Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

For 37 years, Australasian Dirt Bike magazine has been the definitive source of information for off-road motorcyclists – from beginners wondering where to ride and what gear to wear, to seasoned riders getting their monthly fix of racing action and bike hot-up advice. The stories cater to junior riders, ’weekend warrior’ trail riders, full-blown racer-heads and the technically-minded. Bike tests, riding tips, equipment guides, race reports and rider profiles are all delivered with full-colour professional photography.

EVER GET FRUSTRATED? • JETT LAWRENCE LOSES IT AND LOSES SOME FANS BUT WAS IT JUSTIFIED?

Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

DUCATI MOTOCROSS BIKE REVEALED! • Images of the all-new Ducati Desmo450 MX motocross machine and the new Ducati Corse R&D – Factory MX Team have been released in Madonna di Campiglio.

CFMOTO 450MT NEARLY HERE!

UPDATED BETA TRIALS BIKES

AUSSIES IN INDIA • Aussie supercross riders tearing up the new Indian Supercross Racing League!

STRONGER AS ONE • A Facebook page has been started that’s dedicated to discovering which roads have been closed illegally by land owners and how to regain access.

STARK ON TOP • Stark Varg have secured their first major win on the global stage!

NEW YAMAHA TEAM IN MXGP • Fresh faces at Monster Energy Yamaha for 2024

Huge Month • BITE-SIZED INSIGHTS TO TAKE TO YOUR FAVOURITE WATERING HOLE

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Your Shout • HAVE A RANT ON US, COS WE’RE COOL LIKE THAT

DAKAR WRAP UP • CHUCKY HAS SOME WELL-EARNED POST DAKAR R & R, THEN GOES TRACK BUILDING

BLUE MOUNTAINS EPIC • The VIP Experience crew are headed back to the Blue Mountains of NSW for more epic adventures in 2024!

DRAMA-FREE DAKAR

Vive La France • FRENCH ENGINEERS CAN BUILD MORE THAN JUST STEEL TOWERS

BIG-BORE BUSH BIKE • AUSSIES HAVE A LOVE AFFAIR WITH BIG BORES AND HUSQVARNA HAS A NEW TEMPTRESS

LET THIS KITTY PURRRRR! • WE THRASH A 2024 TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO THROUGH THE BUSH AT 80KM/H WHILE JUMPING TABLE DRAINS AND HOPPING LOGS!

MAKE YOUR BETA BETTER • We jumpon RubenChadwick’sAHEC-winningBeta RR 300Racing to seewhat upgradesyou need tomake for the2024 season.

Superman four fiddy! • FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET, MORE POWERFUL THAN A LOCOMOTIVE! BUT NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES.

FAREWELL God of GROVEL • AFTER 12 MONTHS WITH THE 2023 SHERCO 300 SE FACTORY IT IS FINALLY TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.

ELECTRIC GENERATION • CFMOTO’s first proper dirtbike is a kids mini bike and it’s electric!

GREEN MEANIE RESURRECTION • We covered Kane Sedonja’s KX500 Kawasaki build in Issue 529 as a Reader’s Ride but thought it needed more space!

ROCKY ROADS OF DAKAR • The 2024 Dakar Rally was won and lost on the brutal rocks of Saudi Arabia and here Toby Price and Daniel Sanders tell their tales of a Dakar both would prefer to forget!

PRICE OFFICIALLY DAKAR LEGEND

THE RACE AGAINST TIME

WALKNER HEART WARMERS

RESULTS

Protecting the peepers • ADB READER ED HARTLEY RECKONS THAT AFTER A HELMET, GOGGLES ARE THE NEXT MOST IMPORTANT PROTECTION TO HAVE

TRAINING DAYS • A GROWING NUMBER OF AUSTRALIA’S FASTEST MOTOCROSS RACERS ARE NOW PUSHING THEMSELVES TO THE LIMIT UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF FORMER PROS ROSS BEATON AND FORD DALE. WHAT EXACTLY GOES ON AT THESE ELITE TRAINING FACILITIES AND WHY ARE THEY GAINING POPULARITY?

USE THE (ELECTRIC) FORCE • IN THIS THIRD INSTALMENT WE MOVE INTO THE MORE TECHNICAL RIDING ZONE TO BUILD YOUR SKILLS FURTHER

EFF ME, that's a truck! • WE JUMP IN THE OFFICIAL 2024 FORD F-150 TO SEE HOW IT GOES AS A DIRTBIKE HAULER

A COCKIES WORK IS NEVER DONE • BERNIE PUTS THE STOCKMAN...