDS
It might be an old saying, but it's a good one: 'A picture's worth a thousand words!' And it sure is. A single photo can say so much more than massive chunks of sentences and paragraphs. read more.... |
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| 26/09/2007 |
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IT'S SHOW TIME!
This time of the year is always wide-open for us here at TRAIL ZONE, as it co-insides with the annual round of major motorcycle shows up and down the east coast of the country. read more.... |
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| 19/09/2007 |
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LET THE SUNSHINE IN!
There are plenty of good times to be had when you're the editor of a dirt bike magazine -- you all know that! -- but there are times that make you grit your teeth, as well. Last Sunday was one of them.
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| 12/09/2007 |
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THE TENERE IS BACK!
If everything old is new again, then never a truer word was spoke when this tasty morsel of new model information was recently released in Europe: we are about to be witness to the return of the most famous of all adventure bikes, the Yamaha Tenere. read more....
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| 05/09/2007 |
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NEW WHEELS!
It doesn't matter how old you are, but it still feels great to pick up a new set of wheels. read more....
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| 29/08/2007 |
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ON THE BRIDLE TRAIL
Hong Kong one day, the People's Republic the next, then the Bridle Track outside Bathurst, NSW, another 24 hours after that. read more....
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| 22/08/2007 |
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INSIDE THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
All work and no play makes Clubby a boring boy, so this week's Blog comes to you from Hong Kong, where Tania and I have been holed up in a plush room at the Marco Polo hotel for a week's R&R between TRAIL ZONE issues #13 and #14.
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| 14/08/2007 |
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NEW! Check out Clubby's weekly Trail Boss Blog editorial for your fresh hit of news on trail, enduro and adventure bike riding inside the TRAIL ZONE! read more.....
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