For 37 years, Australasian Dirt Bike magazine has been the definitive source of information for off-road motorcyclists – from beginners wondering where to ride and what gear to wear, to seasoned riders getting their monthly fix of racing action and bike hot-up advice. The stories cater to junior riders, ’weekend warrior’ trail riders, full-blown racer-heads and the technically-minded. Bike tests, riding tips, equipment guides, race reports and rider profiles are all delivered with full-colour professional photography.

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Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

PRICEY DUE • IT’S ALL ABOUT GETTING A GOOD START AND NOT CRASHING

DAILY DOSE

WHAT’S NEW

LONG ROAD THERE • HOULIHAN RACKS UP 130,000KM ON WAY TO DAKAR

SANDERS’ DAKAR DEBUT

BURGESS WITH BAS

PRICE LEADS OUR CHARGE

AMERICAN DREAM

KNIGHTER DAKAR ROOKIE

DAKAR GOAT

SHORT MOVES TO YAMAHA

Sports corner • RACING, RACING AND MORE RACING

Without Fear of Failure • IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE DAKAR CHAMPION TOBY PRICE OR THE OFFICE JUNIOR, THE FEAR OF FAILURE IS REAL

Huge Month • BITE-SIZED BANTER TO TAKE TO YOUR WATERING HOLE

Did you know?

CONGRATULATIONS

Your Shout • HAVE A RANT, ON US, COS WE’RE NICE LIKE THAT!

MY BODY ATE ME! • SPORTS DOCTOR PUTS HUNTER BACK TOGETHER

DAKAR TOO CLOSE TO CALL • CHUCKY HAS HUGE SCARE DURING DESERT TRAINING

RIDING ESSENTIALS

New red dawn • THE LATEST CRF 450 R BRINGS POWER AND PASSION BACK FOR HONDA LOVERS

Honda CRF450R  SPEX

Punch on • SHERCO EXTRACTS MORE POWER FROM ITS LOWER-MID CAP

Who’s it suited to ?

Sherco 300SEF Factory SPEX

Slide show • KTM’S 1290 MAY BE A BIG BEAST BUT IT’S NOT OUT OF PLACE IN THE DIRT

Pleeeease!

American legal • SUZUKI AUSTRALIA WAKES UP THE RM-Z450 WITH SWITCH TO U.S. SPEX

Suzuki RM-Z450 SPEX

BACK AT THE VERY BEGINNING • GRABHAM TAKES A TRIP BACK DOWN THE SINGLETRACKS OF HIS MEMORY

Easy choice

The LOST TRIBE • WHY AREN’T THERE MORE 230CC MACHINES? WE TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT TWO MINI-MID-CAPACITY MARVELS

No plates

New Dawn • TECH BOOM PAVES THE WAY FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN MOTORCYCLE HISTORY

The Future

You Wildwoodn’t BELIEVE IT • MIGHTY HARD ENDURO COMES TOGETHER IN JUST WEEKS

How it happened

The format

Back at the TOP • JOSH STRANG CONTINUES TO PUSH AHEAD IN A YOUNG MAN’S SPORT

STAYING STRONG

What the hell just happened? • SIMON MAKKER PICKS THROUGH THE CARCASS OF 2020 TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING GOOD TO TAKE OUT OF IT

International

KEEPING IT REAL [MOTO] • BEHIND THE SCENES OF JACKSON STRONG’S BRONZE MEDAL-WINNING X GAMES FILM

Who’s this?

BETA OFF RED • AFTER TWO MONTHS ON BOARD BETA’S RR300 ADB ED MITCH LEES IS CONVERTED

BASIC BARRY • BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO ROMANIACS IT’S IMPORTANT YOU GET THE BASICS RIGHT

WHAT’S NEXT?

WHO’S IT FOR

MATRIX M1 1.5” PHATTY TIE-DOWNS

POWEROAD PORTABLE SOLAR POWER

FLY FR5 BOOTS

ZOLEO SATELLITE COMMUNICATOR

CHANGING 85SX GEARBOX OIL • LITTLE RACE BIKES NEED REGULAR CUPS OF TEXAS TEA

WHY CAN’T I USE CAR OIL, DAD DOES

TRIX OF THE MONTH

KIDZ KORNER

AIRHEADS CAN LIVE HAPPILY

TIERNEY’S TERROR

5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT CONNOR

TALL ORDER

5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT 2TALL KITS

BIKES FROM THE DAYS WHEN DINOSAURS ROAMED THE PITS RM80D IN A TOSS UP

TALKING POINT • WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN...

FlashBack • FEBRUARY, 1991...