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ISSUE #68/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015

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REGULARS

6 SNAPSHOT

A frame grab of what we live for

8 BIKE OF THE MONTH

A classic piece of steel that’s high on

drool factor

FEATURES

30 2016 WR450F LAUNCH

Yamaha’s enduro machine is fully

weaponised and ready to race

40 BMW GS Safari

Seeing the best of Australia in style

46 Dakar Rally

One of the greatest Australian sports

stories of all time

50 WRF Finke

A close-up look at how a factory team

tests in the desert

60 BMW R1200GS Adventure

On board the most advanced adventure

bike on the planet

64 DR

Guess who’s 20 years old this year!

70 Northern NSW exploration

Clubby and the Professor log yet more

big kays

BACK PACK

80 TRIED AND TESTED

All the gear we’ve hammered and

flogged in the name of science

82 TECH TIPS

We get greasy and play with our tools

84 DESTINATIONS

A quick look at a dream ride location

86 RIDE TIPS

Tackle the easy to the tough with these

two-wheel tips

90 WRF PROJECT BIKE

Clocking up the kilometers on the

quarter-litre ripper

92 READERS’ RIDES

Your photos of your bikes in

full-colour glory

98 PARTING SHOT

The last word — or photo — till we

see you again