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. Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

Australian Road Rider

THE ED'S CHAIR • It's hard to believe it's been more than a year since Nigel jumped on a plane for Asia and Europe and I slid into the ARR Ed's chair

SIX IN A ROW

MOTORCYCLE ART

BMW F 450 GS HERE SOON • Mot long now until the F 450 GS lands in Aussie showrooms

HONDA V3R 900 E-COMPRESSOR PROTOTYPE • Honda has gone all out with its striking V3R 900 E-Compressor Prototype

WILL THEY?

ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 650 • The Royal Enfield Bullet 650 is a new take on an old model

SERIE ORO CONFIRMED • The limited-number MV Agusta Brutale Serie Oro is coming to Australia

MV AGUSTA SARTORIA MECCANICA • MV Agusta launches a bespoke workshop for one-of-one motorcycles

TRIUMPH TRIDENT 800 • The all-new Triumph Trident 800 is here now

ALPINE AND DESERT • Triumph has launched Alpine and Desert Editions of its Tiger 900 and 1200 adventure bikes

KAWASAKI ZX-10R & ZX-10RR GET WINGS! • ZX-10 models get sharper aerodynamics, refined chassis geometry and enhanced rider tech

FEATURES

MAILBOX

SUZUKI GSX-S1000GX TEST ARR #179 - 5/5

BIKE MAINTENANCE COURSE

1000 KAYS IN TWO DAYS… ON AND OFF ROAD • Royal Enfield's Himalayan Mana Black promises more capability straight out of the crate. To see if it delivers, we knocked over 1000km in two days on everything from steep, rocky tracks to fast, flowing bitumen.

COMPETITION

ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN MANA BLACK

MISUNDERSTOOD GENIUS? • On paper the TMAX is an expensive boat anchor; if so, why do the Europeans buy them in droves? We wanted to know…

SAT-NAV

COMPETITION KYMCO AK 550 PREMIUM

YAMAHA TMAX TECH MAX

SPORTING ROOTS, TOURING ABILITY • Ducati couldn't resist injecting a strong dose of sporting prowess into its smaller Multistrada, the new V2 S

THE COMPETITION

DUCATI MULTISTRADA V2 S

THREE WAYS TO RIDE • BMW expands its new-generation boxer platform with the R 1300 R nakedbike, R 1300 RS sports-tourer and R 1300 RT tourer. We put the trio through their paces on everything from tight Alpine twisties to long, open roads to see how each model interprets the 1300cc boxer formula.

R 1300 R

BMW R 1300 RS

R 1300 RT

TOURING TRIPLE • After two months and 3000km on Triumph's new Tiger Sport 800, a former Street Triple owner weighs up life with Hinckley's sports-tourer

TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 800

A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES • Rising from the ashes of disaster, Austria's Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum has become a bucket-list destination for riders, where Alpine roads, rare machines and sheer passion meet high in the clouds

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER • After half a century without a bike, the lure of life on two wheels proves too hard to resist for this newly minted motorcyclist

WHAT IS LAMS?

WHAT MAKES THE ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN A GOOD LEARNER'S BIKE?

GETTING YOUR LS IN EACH STATE AND TERRTORY

TINY BIKES, BIG COUNTRY… NO WORRIES • Riding 50-year-old Kreidler Floretts to the tip of Cape York. What might sound like a pretty crazy idea has turned into a real adventure over the past few months and 20,000km.

A GREEK ODYSSEY • Fabulous roads, food and history combine to make a tour of Greece an unforgettable one

CORNERMAN SYSTEM

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