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KLR650 ADVENTURE 2022 | HIGHER POWER

We break down the upgrades made to the new Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure 2022. I first laid eyes on the…

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2023 BETA RR RANGE RELEASED

Betamotor, the Tuscany based constructor presents the new MY 2023 Beta RR range. The range consists of a bike…

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CHARLI CANNON READY FOR WMXGP TURKEY

Charli Cannon will fly to Turkey in early September to be a guest on the UK based JK Racing Yamaha…

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2022 RED BULL ROMANIACS

The 2022 Red Bull Romaniacs “Offroad race days” lead competitors onto some of the world`s most beautiful enduro trails…

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03 August 2022

2023 BETA RR RANGE RELEASED

Betamotor, the Tuscany based constructor presents the new MY 2023 Beta RR range. The range consists of a bike which carries over many of the characteristics from its predecessor,…

29 July 2022

CHARLI CANNON READY FOR WMXGP TURKEY

Charli Cannon will fly to Turkey in early September to be a guest on the UK based JK Racing Yamaha Team for the final round. 17-year-old Cannon has won all…

28 July 2022

2022 RED BULL ROMANIACS

The 2022 Red Bull Romaniacs “Offroad race days” lead competitors onto some of the world`s most beautiful enduro trails in the wilderness areas and regions around Sibiu, Romania, in…

27 July 2022

2023 KTM 50 SX FACTORY

The KTM 50 SX Factory Edition was first introduced at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship and comes standard with a long list of quality factory components. KTM engineers…

26 July 2022

IVAN TRIUMPHS AT BAJA ARAGON

Iván Cervantes, the five-time Enduro World Champion has now won his first Trail category at the 2022 Baja España Aragón aboard the new Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro.

26 July 2022

BLAKE FOX SIDELINED

GASGAS Racing Team’s Blake Fox will unfortunately be sidelined from competition for the remainder of the 2022 ProMX Championship after sustaining season-ending knee injuries. His injury was sustained while…

26 July 2022

PROMX RETRO ROUND 6

The official “Retro Round” 6 of the 2022 Penrite ProMX Championship held at Coffs Harbour was quite a technical track which lent itself to some epic on-track battles.

25 July 2022

2022 FOX AUSTRALIAN SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2022 FOX Australian Supercross Championship announces the dates and venues for the upcoming four round series. We’ve already heard the exciting news that round…

21 July 2022

JUNIOR E-MOTOCROSS DOUBLE FOR HUSQVARNA

It was a complete success for Husqvarna Motorcycles at the 2022 European Junior E-Motocross Series. The second year of the 2022 European Junior e-Motocross Series was a great success…

20 July 2022

NAVAS PETIT: WINS BRONZE X GAMES

Realising a life-long dream, Navas Petit not only competed in the Red Bull X Games but nailed third place against more experienced competitors in the Moto X QuarterPipe High Air…

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KLR650 ADVENTURE 2022 | HIGHER POWER

We break down the upgrades made to the new Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure 2022. I first laid eyes on the Kawasaki KLR650 back in 2007. You’ve probably heard my KLR…

SHERCO 500 SEF FACTORY: FRENCH BEAST

During our recent Finke tour in NT, we had the chance to throw a leg over the new 2022 Sherco SEF 500, actually there were eighteen of them!…

2022 BETA SIBLING RIVALRY

Beta Motorcycles Italy sure knows how to produce two eye catching 350cc four stroke enduro bikes. Their fluorescent red colour scheme really makes them stand out from the crowd,…

BETA RR 350: BAPTISIM OF FIRE

The time finally came for me to sack up and get back to racing a State Off-Road Championship round. I took aim at round four of the Mitas…

GASGAS EC 350F: KEEPING COOL

The majority of the hours I have spent on the GASGAS EC 350F this month were out clearing fallen trees from the trails I intended to use for the…

KAWASAKI KLR650: THAT SINKING FEELING

Add in the fact that my 210KG KLR650 ADV bike was stuck with me, and you’ll start to appreciate why this was one of those rides that I…

SHERCO 300 SEF: NO WORRIES

This is my 10th long term test bike with ADB and in that time I’ve had the pleasure of riding almost every brand. Very rarely do I own a…

Beta RR 350 2018-2021: USED BIKE REVIEW

The Beta RR 350 gives you more grunt than a 250 but is not as heavy or as hard to handle as a big 500. Beta has deep roots…

FINANCE TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT NEW OR SECOND HAND BIKE

Getting the best finance deal Buying a bike means bike finance. To ensure you get a good finance deal, you should seek out the best personal loans advice. The…

05 August 2022

KLR650 ADVENTURE 2022 | HIGHER POWER

We break down the upgrades made to the new Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure 2022. I first laid eyes on the Kawasaki KLR650 back in 2007. You’ve probably heard my KLR…

13 July 2022

SHERCO 500 SEF FACTORY: FRENCH BEAST

During our recent Finke tour in NT, we had the chance to throw a leg over the new 2022 Sherco SEF 500, actually there were eighteen of them!…

13 July 2022

2022 BETA SIBLING RIVALRY

Beta Motorcycles Italy sure knows how to produce two eye catching 350cc four stroke enduro bikes. Their fluorescent red colour scheme really makes them stand out from the crowd,…

11 July 2022

BETA RR 350: BAPTISIM OF FIRE

The time finally came for me to sack up and get back to racing a State Off-Road Championship round. I took aim at round four of the Mitas…

09 July 2022

GASGAS EC 350F: KEEPING COOL

The majority of the hours I have spent on the GASGAS EC 350F this month were out clearing fallen trees from the trails I intended to use for the…

08 July 2022

KAWASAKI KLR650: THAT SINKING FEELING

Add in the fact that my 210KG KLR650 ADV bike was stuck with me, and you’ll start to appreciate why this was one of those rides that I…

08 July 2022

SHERCO 300 SEF: NO WORRIES

This is my 10th long term test bike with ADB and in that time I’ve had the pleasure of riding almost every brand. Very rarely do I own a…

07 July 2022

Beta RR 350 2018-2021: USED BIKE REVIEW

The Beta RR 350 gives you more grunt than a 250 but is not as heavy or as hard to handle as a big 500. Beta has deep roots…

31 January 2022

FINANCE TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT NEW OR SECOND HAND BIKE

Getting the best finance deal Buying a bike means bike finance. To ensure you get a good finance deal, you should seek out the best personal loans advice. The…

04 August 2021

2022 HONDA CRF250F REVEALED!

Honda have gone with the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality on the 2022 Honda CRF250F and just added the flash new colourway and red plastics already seen…

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Dirtbike hauler tested: Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

When compiling the mammoth 500th issue we were reminded of our most famous bike hauler: the Ford Falcon Panel Van. It was one of the first official ADB bike movers…

2001 Honda CR500 Bike Build

Every rider has that one bike they just love. Often, it’s for reasons that are unexplainable, other than the look of the thing or that phrase you hear so much,…

Hydraulic Clutch - Everything You Need To Know

Kawasaki was first cab off the rank with the KX450 last year, and KX250 for MY21, while Honda has joined the cause with its latest CRF450R. A hydraulic clutch…

2008 Suzuki RM250 - Bike Build

Steve Powell has been around the Australian motocross scene for probably longer than he would like to admit. The former A-Grade racer and factory mechanic began his race team tenure…

Boom or Bust? Looking Beyond 2020

But the noise from the tracks and trails as states come out of lockdown is loud and clear and we’re not talking about the volume, we’re talking numbers. Traditionally,…

The Most Memorable Bikes of the 1970s

Well we here at 45-year-old ADB decided that, after nearly 500 issues, we were in pole position to look back at some memorable bikes. The good and the bad, the…

Family Ties: Return to Riding after Childbirth

Family is everything. It’s the one thing in life you cannot change. In the words of the legendary Don Corleone in The Godfather trilogy: “The only wealth in this world is…

INTERVIEW: Chad Reed and his Aussie Rivals

His rivalry with the late Andrew McFarlane, who would go on to be one of Chad’s closest friends, will go down in the record books as one of the best.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Carmichael on his rivalry with Chad Reed

Ricky Carmichael won an incredible 24 motos straight in the 2002 AMA outdoor season. He’s won X Games gold medals and the list of achievements goes on and on. Nobody…

8 Best Chad Reed Race Bikes

Despite not sticking to a single brand like some stars, Chad Reed is best known for riding Yamahas during the early years of his international career, when he found huge…

Dirtbike hauler tested: Jeep Gladiator Rubicon

When compiling the mammoth 500th issue we were reminded of our most famous bike hauler: the Ford Falcon Panel Van. It was one of the first official ADB bike movers…

2001 Honda CR500 Bike Build

Every rider has that one bike they just love. Often, it’s for reasons that are unexplainable, other than the look of the thing or that phrase you hear so much,…

Hydraulic Clutch - Everything You Need To Know

Kawasaki was first cab off the rank with the KX450 last year, and KX250 for MY21, while Honda has joined the cause with its latest CRF450R. A hydraulic clutch…

2008 Suzuki RM250 - Bike Build

Steve Powell has been around the Australian motocross scene for probably longer than he would like to admit. The former A-Grade racer and factory mechanic began his race team tenure…

Boom or Bust? Looking Beyond 2020

But the noise from the tracks and trails as states come out of lockdown is loud and clear and we’re not talking about the volume, we’re talking numbers. Traditionally,…

The Most Memorable Bikes of the 1970s

Well we here at 45-year-old ADB decided that, after nearly 500 issues, we were in pole position to look back at some memorable bikes. The good and the bad, the…

Family Ties: Return to Riding after Childbirth

Family is everything. It’s the one thing in life you cannot change. In the words of the legendary Don Corleone in The Godfather trilogy: “The only wealth in this world is…

INTERVIEW: Chad Reed and his Aussie Rivals

His rivalry with the late Andrew McFarlane, who would go on to be one of Chad’s closest friends, will go down in the record books as one of the best.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Carmichael on his rivalry with Chad Reed

Ricky Carmichael won an incredible 24 motos straight in the 2002 AMA outdoor season. He’s won X Games gold medals and the list of achievements goes on and on. Nobody…

8 Best Chad Reed Race Bikes

Despite not sticking to a single brand like some stars, Chad Reed is best known for riding Yamahas during the early years of his international career, when he found huge…

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Back End

ADVENTURE RIDE | HILL END NSW

When the weather man said that two thirds of Australia was being rained on, and would be like that for days I thought that our ride to Hill End…

YZ125: SOLE SURVIVOR

The Yamaha YZ125 is the last surviving Japanese-manufactured 125cc two-stroke motocross bike. I know this might sound like ancient history for some of you young punks but some…

HONDA FACTORY CRF450R

THE RIDER // DEAN FERRIS The Honda has naturally evolved a lot over the 11 years since I rode one as a privateer. The bike now is a…

RIDING SMART: PICKING A LINE

Riding smart and choosing the right line whether you’re on a race track, fireroad or single lane trail will have a huge impact on how well you and your…

GASGAS EC 350F: KEEPING COOL

The majority of the hours I have spent on the GASGAS EC 350F this month were out clearing fallen trees from the trails I intended to use for the…

SHERCO 300 SEF: NO WORRIES

This is my 10th long term test bike with ADB and in that time I’ve had the pleasure of riding almost every brand. Very rarely do I own a…

Beta RR 350 2018-2021: USED BIKE REVIEW

The Beta RR 350 gives you more grunt than a 250 but is not as heavy or as hard to handle as a big 500. Beta has deep roots…

Beta RR 300 2015-2018: USED BIKE REVIEW

The Beta RR 300 has an engine that produces plenty of torque and power but is manageable enough to make riding all day easy. The chassis is nimble and…

FACTORY RIDE: Wade Ibrahim KTM 300 EXC

But, in the last few years, my riding has changed significantly and the 200 wasn’t enough. I’d also put on a few kegs and was up around the 90-100kg mark…

Maico 660 Reader's Ride

I own a 2015 Maico 700 and saw a cylinder on German eBay listed as a 700cc one. I was going to buy it as a spare but the seller…

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