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Month: October 2016

Australia welcomes first Harley Days festival
News

Australia welcomes first Harley Days festival

October 26, 2016 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

Harley-Davidson launches Australia’s first ever Harley Days event, a three day motorcycle festival held on the picturesque Wollongong coast.  Harley Days is set to take over Wollongong’s Stuart Park from the 28th – 30th of […]

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News

Triumph launches Bonneville Bobber

October 24, 2016 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

Triumph recently revealed its all-new Bonneville Bobber at a special launch party in London.  What is essentially a stripped-back Bonneville T120, Triumph’s latest machine uses ‘minimalist’ styling to deliver ‘all the hallmarks of a real bobber’.  To […]

Excuses, excuses…
Blog

Excuses, excuses…

October 20, 2016 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

Spencer Leech explains his regrettable hiatus from the bike world, and why he came back. Growing up in the household that I did, it was impossible to avoid getting interested in bikes. I was one […]

New Flagship Indian and Victory Store to Open in Perth
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Polaris opens biggest Indian & Victory showroom in Australia

October 13, 2016 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

Apart from having Gina, Oz’s biggest mining magnate, Western Australia can now also boast the biggest Indian and Victory showroom in Australia. Polaris has only built four flagship stores on earth – Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, […]

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Bike

Triumph Bonneville T120 Review

October 7, 2016 Nigel Crowley Comments Off

Grown in size and with a bunch more tech, the new Bonnie is a much better bike with the charm to knock the socks off you When I was a kid, still trying to figure out how […]

The 2017 BMW S 1000 range.
News

New BMW S 1000 RR, S 1000 R and S 1000 XR

October 4, 2016 Greg Leech Comments Off

BMW Motorrad updates its four-cylinder range with the new S 1000 R, S 1000 RR and S1000 XR. The new models were revealed at Intermot 2016, the world’s most prestigious International Motorcycle, Scooter and E-Bike […]

2017 BMW  R nineT Racer.
News

BMW R nineT Racer and R nineT Pure revealed

October 4, 2016 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

Following the recent launch of the R nineT Scrambler, BMW has released details of its two new models. The R nineT Pure and the R nineT Racer.  Both new models retain BMW’s air/oil-cooled boxer engine capable of […]

Chillagoe to Cobbold Gorge
Journeys

Chillagoe to Cobbold Gorge

October 4, 2016 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

Most people haven’t heard of Chillagoe. Roughly 180km from Cairns, the former mining town is now a national park area known for its limestone caves and not much more. We’re fortunate enough to live in […]

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MV AGUSTA BRUTALE SERIE ORO CONFIRMED

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The stunning MV Agusta Brutale Serie Oro has been confirmed for local release with pricing expected to be in the $41,000 to $42,000 range. The MV Agusta Brutale Serie Oro has been confirmed for local release with pricing [...]

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