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Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, September 07, 2009 This is one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to write. David “Davo” Jones, he of the transcontinental rides, the FarRiders, the GTR forum and so much […]
Articles by sliang
Special Features
Most dangerous rides of the world
Bad Run Boogie It might be better to give these a miss – or might it? One of my favourite road jokes (told to me by an American friend) is the one about the Texican […]
Special Features
The Bucket List
World’s Best Bike Roads Suggestions are rolling in — thank you! When I asked you, our readers, for nominations to the final and definitive list of great bike roads — otherwise known as the Bear’s […]
Bike
Hardcore adventurers
Adventure comparo Triumph Tiger XC 800 vs BMW F800 GS vs Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré Mucking about in the mud Words: Stuart Woodbury Photos: Nick Wood We recently put the big adventure tourers through our torture […]
Travel Stories
Mogo Creek Road, NSW
I go Mogo Now this is what we call a back road ‘You better move along a little… the road ain’t wide enuf here for all yo’ wheels.’ Albert Alligator, Positively Pogo When I was […]
Special Features
Bikes of 2009
Look back in horror? It might have been an annus horribilis for the industry, but not for riders The most current figures we have at the time of writing this (remember that our lead times […]
Special Features
RIP Stephen Dearnley OAM
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield We have lost a great guide Stephen (third from right) among friends at the 1985 Ulysses Club AGM at the Little River cabins, Tumut. […]
Bike
Honda GL1800 Goldwing Luxury
Mild updates Let the ’Wing soar even higher Sometimes it seems as if Honda’s GL1800 Goldwing has been around since Adam was a pup. Since its debut in 1975 as the GL1000, the Goldwing has […]
Gear
Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!
Here’s lookin’ at you, kid! Kidbikers Australia is offering the first kids’ motorcycle jacket and pants buyback program in Australia. The program gives customers 50 per cent trade-in on new Kidbikers Australia jackets and pants. […]
Travel Stories
Europe the hard way
Some people plan, and read up, and plan carefully some more before they set out on their big trip. Others just go. Like Russian-born Kirill Ivoutin and his mate, John. Backpacking is a tried and […]