Cruiser Trikes
Heidi’s trike
Happy ending There is at least one very good reason for ordering a trike… Mick: “Hi, my name is Mick Fiora and I have been designing and building trikes for many years. About two years […]
Month: August 2008
Cruiser Bikes
Midget Motorcyclist
Kevin Kronk once rode a miniature Brough Superior to become the world’s youngest motorcycle rider Words: Neil Kronk Photos: Kronk family Well, it seemed good to The Bear, so I made the phone call. When […]
Special Features
Paperwork Rider
What do you actually need to take for a local or overseas trip? A tools ‘n’ paper checklist for that long ride “Bear,” wrote Drew Cavanagh from Paradise, SA, “Just bear (sorry) with me here […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, June 22, 2009 A long way away, with only one pair of spare underpants Well, here I am in a bar writing my blog. In a way I had always imagined […]
Bike
Honda FireBlade
A whole New Cut John Arens tackles the Island aboard Honda’s newest, sharpest ’Blade The first CBR was introduced back in early ’90s when we thought technology was sooo advanced. Well, it’s come along way […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, July 13, 2009 Well, it’s come to this: motorcycle-mounted paramedics in Sydney are being spat at and insulted by pedestrians on their way to urgent cases. These blokes have saved a […]
Cruiser Bikes
Triumph Rocket III
Tough guy Triumph’s Rocket III has testosterone in spades Triumph can now start counting its money because it has another winner on its hands. The 2.3-litre three-cylinder Rocket III simply blew everyone away in 2004. […]
Gear
Luggage options
Softly, softly The choice is yours with soft luggage Arr, Jim lad, when I were young roider we were loocky — loocky! — if we ’ad old ammo baggs to strap to back o’ boike, […]
Cruiser Bikes
Project Suzy #3
Get out on the highway The final article in our three-part series sees the Big Boulie ready for the long road! Yes, there is constant argument about the best tourer, but we’re going to bug […]
Bike
Moto Guzzi Norge
Northerly coming Good for any compass direction You have to hand it to the Italians. They try to make the English language work, they really do. But when you read a press release that tells […]