Do you use a two-way radio when riding? What about a GPS? Probably 90% of adventure riders nowadays use a GPS for navigation. My guess would be maybe only 5% of riders use a two-way UHF radio. In some situations a two-way radio can be a great option to have with you when adventure riding...Read More
How To Set Up Your Bike For Cross-Country Rally Style Navigation Maschine is hosting the Alpine Assault Rally on 1-3 December 2017. We’ve been wanting to stage a hard core adventure in the Victorian High Country for some time now and this ride will certainly provide a challenge. The course will be doable for a...Read More
Intro Can one adventure riding suit do it all? I don’t think so. I mean, not in Australia anyway. It’s a bloody big country we live in and so when I was preparing for our recent trip up to Arnhem Land in the NT I knew it was going to be hot. So I was...Read More
In preparation for our Arnhem Land trip heat was going to be a factor. September is at the very end of the dry season up in northern Australia and right at the start of the “build up” to the wet. With temperatures forecast well into the mid to high 30’s staying cool was going...Read More
It’s no secret that I’ve been a big fan of the Motoz Tractionator Adventure tyres for a long time now. Since I first tried them back in 2015 I was super impressed with how they lasted and their predictable grip. The Desert H/T has been available in a few different sizes to suit enduro and mid-capacity...Read More
I’ve you’ve ever tried using your iPhone or other smart phone wearing gloves you know it basically just doesn’t work! There is a product on the market now called nanotips that can help make your gloves smart phone friendly. It is a liquid that is painted on to the finger tips of any type of...Read More
Intro Finding the ultimate suit for adventure riding in Australia is a bit like….as a family friend used to say….”Harder than picking fly poop out of black pepper with boxing gloves on!” Our big brown land can see massive extremes in temperatures. Personally I’ve ridden in -4 to 44 degrees celsius and I’ve seen temperature...Read More
Garmin has just recently announced two new updated models – the 595LM and 395LM. These new models appear to be essentially the same hardware as the 590LM and 390LM respectively but now come with a couple of extra key features: Dual orientation touchscreen means you can position the GPS in either landscape or portrait position on...Read More
Prior to our TransTerra ride on the South Coast of NSW in November last year I was asked by Rob Turton from Tyres For Bikes to test out a pair of the yet to be released Motoz Tractionator Adventure tyres. Rob had been given a set of the tyres from Motoz Australia for testing and...Read More
If you’ve ever wondered about the value of a GPS Tracker for adventure riding, hopefully this story will highlight how they should be considered an essential part of an adventure riders kit. On Day 1 of the recent TransTerra ride in South East NSW the Maschine support team got a phone call at 1.50pm from...Read More
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