Special Features
Wet Weather Gear test 2
Suits and boots – will they keep you dry? You read about the supposedly waterproof gloves in ARR #51. That was the appetiser, this is the main course Were you surprised that several pairs of […]
Year: 2008
News
DUCATI CONFIRMS CARLOS CHECA IN ITS 2013 WORLD SUPERBIKE PREPARATIONS
Ducati is finalising its plans for the 2013 World Superbike Championship, both in the development of the 1199 Panigale and how it will participate in the series. The company has already confirmed the renewal of […]
Special Features
Two’s company
The secrets of pillioning How you and your passenger can make two-up riding work Perhaps welling up inside you is the urge to share the joy of motorcycling with a loved one or friend. Perhaps […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Thursday, February 18, 2010 How long are we going to put up with this? The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads has tender number RSSM0610 out for the “Investigation of Zero […]
Bike
Triumph Rocket III Touring
Houston, we have liftoff Mike Grant went to see the latest Rocket launch in Texas. Triumph launched its original Rocket III just over three years ago in front of an awe-struck motorcycling community. “Launch” was […]
Travel Stories
Riding Japan
Low-speed sayonara Have you always wanted to go 285kp/h? You can, but not on your rental bike. Japan had not been high on my list of places to tour. But when an international group of […]
Gear
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. Years […]
Special Features
Destinations
A modest proposal We’re just going to go through some of our favourite bike destinations: do tag along! I was answering a note from my friend Sian Gillanders CKDNZ* in New Zealand the other day. […]
Travel Stories
The Yarra Valley
Borgundiscony Here’s a bit of everything for you Usually, I get left alone to decide what I’ll write about and when. Every now and then the Bear will nudge me in one direction or other […]
Cruiser Bikes
Moto Guzzi Bellagio / Triumph Speedmaster / Yamaha XVS950
Taking the air A look at mid-sized air-cooled cruisers with a touch of… elegance Words: Stuart Woodbury, Rob Lovas, Peter Thoeming. Photos: Nick Wood John Lydgate seems to have said it first, in his debate […]