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James Oxley·2nd February 2021

If you’re a regular ABR reader, you’re probably wondering who this fella is beaming at you from the...

January/February 2021 - Issue 61

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Masterclass

ABR Masterclass: Learn How To Get It Right On Your Next Adventure

Techniques: Riding With A Pillion Sharing your passion for motorcycling with your better half can be a joyous experience, but with it comes a huge responsibility. Misti Hurst explains how you and your pillion can ride in perfect harmony Taking a passenger on the back of your bike is a big deal. You are now responsible for that person’s wellbeing. They have trusted you with their life so you’d better do everything in your power to take care of it. [...]

UK Roads To Ride in 2021

The ABR team shares their 12 favourite routes across the UK

Green Lanes

UK Green Lanes: Legal Trail Riding In The UK

Mike Beddows details two fantastic green lanes in North Yorkshire and the Peak District

Interview

Lois Pryce

James Oxley catches up with with the popular adventure motorcyclist and author, Lois Pryce

From Our Readers

Readers Engaged

We hear from ABR readers and social media fans about their two-wheeled adventures

New Gear

Hot Stuff

We round up the latest, greatest, and newest motorcycle gear on the market

Go And Ride

Go And Ride: Beartooth Highway, USA

This All-American Road will take you through some of the USA’s most awe-inspiring scenery

Reason to Ride

Reason to Ride: Lysevegen Road, Norway

With 27 hairpins and an ascent of nearly 1,000m up the wall of a ord, this Norwegian road is one to ride

From The Editor

There's a new man at the helm of Adventure Bike Rider magazine

Mountain paradise – a tour of the Alps

Martin and Varena travel to the Alps

2021 Adventures

2021: Your Year Of Adventure

Make this year your most adventurous yet with the ABR 2021 touring bucket list

Trans Euro Trail England

Tackling The Tet: Southern England

Julian Challis is on a mission to ride the UK portion of the Trans Euro Trail; in this issue he’s hitting the trails from Bristol to Dover

Travel The Americas

The Insider’s Guide to the Pan-American Highway

Lois Pryce gives us an in-depth look at the world’s longest road, the Pan-American Highway, and shares her best advice for riding it

Travel The Alps

Mountain Paradise

Austrian couple MARTIN LITSCHAUER and VERENA KAISER-LITSCHAUER travel more than 1,500 miles on a tour of the Alps and discover some of the best motorcycling roads in the world

Australia’s Longest Short Cut

SIMON AND LISA THOMAS travel through the heart of Australia along the unforgiving Outback Way on one of the toughest yet enthralling rides of their lives

Travel Mongolia

In The Shadow Of Genghis Khan

JULIAN CHALLIS tastes the intoxicating freedom of riding through endless miles of wide-open plains in magnificent Mongolia

Review

Honda XRV750 Africa Twin

JULIAN CHALLIS Climbs Aboard A Motorcycling Icon To Discover How A Vintage Africa Twin Compares To Today’s Adventure Bikes

Review

Harley-Davidson Livewires

Following Ewan And Charley’s 13,000-Mile Ride Up The Americas On Harley-Davidson Livewires, JAMES OXLEY Assesses The Electric Bike’s Touring Credentials

Review

BMW K 1 600 B

BRYN DAVIES Checks Out The K 1600 B, The Bagger Version Of BMW’s Luxury Tourer

Long Term Test

DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1260 S GRAND TOUR

With ABR’s Multistrada long-termer being returned to Ducati, James Oxley reflects on life with a bike that can’t help but put a smile on your face

Group Test

Group Test: Tank bags

Extra storage space on a motorcycle comes in very handy, especially when you’re on tour. This explains why tank bags are a popular choice among adventure bikers. JAMES OXLEY put 11 of them to the test

ABR Readers

Readers Exposed

Name: Jane Morris Age: 55 Occupation: Retired First bike? Yamaha YBR 125 Current bike? Triumph Tiger 800 XRx Low. I absolutely love my bike. Dream bike? I already have my dream bike, my Tiger. Most expensive motorcycle accessory you’ve ever bought? I’m a Triumph clothes and accessories addict and I recently added the Triumph Wax Jacket to my collection. Mountain passes or desert pistes? I haven’t ridden in the desert yet, so I would have to say the mountains, especially [...]

Long Term Test

TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO

Ollie Rooke turns on his heated seat and assesses the Tiger 900’s winter riding credentials

Long Term Test

YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700

James Oxley jumps back on the Ténéré 700 after riding an electric bike and finds himself viewing Yamaha’s adventure bike from a new perspective

Long Term Test

HONDA CRF1100L AFRICA TWIN ADVENTURE SPORTS

A puncture forces Ollie Rooke to spend some time apart from his beloved Africa Twin. But is it a case of out of sight, out of mind?

Long Term Test

KTM 790 ADVENTURE

After a year with the KTM 790 Adventure, James Oxley bids a fond farewell to a motorcycle he rates as one of the best adventure bikes he has ever ridden

Reviews

Yamaha Tracer 700 Review

Watch: The verdict on the KTM 890 Adventure

Indian FTR Rally Review

Features

Filtering in the UK and the law

First look: KTM 1290 Super Adventure R 2021

Revealed: The brand new Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250

TomTom Routes

Ride this stunning motorcycle route through the Brecon Beacons

Explore the south-east of England on this one-day motorcycle route

Explore Northern Ireland with this two-day motorcycle route

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