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Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, July 13, 2009 Well, it’s come to this: motorcycle-mounted paramedics in Sydney are being spat at and insulted by pedestrians on their way to urgent cases. These blokes have saved a […]
Year: 2008
Cruiser Bikes
Triumph Rocket III
Tough guy Triumph’s Rocket III has testosterone in spades Triumph can now start counting its money because it has another winner on its hands. The 2.3-litre three-cylinder Rocket III simply blew everyone away in 2004. […]
Gear
Luggage options
Softly, softly The choice is yours with soft luggage Arr, Jim lad, when I were young roider we were loocky — loocky! — if we ’ad old ammo baggs to strap to back o’ boike, […]
Cruiser Bikes
Project Suzy #3
Get out on the highway The final article in our three-part series sees the Big Boulie ready for the long road! Yes, there is constant argument about the best tourer, but we’re going to bug […]
Bike
Moto Guzzi Norge
Northerly coming Good for any compass direction You have to hand it to the Italians. They try to make the English language work, they really do. But when you read a press release that tells […]
Gear
The Wild Half
The Wild Half Lester Morris looks back at early Villiers-engined contraptions for the disabled. There was once a charitable organisation grimly referred to as the “Civilian Maimed and Limbless Association”. That title has long since […]
Cruiser Bikes
Project Bob part 2
Carry that weight We continue to fit out our long-term H-D Street Bob Bob the bike’s been with us now for a few months and with each new H-D part fitted is fast becoming a […]
News
MV AGUSTA IMPORTS ANNOUNCES ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE 2012 AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE EXPO
MV Agusta Imports is excited to be a part of the 2012 Australian Motorcycle Expo from the 23 to 25 November – its first national Expo participation since taking on MV Agusta motorcycles in 2011. […]
Cruiser Bikes
Millennium Vulcan
Travels of the… Millennium Vulcan Stuart encounters Kawasaki’s spaceship When discussing my three-day trip south of Sydney with the Bear — down to Goulburn, up to Mudgee, out to Coonabarabran and back via Lithgow — […]
Gear
BMW’s sportin’ life
BMW’s sportin’ life With its expressive design, high-quality finish and efficient safety equipment, the new Sport Leather Suit underlines the sporting direction taken by BMW Motorrad, or so they tell us. Two two-part suit is […]