Craig-Real
Blog

Craig Jackson 16.3.71 to 14.6.21

It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness we are writing to let you know that on Monday evening Compass Expedition’s sales and marketing man Craig Jackson was involved in a motorcycle accident near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and tragically passed away at the scene. […]

Suzuki
Bike

Review of Suzuki’s V-Strom 1050XT

Belting along Australia’s backroads requires a touring bike that is comfortable and capable — and Suzuki has delivered just that with the 2020 V-Strom 1050XT.
We rode the new V-Strom on good bitumen, crappy backroads, hard-packed gravel and even some looser, sandy firetrails and through all this it performed well. […]

Carlo Hallacq _8
Bike

Carlo Hallacq upgrades a Royal Enfield Classic 350

A few months ago we met with custom bike designer and producer Carlo Hallacq and spoke to him about his boutique bike business Carlo Hallacq Design and one of his iterations Dark Genesis, a beautiful and stylish upgrade on a Royal Enfield Classic 350 platform. We had some extra shots taken that we didn’t run – check them out! […]

Carlo
Bike

Urban Warrior

Some bikes are built for the open road. This one was built for the city. This beautiful bike, a customised Royal Enfield Classic 350, ‘Dark Genesis’ is a rolling billboard for its builder, Carlo Hallacq. […]