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Please see my post earlier today - if you were thinking of following the race then you may wish to consider riding up north this year...

After seven years in Western Australia, it’s with a heavy heart that we wish to advise the 2014 Australasian Safari will be the last one held in Western Australia. My company Australian Safari Pty Ltd has a contract with Tourism Western Australia. The contract contains the option for TWA to extend t...

The Australasian Safari Rally is well known in Australia but perhaps what is not as well known is the innovation that has been added to the event by Western Australia and that is the Safari Adventure Tour. The Adventure Tour is open to only 20 aspiring riders and runs alongside the Safari Rally each...

On a recent solo rode through Cape Arid I met a BMW rider (farkled F800GS) Thierry Wilhelm from Basel (Switzerland) . Thierry has been riding around the world for 7 years through - Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Central America, Europe, Asia, and is now riding around Australia before heading to NZ then Afri...

Guys Need to register new bike in WA - which is currently ACT registered - informed it needs to go over the pits. Anyone know whether modifications such as extra fuel tank will be an issue? Someone told me bike needs to be standard spec to get a pass? Adice appreciated thanks ... :x http://www.infra...

Interestng even though they weighed some unusual and non current models they did not have a Xchallenge G650x?
After picking my X up in a recent ride into Cape Arid I am still convinced that total weight is critical.

Thanks all for your advice, (Bully and Davey - sorry you lost your bet...). Went for the XChallenge - 3500 km and @ 07 model (yes really) just could not bring myself to buy a 30 year old designed bike and throw that much $ at it to make it usable. I had a bike like that and it was called the KLR. Ri...

Suggest a move to a more motorcycle friendly council if a compromise cannot be negotiated - although unsure where that is? or where fee free parking is still available? Freo have been gradually removing MC parking and also increasing parking fees. Its unfortunately a sign of the times and the econom...

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Juat in case you got a taste for the Dakar last night, the racing awesome mountainous scenery and spectacle the video summary should keep you going until next years event...or our own Australiasian Safari Rally in WA in September.

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At tonight's talk mention was made of the three Aussies that finished the Dakar in 2014. I was fortunate to meet one of them at a the recent Flinders Classic VII ADV meet two weekends ago (that's another story). Allan Roberts sat next to me on the bus to the local pub and I commented on his faded Da...

Anyone know how I can get my membership card so that I can claim discounts at shops like Munich?
Thanks

Geat to see my post inspired some good forum discussion...we should embrace difference - and learn from others opinions and experience - well that's my opinion anyway. To keep the discussion going and further challenge the 'norms' of bigger is better and 'more HP' is better I offer the following pos...

Let's spice up the banter a bit for 2014 - :lol: Thanks to those of you that have suggested my next Adventure bike should be a 25 + year old design-you should read this blog by Walter Colebatch: "Rule number one in adventure bike selection is weight matters. Don’t listen to manufacturers, or ma...

A Fistful of Trophies with Red Bull Desert Wings by @dakar - you may recognise some of these: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18170u_a-fistful-of-trophies-with-red-bull-desert-wings Just in case you missed it the Dakar has started. Daily summaries can be watched on SBS HD 17.30-18-00 http://www.da...

Anyone have a standard Unmodified model (no uprated rear shock) and can tell me what their seat height measures? thanks