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 […]
Month: July 2008
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, March 22, 2010 Pathetic policing prevents positive perceptions… It sounds as if the recent Ulysses Club AGM at Albany was a roaring success, and I can only apologise once again for […]
Travel Stories
CHUMPS 2010
Dalgety or drown If you thought a motorcycle scribe’s life was all beer and skittles … think again, says Lester Morris A strange assortment of motorcycles left the hallowed precincts of Universal Magazines to escape […]
Travel Stories
Buell 1125R
Bridge building John Arens tackles the bike that looks like starting an entirely new chapter in Erik Buell’s dream I’ve nearly always had an interest in V-twins. It started many years ago. When asked if […]
Cruiser Trikes
Fiora machines
Exuberance is beauty Bill Blake knew what he was talking about… Mick Fiora built Heidi’s trike, which we featured in C+T Vol 1, #4. When we were putting that story together he also sent us […]
Bike
Triumph Thunderbird Storm
Rider on the Storm It’s black and it’s MEAN! Hear the rumble … PHOTOS: Lou Martin Thundering into the market is the 1700cc Triumph Thunderbird that everyone wanted, and it’s called the Storm. It packs […]
Gear
My name is Stuart and I am not unstable
What do you do if you pull up at the fuel bowser and there is nothing but E10 available? Or what do you if you don’t ride your bike too often and risk having stale […]
Travel Stories
Nangus Road
Murrumbidgee meander A little detour from Sydney to Melbourne Gundagai is a nice place. Once, many years ago, I narrowly escaped a head-on collision just south of the big bridge over the Murrumbidgee, by running […]
Cruiser Bikes
Small is beautiful
Get yer Jaguh runnin’ Easy riding in Malaysia Hailing from Perak, in Malaysia, these guys are members of the Taiping Easy Riders Cruiser Club. I ran into them at a roadside stop on Highway 4, […]
Gear
Good Foot Value
SYGA Race Development has launched a new range of motorcycle boots onto the Australian market. At an introductory price of $285, the boots represent good value. The BSRT race-derived motorcycle boots are comfortable both on […]