Off the tools
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Ride to Remote Corners of Australia- Texas
Tom Foster and riding mate The Mac Attack often team up on their KLR 650 adventure bikes to head for remote corners of Australia. It was time for another well-planned, well-executed...
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A Long Way From Home
Kev Long took on a big challenge. With the job done he’d discovered a new way of looking at life and the world around him. The view out the window driving...
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Lake Monduran Barra
Jamie Gray breaks a family hoodoo. My old man, Bobby, said I’d never catch a barramundi. He reckoned The Gray Family Barra Curse would be the end of me. Dad relived...
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The Real Thing
A media release for a new bike is usually some gentle riding from one exotic location to the next with five-star accom and a-la-carte dining each night. You’d think someone with...
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An Interesting Week In The Andes
Recent charges of corruption against the Bolivian government resulted in riots, civil protests and police shootings which eventually saw the beleaguered president resign and flee the country in fear of his...
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Mac’s Side Of The Story
Since meeting and riding our KLRs to the June 2017 KLR Riders Rally at Tottenham in NSW, Tom and I have been trying to get together for another ride. Work commitments...
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Longreach
“I’m binned,” said Mac Attack Eggins. The spray of fluorescent-green coolant across the engine of his trusty KLR was a graphic illustration of his predicament. That left about 2700km of stinking-hot,...
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Yamaha Ténéré 700
Yamaha’s newest Ténéré has finally landed in Australia. Yamaha has been teasing the world with the development of the latest Ténéré 700 for a while now. It’s here at last, and...
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60KM Mono!
12-time trials world champion Dougie Lampkin, MBE, has become the first person to successfully complete the iconic 60.7km Isle Of Man TT course in the UK on just one wheel. Hurry...
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Ural Adventure Ride
Looking for a new riding challenge? Jump in a Ural sidecar. We dare you. Sidecars aren’t for everybody. They’re certainly not for wooses or people with big ideas on themselves. In...
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P Plates With Style
Yamaha has a first-class option for P-platers wanting a bit more grunt from a bike. Zane Dobie grabbed an MT-07 and put it through its paces. Heading out to collect the...
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Irwin Hot Lap
An invitation for a hot lap in the new Team 18 IRWIN Racing ZB Commodore hit the office and Features Editor Jamie Gray was on it like a Bondi seagull on...
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Suzuki Katana
With a nod to the past and an eye on the future, Suzuki’s newest 1000cc, four-cylinder roadie is cutting edge. Katana is a Japanese samurai-warrior sword. During the early 1980s Suzuki...
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Carbide Pruning Blade By Diablo
Diablo’s carbide pruning blade is a must have for a wide range of applications providing 50X longer life versus standard pruning blades. The carbide teeth of the blade allow for ultimate...
