Travel Stories
Far Cairn Rally
On the 13th and 14th of September 2008 at the Tottenham Race Course, the BMW Touring Club of NSW conducted the first Far Cairn Rally. […]
Month: January 2009
Blog
Road Rider Blog
Here’s a rundown of the state of the new French law requiring all (but not really all, see below) motorcyclists to wear fluoro orange or yellow, from a French blogger on MOTOrbiker.org. […]
Gear
More motor clothes
More motor clothes John reports on his pick of the H-D range Anyone who rides knows very well that appropriate and correctly fitted riding gear is an essential part of motorcycling. It’s just not something […]
Bike
Honda CBF1000
This bike has nothing to fear but a Bandit Smart and well styled, with a terrific engine and an equally good gearbox, the CBF is a bike we’ve been waiting for. But lurking by the […]
Travel Stories
Quick head-clearer
Upper Murray meander What do you do when the bushfires have gone? Here’s James Farley’s answer I had been sitting around for days watching the smoke haze sit on top of my house, wondering when […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Tuesday, September 29, 2009 A helmet is a helmet is a helmet – as long as it’s approved? No, not really. Here is a fascinating story from the New York Times, sent […]
Cruiser Bikes
Customising 301
Roll ’em! Apart from a full-tilt flames and skulls paint job or stretching your forks, there isn’t much that’ll change the look of your ride so dramatically as a set of new wheels. But where […]
Bike
Aprilia SL750 Shiver
Fast track The Aprilia boogie, with a lighter beat Its looks might make you think, but there is nothing unusual about the design of the Aprilia Shiver. Upside-down forks, multi-faceted headlight, trellis frame, exhausts under […]
Travel Stories
Riding Sabah
Bagaimana hendak ke sana?* Good question, that; for the answer, just read on Words: Peter Thoeming Photos: Simon Hohnen Life is everywhere in Sabah, in the north of Borneo. Visibility, unfortunately, isn’t. At the moment […]
Gear
Idiot-proof gear indicator
Idiot-proof gear indicator Want a fast, reliable gear position indicator that is virtually plug-in and go? Try the third generation GIpro-X, which is not only tiny but easy to mount on the instrument cluster using […]