It's cold out there, ABR’s! But guess what? We have some great prizes in this week’s online competition that will come in very handy.

R&G, the world leader in motorcycle damage prevention products, has introduced a fully waterproof outdoor bike cover to fit adventure bikes and other large tourers.  We have teamed up with R&G to offer one lucky winner the chance to win one of these superb Adventure Outdoor Covers (SRP £49.99) as well as a Deluxe Helmet Bag (£20.49) and a two pairs of R&G Heated Grips (£39.99).

The Adventure Outdoor Cover from the world leader is a reaction to the increasing popularity of this riding sector and plays to the same strengths of R&G’s long-standing and award-winning superbike variant (£42.99).

Shaped to the silhouette of a bike and made from heavy duty material with double stitching, the Adventure Outdoor cover is fully waterproof and won’t scratch bodywork when fitted and removed. It features fully adjustable securing straps, as well as covered security holes fore and aft, for use with locks.

For more information on R&G products and to find your nearest stockist, visit www.rg-racing.com

For your chance to win, answer this question

Where are R&G based?

1. Alton, Hampshire

2. York, Yorkshire

3. Birmingham, West Midlands

Send your answers by email email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The closing date for this competition is Thursday 31st January 2013 and the lucky winner will be announced on this website on Monday 4th February 2013 so good luck and watch this space!

Please note, ABR Online competitions are only open to members of the ABR Magazine website and UK residents only.  If you are not already a member and wish to sign up, simply click on the box entitled ‘Register’ at the top right hand of this page. The winner will be chosen randomly from all correct entries received and the Magazine’s decision on all matters related to the competition is final.

Jeff Pritchard of Colwyn Bay Motorcycles has just completed an epic 11,000-mile journey from North Wales to Thailand on a 1994 BMW R 100 GS.

The sixty-six-year-old motorcycle dealer was waved off from the family-run business in North Wales on 19 August 2012 before riding across Germany, Vienna, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Laos through to Thailand.

With his all-new TV show Charley Boorman’s South African Adventure due to start on Chanel 5 this week, we caught up with the man himself to talk tough terrain, explosions, shark encounters and behind-the-scenes antics

In an interview with ABR before your departure, you said that the aim of your SA trip was to ‘get under the skin of the place’. Do you feel you achieved that?

I really think I did. Last year in Canada, we walked away thinking that there was so much more to Canada than we had imagined; I was hoping for that in South Africa and we got it in bucket loads. People see South Africa as just Cape Town or Johannesburg and they think, ‘Oh Johannesburg is dodgy,’ when it’s not really. When you venture out of those main places there’s so much more. I met a lot of people and we did a lot of funny, silly things.

What else can we expect from your new show?

All sorts, from shark diving to gold mining. We camped out under the stars, went to Robyn Island - where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life, went on safari and saw lions do a kill.

With final scrutineering well underway for the 2013 Dakar, we caught up with Aussie enduro and off-road legend Simon Pavey to talk bikes, bashes and Charley Boorman as he prepares to compete in this year's race

How did you first get into motorcycling?

When I was a kid at high school one of the other kids had a bike and gave me a little go in the field at the end of our street, and that was it. I was hooked straight away.

So what got you into off-roading?

It’s just that whole freedom thing, being able to go where you want, ride where you want, like a little adventure every weekend.  Like when I was a kid, disappearing into the sand dunes and ripping around.

What motorcycles do you own now?

I have a BMW HP2 and all my past Dakar bikes, four of them. And, of course, the one I’m using for the 2013 Dakar as well – it’s a Husqvarna TE449.

Which is your favourite to ride and why?

I like the HP2 a lot, because it doesn’t make any sense. It’s not particularly good at anything but it can do a bit of everything; you can ride it on the road and you can do some off-road stuff with it.

What’s your favourite kind of riding?

I definitely have a passion for racing but the reason I like rallies is because they have a nice mix of adventure, going somewhere that you couldn’t go if you were just travelling and also having the support there to just really go for it. But the most fun I have on the bike are the days out with a few mates for a mess around.

How do you train and prepare for a race like the Dakar?

After eight years doing it, I’ve still got no idea! I try to ride as much as possible and stay healthy, it’s easy to end up with a small injury and undo all the good training. I do a bit of cycling and swimming, too.

Thank you to all those who entered our latest competition to win the RST Pro Series Adventure suit worth £400 (as featured in issue 11 of ABR Magazine). You guys really wanted this suit! We had a record number of entries and the ABR forum has been buzzing about this fab prize. But as always, there can only be one winner.

The competition question was: What kind of reflex panels does the RST Pro Series Adventure Suit have? The answer is Scotchlite reflex panels.

We are pleased to announced that lucky winner of the RST Adventure Suit is ....Stuart Fyfe! Congratulations Stuart.  We hope you enjoy many biking adventures in this suit.

Well, that's the last ABR Online competition of the year.  But don't worry ABRs.  The competitions will be back in the New Year with many more great prizes up for grabs, so be sure to watch this space!

Until then, merry Christmas ABRs, and a happy new year.

Not long till Christmas. Are you still thinking of what to get your a friend, partner, workmate or loved-one?  Look no further than a gift subscription to ABR magazine with a free personalised message. Its so quick and simple and the ideal gift for the ABRs in your life.

All you have to do is subscribe through this website by clicking here. Then send us an email by clicking This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it providing your name, address and personalised message. We will then send you a compliment slip with a handwritten message of your choice, free of charge, to present to the lucky recipient of your present.

So whether it’s a loved one, a friend or anyone you want to get a gift for, if they love adventure bikes, they will love an ABR magazine gift subscription. It’s guaranteed to be a big hit this Christmas!

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ABRs familiar with the Pyle brothers’ record-breaking ride around China will be keen to learn that a book charting their 11,184-mile journey around the Middle Kingdom is now available to buy on Amazon.

For those of you not up on the Canadian brothers’  two-wheeled antics, the synopsis goes something like this: In 2010, Colin and Ryan Pyle set out from Shanghai on a 65-day circumnavigation of China’s borderlands on a pair of BMW F 800 GSs.

Their adventure, dubbed the MK Ride, saw them travel through some of China’s most impenetrable and inhospitable parts, tiptoeing the China-Mongolia border, and busting through miles of red tape and close shaves to make the journey happen.

Logical minds could be forgiven for thinking that any fabric described as both 'waterproof and breathable' would be right up there in the premier league of oxymoron’s rather than the base material for motorcycle jackets. However, there are fabrics that are both waterproof and breathable but not in the practical way you may think they are.

And just in case you don't know, a waterproof breathable material is one where the fabric pores are too small for water molecules to pass through yet large enough to let microscopic water vapour molecules escape. The idea being you stay dry through a combination of keeping rain and snow at bay (waterproof) whilst letting any sweat vapour escape (breathable). Getit?

Hideout Leathers have launched the Adventure-Pro suit which is waterproof, vented and safe.

Its aimed squarely at Adventure riders who want full weather versatility for their riding.

A C-Change membrane that independently reacts to changing temperatures and activities is laminated to the outer shell.

So depending on the situation the breathability or heat retention changes automatically to ensure a comfortable body climate.

Thank you to all those who entered our recent competition to win the fab windproof gilet by Extreme Racing. Its time to announce those five lucky winners!

The competition question was:  What is the lining of the gilet made from?  The correct answer is......polar fleece.

We are pleased to announced that the five winners are John Hookway, Jeremy Fairclough, David Lee, John Greenan and Medwyn Evans.

Congratulations, guys!  We know this prize will come in very handy this winter.

For all those who didn't win, check out our latest competition here.  You could be the lucky winner of  an RST Adventure suit.  You will not want to miss out.

Good luck everyone!

It’s ABR competition time again! This week, we have a prize that you ABRs are sure to want.  One lucky winner will win the latest RST Pro Series Adventure suit worth £400 as featured in issue 11 of ABR.

The Pro Series Adventure jacket and jeans really live up to the name, packed with features to ensure you’ll only ever need one suit wherever you’re riding in the world. From the Siberian steppe to the Sahara, the Adventure won’t let you down. It’s waterproof and armoured with a removable, full-length quilted lining. It features retractable ventilation panels, multiple adjustment points, Scotchlite reflex panels and piping and much more.

TCX X-Desert Gore-Tex Adventure Boots.

New for 2013 is the full grain leather Adventure boots from TCX. The boots have a gore-tex liner which make them waterproof and breathable.

Theres protection aplenty from the shin guards and ankle armour to the toe and heel boxes which will keep your feet well guarded whether you are on a tarmac tour or venturing off-piste. They have 3 adjustable aluminum buckle fasteners and a velcro flap at the top to secure them snuggly.