I first met David in Cairns, where I was conducting my annual "Academy Of Off Road Riding School" course. David arranged a 4 day ride for myself and other well known dirt bike personalities such as Lyndon Heffernan, Gavin McLeod, Rick Maddin and Geoff Olholm.
We all had a fantastic time. David's local trail knowledge and experience ensured us the best trail riding adventure Cairns has to offer.
David's passion is his riding. It shows in his professional approach to the task. His bounding personality is always well received. Give Dave a call you will not be disappointed.
Stephen Gall
(8 Times National Motocross Champion)
Academy Coaching Director
Yamaha RTO ATV Trainer
Stephen Gall ATV Safety Institute Chief Instructor
National Coaching Direction for Motorcycling
It took me 25 years to get the courage to ride from Cairns to Cape York and back. The entire trip certainly lived up to expectations. Fantastic!
The riding was fun and challenging. The camping locations were great. The beauty of the Archer River will always be in my mindIt was one of the most beautiful places I've ever camped at. The support crew were absolutely fantastic.
Justin
Dave knows his stuff.
I didn't have my own trail bike, however that wasn't a problem as Dave was able to arrange a motor cycle for me at more than reasonable money!
A Suzuki DRZ 400 to be exact, which considering it was a hire bike was more than capable for the job and seemed to have everything intact, at least at the beginning of the trip anyway!!
The Day was made up of fast gravel tracks, tight forest tracks (only managed to go over the handlebars twice!) and not to mention balancing across rather precariously placed bits of wood over creeks. And that was only in the morning! Single tracks and great views - trail bike heaven.
We then stopped for a well needed steak sandwich up at Mount Molloy, before heading back.
The way back was awesome, consisting of some fast forest tracks with nice Jumps and slow bending turns to really get your adrenaline going. We even found our way on to a fairly disused buggy track where the hills were so steep you thought you were falling of the edge of the world when you went over the peak! Going down was just as mind bending!
We then headed back to home, me totally exhausted due to not being half as fit as I should be! After a couple of eventful punctures, We headed back down the windy tarmac roads to Cairns, we sank a nice cold beer before we said our good-byes.
Whatever your riding capabilities are, Dave is over qualified to cater for your needs, he has such a vast knowledge over the local area you always know you are in safe hands. The one thing that appealed to me is that you get to ride with the person behind the company, not the unmotivated staff you can often come across! That speaks volumes in my book.
Until the next time!
Darren G (Bournemouth UK)
Fair Dinkum Bike Tours made our holiday. The scenery was fantastic. The highlight was riding through the rainforest and the single trails - what a blast.
Patrick Kelly (Wellingborough, UK)
I’ll be back next year.
Tamos Boris (Hungarian Enduro Team)
Awesome The best thing we did when in Cairns.
Donnchadh Healy (Cork, Ireland)
An absolute blast. The variety of terrain made the ride really enjoyable, my guide was great, the bike was fantastic and as a result I have now decided to get a new bike.
Brad Viney
Endless tracks and excellent bikes. Great job.
Ricardo Tommaselli (TM Racing)
Fair Dinkum Bike Tours delivered more than promised. The crew were fantastic.
Dave Barrett and the Mad Mob