Australian Road Rider

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.

Australian Road Rider

THE CLUTCH IS DOOMED

DUCATI SINGLE WINS “MOST BEAUTIFUL BIKE” AT EICMA • A new high-performance single-cylinder road bike…

BRITISH SPORT: TRIUMPH BRINGS BACK THE DAYTONA

SPECIFICATIONS

CFMOTO TARGETS THE FUN MARKET WITH MINI RETROS

HONDA WANTS TO ELIMINATE THE CLUTCH

BENELLI’S LITTLE ADVENTURE COMMUTER

CACTUS, CORNERS AND COLT 45S • This time Chris is in the West of the USA…

CLIMBING THE HIMALAYAS • Eight years after the original Himalayan became an unlikely international success story, Royal Enfield has unveiled a brandnew Himalayan that takes the uber-popular global-roaming single-cylinder ADV machine to new heights.

ELECTRIC SHOCK

COMPETITION:

ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN

BMW’S NUKE’EM NAKED • The already-quick S 1000 R receives a dose of M steroids to take on all comers

COMPETITION: THE ALTERNATIVES

2023 BMW M 1000 R

AMERICAN PREMIUM • Upgraded in nearly every way, the new CVO Grand American Tourers from Harley-Davidson are premium rides

THE STREET GLIDE

HARLEY-DAVIDSON CVO ROAD GLIDE

BACKROAD TOURING ON HONDA'S SOFT ROADER • We put in 5000k on Honda's budget all-road solution

2023 HONDA XL750

THE JOY OF THE FIRST BIG RIDE • Need some inspiration to do a solo multi-day tour?

HONDA GOES RETRO • Inexpensive, attractive, modern and styled from the 1960s, there’s a lot to like about the new GB350…

HONDA GB350

REVOLUTION, NOT EVOLUTION • Will the GS remain the standard against which all other adventure bikes are judged?

2024 BMW R 1300 GS

NEVER MIND THE ISLE OF MAN • Around-the-houses racing has been almost killed off by the Nanny State, but the Postie Bike Grand Prix still happens…

WALCHA TURNS IT ON • The Walcha Motorcycle Rally has quickly turned into one of the best events in the country…

THE RADICAL BRADICAL

MOTORRAD GARAGE HONDA XL750 TRANSALP

BETTER NAVIGATION

FLIPPEDOUT LID

CARRY MORE COMFORTABLY

EVERYDAY LID

20 YEARS OF TOURING EUROPE

VERSATILE TANKBAGS

AUSSIE V-STROM LUGGAGE

EASIER, FASTER MORE ACCURATE SUSPENSION SET-UP

BOSS COCKY

SELLING OFF THE KIDS

SUZUKI V-STROM 650

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