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Which one’s for you? Nick Selleck of Maschine works with satellite navigation as a mainstay of his work, and he has a few thoughts to offer on what type of hardware might work best. Still room for one more device! The nature of adventure riding means riders are often heading into parts unknown, so it makes sense to have a have a navigation aid, usually either a GPS or a...Read More

This is the daily schedule for the rally. It will be updated with the latest information, so be sure to check back here for any updates as they take place. Wednesday 4 March4:00 – 6:00pm Rider sign on and welcome drinks in Port Macquarie. Dinner is your choice this evening. The Beach House1 Horton St (Town Green) View Google Map This is not an official event that you have to attend. ...Read More

I’ve been a long time fan of the Motoz Tractionator Adventure tyre. In fact, I was one of the first people in Australia to test out the tyres when they arrived in 2015. On our 2017 Arnhem Land trip in the Northern Territory I had the chance to try out the Motoz Tractionator Desert H/T in a new size to suit my new KTM 1290 Super Adventure R. The Desert...Read More

During our Maschine Adriatic Adventure tour in June 2019 we explored an old abandoned airbase that resides in former Yugoslavia – or in Croatia nowadays. This airbase is fascinating with multiple tunnels that disappear into the mountainside and were used as hangars to house multiple aircraft. Stretching out several kilometres from the hangar entrances were several runways that disappeared off into the morning mist. These runways were just too tempting...Read More

Day 0 Milan, Italy Have you ever experienced the kind of heat that melts pavement?  That is the sort of heat that greeted us in Milan for the start of our Pinnacle Passes tour. The temps were well into the mid-thirties and it was stifling. We hoped it was made worse because we were in the city and that it would get better as we moved out into the countryside. ...Read More