SHOWING OFF
The 2011 Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show at Darling Harbour was a real cracker, with big crowds and halls full of shiny new bikes to drool over.
SUPER-SIZED SAFARI
Perched at the top-right corner of New Zealand, the East Cape region is one of the first places in the world to see each new day dawn. That was all the excuse we needed to trek across the Tasman to ride the 2012 Yamaha NZ East Coast Safari.
LONG WAY ACROSS
The best laid plans are often conceived from atop a bar stool, which is exactly how these blokes came up with the idea of a ride across Australia through the heart of the Simpson Desert
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
Coffs Harbour Detour plays host to the first Trail Boss Challenge national gathering of commercial trail bike tour operators. Did any work get done? You be the judge.
DAKAR OR BUST
What if you prepared for months, travelled halfway around the globe and then were mixing it up with the best in the world’s biggest off-road motorsport event, only to have it all fall apart with a blown head gasket and seized piston? Welcome to Rod Faggotter’s world and his 2012 Dakar Rally campaign.
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON
Just which class of bike is best for tackling the 7,500km APC Rally around eastern Australia? We head for the hills on three very different bikes in an effort to find out.
PARK & RIDE
Queensland Moto Park is firing on all cylinders and you can thank state and regional government for it! .
ENDURO BIKE RIDE
Is Husqvarna’s 2012 TE449 thumper a race-ready weapon or serious trail riding tool? .
PROJECT BIKE: KTM 350 EXC-F
Reeksy goes all high-tech geek and delves into the world of mapping software and the KTM User Setting Tool with our 350 thumper
PROJECT BIKE: BMW F 800 GS
It is with a tear in his eye that Russ wraps up our time with the mid-size BMW adventure bike.
TECHNICAL: IN KIT FORM
Yamaha’s new fuel-injected WR450F is now being ADRed in Japan: what will this mean for Aussie riders heading for the dirt? Dr Phil finds out.
TECHNICAL: OPEN FOR INSPECTION
With a new riding season upon us, what better time than right now to give your bike a head-to-toe check-over before aiming for the trails? .
TECHNICAL: CALIPER CAUTION!
Look after your brake calipers and they will look after you – when you need them most.
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TRAIL BOSS
On the presses, just in time.
TRAIL MAIL
The mail must get through.
ASK DR PHIL
You ask, the good Doctor answers.
TRAIL TALK
Check it out for the inside scoop.
IN THE ZONE
Smile for the camera!
OFF-ROAD EXPLORER
The adventure riding column.
TRAIL PACE
Check out our trail tours buyer’s guide.AUSTRALIAN-MADE
Pipe Dreams: meet Jason Barrett and the crew from Barrett Exhausts.
SPARE PARTS COUNTER
Good gear and gadgets.
YOUR RIDE
Win a Zacspeed Exotec RP3 armour system.
PHOTO STOP
Win a DriRider Rallycross jacket.
ON THE COVER
Yamaha France’s David Casteau and his trick YZ450F Dakar race bike. |
