Ultimate Adventure Bike

GEAR CHECK: KLIM BADLANDS PRO JACKET

Back in 2012 Adventure Moto boss Steve ‘Wolfy’ Smith and I teamed up to ride the APC Rally aboard a couple of ‘adventurised’ Yamaha WR450Fs to give the first fuel-injected WRs a real baptism of fire. Decked out with Safari Tanks large-capacity tanks and fairings, and a whole lot more modifications, they proved to be awesome bikes that never missed a beat on the 14-day and 7,000km ride.

As the local importer of Klim riding gear, Wolfy decked us out in the quality American

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