Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

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.

PROUD AS PUNCH • MITCH CRACKS A COLDY FOR THE BIG 500TH

Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

IN THE BEGINNING • WAZZA TAKES A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE TO OUR FIRST ISSUE

HAVE A LAUGH

BORN ON THE BEACHES • ADB’S NOMADIC EXISTENCE SEES IT RIGHT BACK WHERE IT STARTED 46 YEARS AGO

MOUTH OF THE MONTH

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

THE WOMAN LEFT HOLDING GEOFF’S BABY • DIRTBIKE COMMUNITY HELPED VICKI CARRY ON WITH MAGAZINE

DACK’S BIG BREAK ON SHOOTOUT • CRAIG FORMED CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH EDITOR CLUBBY

COLUMN MAKES IT 35 YEARS • MR MOTOCROSS LEGEND USED EXPERIENCE TO BUILD NEW CAREER

HANGING IN U.S. WITH CLUBBY • JEFF HAD TO WORK HARD TO MAKE IT ONTO OUR COVER

MAG WAS A GAME CHANGER • GE ENCOURAGED BALLARD TO START HIS OWN BUSINESS

MEETING STEPHEN GALL’S DAD • MR MOTOCROSS’S PROMOTER WENT ON FIRST PHOTOSHOOT

FIRST WIN IS SO SWEET • HEADING HOME FOR A BREAK BEFORE GEORGIA

HONEY HARVEST IS IN • XC RALLY TITLE DELAY KEEPS HIM ON THE FARM

WRECK TO RACE WINNER • KOBE AND HIS TEAM TAKE IT TO THE BIG BOYS

BILLY MAC: RIDER

DYING BREED

A BUSH-BASHING BUILD • NOT YOUR AVERAGE CR500AF. TRY RIDING THIS IN THE SCRUB!

LEGENDS NEVER GROW OLD • THE CR500 IS ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BIKES SO WE REVISITED AN ’89 ADB’S TESTED BEFORE

CORNER CARVER • MICK CARUSI TURNS HIS MIGHTY HANDS TO FLAT TRACK RACING

WHY I DID IT (AND NO I’M NOT SORRY)

MORE TRICK STUFF

OUR BOY IN AFT

BLACK BEAUTY • JACK SIMPSON SAVES US FROM A SEA OF RED AND ORANGE

SWORD FIGHTERS • THE 500S THAT BROUGHT AUSTRALIA OUTRIGHT VICTORY IN THE SIX DAYS ENDURO

AS AUSSIE AS ADB! • TO CELEBRATE OUR 500TH ISSUE WE TOOK A BIKE INTRINSICALLY LINKED TO OZ FOR A SPIN

GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE RACE TEAM

NO LIMITED

YAMAHA WR450F

Party time! • FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CORPORATE MENTALITY OF PIERER INDUSTRIE AG, THIS RED APPLE HAS FALLEN FURTHER FROM THE TREE!

Handguards

Proof is in the pudding

CAREFUL, THEY BITE! • WATCH YOUR BACKS, ELECTRIC MTBS ARE COMING TO THE TRAILS NEAR YOU

FROM THE START

PREVENTING INJURIES • HOW TO LAST AS LONG AS GALLY AMID THE MOTO HAYHEM

BRINGING THEM BACK • CHOOSING A VMX PROJECT WITH HELP FROM OUR OLD ISSUES

FULL STEAM AHEAD • WATER COULD HAVE FUELLED A VERY DIFFERENT FUTURE

HOW IT ALL STARTED • PHIL ‘PORKY’ ELDRIDGE FILLS US IN ON HIS BROTHER

WHO WAS IN CHARGE?

HONEST TO GOODNESS • THE FOUR YEARS SPANNING THE JANUARY, 1982, TO DECEMBER, 1985, ISSUES WERE THE HALCYON DAYS OF ADB, THANKS IN NO SMALL PART TO THE POWERFUL PEN AND RAMSHACKLE

GOING TO PRESS • PRODUCING THE EARLY ISSUES OF ADB WAS A MAMMOTH JOB

BUSH BASHING

CUTIE PIES LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS • OUR BLOKEY PAST REARS ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN

ALONG FOR THE RIDE • ADB WAS IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION AS A SPONSOR

CROSSING THE LINE • REMEMBER THESE PAGES? NOTHING WAS SAFE WHEN ADB FLOGGED PRODUCTS

ADB leads the charge

STAFF OF LEGEND • THE HEROES WHO HELPED MAKE ADB GREAT TAKE A LOOK BACK AT HOW...