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.

MOTORCYCLES WELCOME

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RIDER THE REAL RIDE

LATE NEWS • STUFF WE COULDN’T FIT INTO THIS ISSUE

INSTANT ICON

UPDATES FOR THE GSX-S1000

CFMOTO GETS ADVENTUROUS

YAMAHA REINVENTS THE R7

TORQUE FEST • There’s an MT for everyone who likes modern naked bikes…

THE AUSSIE TRIDENT • With specs unique to Australia, can the new Triumph Trident perform down under?

COMPETITION

VICTORIAN SPURS • Weekend warriors flock to Healesville, not to pat a kangaroo at the sanctuary but to ride the Spurs…

THEN AND NOW

TAMWORTH WANTS YOU • Home to the Powerhouse Motorcycle Museum and a new rally set to become one of the biggest in the country, Tamworth is very motorcycle-friendly…

GETTING THERE

COLLECTED POWER • Where there was once a powerstation, now there is motorcycle power…

A BIG WEEKEND OF BIKES, MUSIC AND FOOD

5-STARS, TAMWORTH STYLE • I’ve had some great tours staying in tents, draughty old pubs and cheap motels, but sometimes more comfort and convenience are called for – often not available in countryside Australia

FOOD AND DRINK

GREEN WINNER • A new generation of the bike that has won the last six World Superbike titles on the trot…

THE RACE KIT

WHO SHOULD BUY IT?

COMPETITION

RELEVANCE OF HYPER SPORTSBIKES IN TODAY’S WORLD

OPTIMISING THE ZX-10R FOR THE TRACK

BC PERFORMANCE ASBK BIKES

THE VIDEO

IMMENSE USA • From the size of the meals to the width of the horizon, so much of the USA is immense…

DIFFERENT PATHS, SAME DESTINATION • Kawasaki and Suzuki took very different approaches to building versatile middleweight twins…

A V-STROM STORY

A VERSYS STORY

WRECKS, ROADS AND ROCKS: SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S LIMESTONE COAST • With natural wonders dating back eons, lots of attractive food and wine plus a history of shipwrecks and tragedy, South Australia’s Limestone Coast is an interesting place to tour

X-CITING R-OADBIKE • Can a sports-tourer developed from an Adventure bike work?

COMPETITION

THE PACKAGES

ORANGE COUNTRY CUSTOMS

BRAKES, UPGRADED • In the last issue, editor Nigel Paterson explained how modern braking systems work. Now it’s time to upgrade the brakes on his FJR…

CROWLEY’S FORCITE • In the last issue of ARR, editor Paterson visited Forcite, Australia’s smart helmet manufacturer and got to try out one of the fancy new lids… but Nigel Crowley got his hands on one for a more extended review

SKIPPY GLOVES

ANDY’S TIGER LUGGAGE

MOTODRY’S BARGAIN TOURING GEAR

RST’S PATHFINDERS

IPONE’S KATANA

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