I recently purchased a pretty new but second hand ag bike to join a trip along the Oodnadatta Track with a group of friends.

The Yamaha AG125 is a farm bike, and I found out when I went to have it checked for registration that it is only a farm bike! It cannot be registered for road use in Australia.

So it was not able to be used for the outback trip, even though it is a capable and suitable piece of equipment.

I advertised the bike for sale online, thinking that there would be someone with a farm who would just love a farm bike with only 600 k’s on the clock, and for $1000 off the new price.

I got an enquiry from a young farmer in the middle of Tasmania who had discussed the matter with his partner and they had decided it was time for a new bike. Having a reliable purpose built farm bike on a farm makes a whole bunch of things easier.

I delivered the bike on the Nick Hall Adventure Therapy ute. It was a beautiful day for a countryside visit/tour and I had a great conversation with the new owner about bikes, and farming. I am always very impressed with farmers knowledge and understanding of the land and weather and growing conditions. It is actually very inspiring to find people so dedicated to, and informed about, what they do.

Farmers grow our food, this is what they do.

This makes them invaluable.