Travel Stories
NSW/Queensland Outback: Dirty Dance
Reader Ride Dirty Dance Brian Dance takes us Outback in NSW and Queensland – the ‘back’ way If we needed an excuse to go for a long ride, we had one. Friends had bought a […]
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Travel
The old Cobb & Co Road from Ipswich to Toowoomba QLD
Giddy-Up Greg Boddy chases the gee-gees Ah, the horse. Noble steed. Trusted companion. Quadrupedal ungulate. Truth be known, I know as little about our equine friends as I do about flower-arranging. But if you time-travelled […]
Cruiser Trikes
Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide
Trike for Oz? There’s good news and there’s bad news Did you watch the inauguration of US President Barack Obama on TV? If you did, you might have noticed that leading the way was a […]
Travel Stories
The Cudgewa Road
Flat out The River Road is one of our favourites, but you know about that… Here is an alternative, a shortcut from Tintaldra up along the course of Cudgewa Creek to the eponymous town and […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Thursday, September 17, 2009 Finally someone’s doing something, but not here – yet! I don’t normally pinch stuff from the web but I couldn’t resist this one. It’s from the Sunday Times […]
Bike
BMW F 650 GS vs Triumph Tiger 800
Adopted Aussies They’re so good, they’re so right, they’re so … us! I think we should declare the BMW F 650 GS and Triumph Tiger 800 adopted Aussies. Why? Because these two wonders are so […]
News
Legendary road race name to be honoured at the Island
Australian Motorcycle Expo presenting sponsor QBE is backing the bid of Shannon Johnson to race in the colours of his late father’s favourite bike, the RS500 GP machine, in the Superbike support event at the […]
News
Government Lies, damn lies and statistics
The Victorian Motorcycle Council (VMC) has again called for the State Government to discontinue the selective use of discredited data and misleading statements that falsely represent motorcyclists, following the recent release of the State Road […]
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Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Wednesday, February 09, 2011 Like its namesake, the one from Samothrace, Victory Motorcycles is spreading its wings. Unlike the statue, it does have a head: in Sydney that’s motorcycle industry veteran Ezio […]
Travel
Macquarie Pass
Handle with care It’s not the safest road in Australia, but it’s one of the best In his book, Down Under, Bill Bryson credits Lachlan Macquarie with “the world’s first nearly successful attempt to name […]