Travel Stories



Clancy’s gone to Queensland ridin’
Upping stumps and going walkabout is perhaps the most ingrained Australian and Kiwi tradition apart from never missing your shout. Well, we’ve picked up on that and we take you (quite cheerfully) away for an afternoon’s ride or a trip around the world. Most of all, though, we try to make it possible for you to have great trips as well.
Over the course of a year we feature local rides in every Australian State and in New Zealand, as well as journeys overseas in places as diverse as Sabah and Croatia. We try to take you to some of Australia’s favourite travel destinations like New Zealand, the USA, Italy and SE Asia as often as we can, too.
One thing’s for sure: travel with ARR can rarely be described as “run of the mill”.


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‘Adventure’ touring

What started off as a nice leisurely Sunday morning ride for breakfast turned into a mini adventure, complete with dirt tracks, water crossings and getting caught in one of the heaviest downpours I have ever ridden in.

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A day away - Part one

You have a free day in any of a dozen cities in Australia or New Zealand. What do you do? Go for a ride, of course

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A Taste of Fleurieu

So, the Bear wants readers to write a travel story. How hard could it be? A bike (Aprilia Caponord - check), camera (Minolta – check) and few quotes from a classic author (um…right…Google – check).

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Ah, Queensland

We won’t go into detail about Queensland’s raft of what could be seen as anti-motorcycle legislation, but it’s hard to avoid the impression that it is not a State that welcomes bikes...

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Another big one?

Nostalgia’s getting better all the time

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Beechworth-Chiltern Road

Can you get too much of colonial Australia? Naw! Not when Ned Kelly’s involved...

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Big ride out

10,000km in a month, on a 30-year-old bike with a 60-year-old rider...

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Born in the U.S.A.

Who better than Bruce Springsteen to headline Harley-Davidson’s big 105th anniversary concert?...

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Broken Hill ride

Don Dennes goes looking for the west and finds those ‘c’ things

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Buell 1125R

John Arens tackles the bike that looks like starting an entirely new chapter in Erik Buell’s dream ...

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