Adventure

In a world of adventure bikes screaming about their off-road prowess from the highest, most inaccessible mountain peak, the V-Strom 800RE sneaks up on you.

It’s surprisingly capable, unexpectedly effective, and more entertaining than it has any right to be.

The V-Strom 800RE’s punchline is the 776cc parallel-twin engine. It’s an absolute gem, delivering more low-down torque than you expect. It’s smooth, surprisingly punchy, and makes overtaking an absolute delight.

Buckle up, because the Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35 Basecamp is an off-road beast built for adventure. It's not your average pickup truck. This is a truck specifically designed to handle the most extreme conditions and get you deep into the wild. It's like they took a regular D-Max and cranked everything up to eleven for off-roading. This is a dream truck for anyone who craves adventure. 

Back in 2009, a magazine was launched called Adventure Bike Rider magazine. It was the brainchild of Alun Davies, ABR Founder and Publisher. 

ABR Magazine was perfectly placed to take advantage of the huge, gaping hole in the UK motorcycle media for a magazine that focused on the booming adventure bike sector.

It's Wednesday and I'm driving an Isuzu D-Max V-Cross around a quarry. It is masterful over shale, stone and rock, cruising through a three feet deep river, gliding up a 42 deg sandy hill with ease and managing serious ruts and bumps smoothly.

You may not be familiar with Isuzu as the pickup truck is their only offering in the UK, but they have quite an illustrious history which include racing cars as well as commercial vehicles and buses. They produced 650K vehicles in 2019.