Rodney Brown

    Rod is the “Johnny come lately to motorbike riding”, but don’t let that fool you. He’s ridden more since he started in 2015 than most do in a lifetime. He’s also in charge of making Adventure Bike Shop look great.

    Facebook-f Instagram Youtube

    A bit about Rod...

    Rod sees adventure motorbike riding as a place to explore, push your boundaries and have a great time while you're doing it. He doesn't mind filming the adventures and sharing these on his YouTube channel, Mile Munchin' Adventures.

    In 2015 after admiring motorbikes from afar I finally purchased my first motorbike, yes at the age of 43 I nervously asked my wife what she thought of me getting a motorbike. To my surprise she answered “if you want,” two or three weeks later I had my first motorbike. A Suzuki 2010 DRZ400E which had just over 1,081 kms on the clock. Fast forward two weeks I got my learners permit, and 7 months later I did my first big motorbike adventure trip. A 7,300 km trip over 21 days from Torquay in Victoria to Uluru and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. I made a film of the trip which led me to start my Mile Munchin Adventure YouTube Channel.

    The person I have to thank and to blame for this trip is John Kempton a dairy farmer in Camperdown. His wife and my wife have been friends since kindergarten. John has ridden motorbikes all his life, our families camp together three times a year, in fact we have a group of six families who camp together. In total there are eighteen children ranging from age 5 to 17 years old. The kids look forward to these camping adventures and the opportunity to hang out together. In truth so do the adults, we all lead busy lives and these short camping trips are a great chance to relax, unwind, drink, eat and chat.

    Since purchasing my first bike I’ve added 26,500 kms to its speedo (May 2020). I’ve travelled through the high country multiple times, to Innamincka in QLD, the Flinders Ranges in South Australia and extensively through the Otway Ranges and The Little Desert regions of Victoria. I’ve also ridden in Indonesia around Bali and Lombok. My DRZ which I call Dozer, is my mate, my companion, we’ve had so many great adventures together and he’s never let me down. There are better bikes, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a more loyal trustworthy bike that just gets the job done.

    Rodney Brown – Designer/Marketer and Adventure Film Creater

    Rod currently owns three bikes, a 2010 Suzuki DRZ400E, 2013 Sherco 300 SEF-R and 2014 Husaberg FE 350. He has ridden a few different friend's bikes over the journey, this is his motorbike journey, he's sure it is just the start.

    December 1979
    First Motorbike Ride
    Like many people from this time the first bike I ever rode was a Honda PEE WEE 50cc. It was a family friends bike and it was love at first site. Only problem was, no amount of pleading with my parents would mean I would ever have my own.
    December 1979
    April 1988
    Honda 90cc
    One of my friends in high school owned this old Honda 90cc motorbike. Most of the time it didn't run, but his Dad got it fixed for a camping trip on the Murray River. We could take this bike anywhere, we didn't know it's limits, it was dodgy to ride on sand, rocks, hills and mud but we didn't care, it was awesome.
    April 1988
    August 2015
    My very first motorbike
    Introducing Dozer my 2010 DRZ400E. This is what he looked like before I made any adventure modifications.
    August 2015
    Rodney Brown and his DRZ400E called Dozer.
    December 2015
    My first ever overnight adventure
    Looking all shiny and new this was taken just before leaving for my first overnight camping adventure ride. We stayed on a cliff top in the Grampians.
    December 2015
    April 2016
    Torquay to Uluru Motorbike Adventure
    Flinders ranges on the way to Uluru on a 21 day, 7000+ kilometre unsupported trip. This trip, as it turned out would change my life forever. It was time to spend more time outside exploring and riding. Mile Munchin' Adventures was born.
    April 2016
    November 2017
    2013 Sherco 300 SEF-R
    My first hard core enduro bike, it was a pleasure to ride a 110kg bike in the rough stuff, after hauling Dozer (145kgs) through just about everything up to this point.
    November 2017
    August 2020
    2014 Husaberg FE350
    The Husaberg was actually a gift from Paul Koczak to thank me for the work I'd completed on his Bumot Australia and Adventure Bike Shop websites. I love this bike, it's awesome in the tight stuff, but handles the open tracks really well reaching speeds I can't on the Sherco 300. It's also easy to wheelie.
    August 2020
    October 2021
    2019 KTM 300 TPI
    My first 2 stroke, and boy do I love it. In 2021 I started competing in Hard Enduro events and I'm hooked. This bike has improved my riding so much, I love the hard technical stuff and 2 strokes are made for the slow technical riding.
    October 2021
    November 2021
    2019 Yamaha Tenere 700
    I was actually at the launch of the Tenere 700 back in 2019, I was interviewed about what I thought and a snippet from my interview made the Yamaha final highlights reel. I love this bike, I call it my touring bike but I've ridden it all over the Victorian High Country and just finished a solo 17 day trip through central Australia. My wife quite enjoys sitting on the back too.
    November 2021