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Road Rider Blog
Terri . – Friday, April 30, 2010 Trailer Trash You know all those mattresses you see strewn along the highways and byways of this great country…well they all fell off the back of someone’s trailer. […]
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The Bear – Monday, August 15, 2011 The Census, it seems, doesn’t want to know about us Were you annoyed by the exclusion of motorcycles from the Census? You weren’t alone. Here’s a typical letter […]
Bike
Moto Guzzi Griso 8v
Straight to the top Want more bottom end or midrange? Wimp. The original Griso was a powerful machine, a dyed-in-the-wool GT (Grand Tourer), and the new “Quattrovalvole” engine of this bike, with four valves to […]
Bike
Honda CBR125R
Why you need more than one Mike Grant gets un-super-sized When I was young enough to be saving pocket money to buy motorcycle magazines so I could drool over their pages and dream about the […]
Gear
Travel Stories
North by north-west
Wanderlust Words and Photos: Ian Klütke There comes a time in the Top End when we try to make the most of the cooler (relatively) dry season weather. The weather tends to be humid, but […]
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The Bear – Friday, August 14, 2009 Okay, here’s the deal. We get a lot of stuff either to test, or at launches, or just out of the goodness of the bike industry’s hearts (no, […]
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The Bear – Wednesday, February 22, 2012 I have not seen so much meat… Since a grateful reader organised a tour of the Riverstone abattoirs for me. At Fogo de Chao in Minneapolis, feral waiters […]
Cruiser Bikes
YAMAHA V-STAR XVS1300A
Life after mumbo The most powerful V-Star, if that’s your thing I’d like to get one thing off my chest right away. There has been a lot of argument recently about cruiser power requirements. For […]