Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Friday, March 23, 2012 The untimely death of the editor of Two Wheels has shocked us all When veteran motorcycle scribe Bob Guntrip introduced me to the gangling, intense and above all […]
Year: 2008
Travel
Himalaya tour
Take the high road Australian tour operator Mike Ferris will really get you high Ferris Wheels Motorcycle Safaris has announced another new international tour, beginning in 2010. Combining elements of its long-established safaris through India, […]
Bike
Yamaha XVS250
Swing low Short and sweet, that’s Yamaha’s Virago replacement The Virago range made many friends for Yamaha, and some of them are still wondering why the bikes had to be replaced with the V-Star range. […]
Special Features
Tourer Face-Off
How do some of these potential ‘touring twins’ shape up against each other? There is, proverbially, more than one way to can a skit. Scan a cot. Skin a cat, that’s it. Sorry, puss. There […]
Travel
Southward Car Museum
Sir Len’s shed A giant car and bike museum filled with mystery It’s probably true that, as I’m frequently told, I have one of the best jobs in the world. Editing a motorcycle magazine takes […]
Travel
Please follow style
Pub tip Recommend a hotel to your fellow cruiser riders. If there’s a pub that you like, just follow the template below and send us the details, including a few photos. cruiser@universalmagazines.com.au is the address. […]
Bike
BMW K1300 series
Lucky 13? Brendan Nelson almost sounds as if he’s sorry he ponied up for his Hayabusa Photos: Keith Muir, BMW Factory, Brendan Nelson Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer was using this year’s Superbikes at the Island […]
Bike
Yamaha XT660R
Is the R the Aussie bike that the X wasn’t? Sometimes it’s hard for me to work out what the importers are thinking, but then I think I’m hardly Robinson Crusoe there. I remember riding […]
Bike
Suzuki V-Storm 650 ABS
ABS has become well and truly affordable Anti-lock braking is the way of the future. Not only is it an all-round good thing and becoming better, it’s also going to be required on almost all […]
Bike
Suzuki SFV650 Gladius
Bright Spark You don’t have to ride a big butch bike to have fun I made a huge mistake when Suzuki launched the progenitor of the Gladius, the SV650, in Australia. Much as I liked […]