Special Features
The Fuel Truth
Horror story! You’ll never ‘just fill ’er up’ again after you’ve read this report by Stuart Woodbury Many riders are not fully informed about the main thing that makes their bikes go – fuel. […]
Month: March 2008
Travel Stories
Ah, Queensland
Perfect one day… …full of discriminatory legislation the next. 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 […]
Cruiser Bikes
Aussie bobber
Not chopping, bobbing As William Shakespeare once said, “There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio.” One of them is the bobber, and here is a beautiful […]
Special Features
Davo does distance
Iron Butt Secrets How does Australia’s best-known long distance rider do it? Photos: Lou Martin, Davo It’s almost 11pm, I left home at midnight. That was Queensland and I am now almost to Adelaide, SA. […]
Cruiser Bikes
Honda Fury
Bad sister A while back, Porsche ran an ad campaign for some five-door car they make (forgive me, I know I’ve mentioned this before — but another twist of the knife never hurts, if you […]
Gear
BaaadyMates
Time to upgrade your undies, and more. Following the successful launch of Woolerina’s BodyMate range of Australian made premium quality merino products, it has added new items for 2008. Woolerina’s policy of selecting its own […]
Bike
Aprilia NA 850 Mana
Something wicked There have been automatics before. Will this one succeed? Among Polynesian and Melanesian peoples, mana is a supernatural force or power. Maoris believe mana may be either good or wicked. Aprilia obviously thinks […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
Terri . – Friday, June 04, 2010 Last night, the rainblasted rider surfing through horrendous torrents that intermittently flooded the road and trying to see through horizontal rain, had no idea he had a guardian […]
Cruiser Bikes
All the LAMs cruisers
Purgatory’s cherubs Hey, you have to start with these. Might as well have fun Words: Terri Dodd. Photos: Factories, Peter Thoeming You’ve heard of purgatory — that’s where you go until you’re ready for heaven. […]
Bike
Suzuki GS500F / GSX650F / GSX1300R
The top Sports Tourers Don’t look at us – you put them there! According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) list of the top-selling sport touring motorcycles for January to December 2009 (and […]