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The end of the my ride on ARR

Mick Matheson — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 04:59:56 +0000

Editing Australian Road Rider is both a pleasure and an honour, so I regret the fact I’m giving it up now. I’ve enjoyed enormous satisfaction over the past 44 issues from the publication’s popularity and [...]

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Can-Am’s Spyder F3 gets loaded for touring

Mick Matheson — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:54:48 +0000

Can-Am has released a touring version of its three-cylinder, three-wheeled Spyder F3, and it has all the hallmarks of a superb luxury tourer. The Spyder F3 Limited is the most ambitious of the line to [...]

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Greg Leech is the new editor of ARR!

Mick Matheson — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:38:05 +0000

After three and a half years in the rider’s seat, Mick Matheson is handing over the best job in motorcycle publishing to Greg Leech. “I am hugely excited to be taking the reins of Australian [...]

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Cop video: 2 wrongs, no rights

Mick Matheson — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 03:51:54 +0000

The video shows two police cars at high speed, without lights or sirens, under-taking a motorcycle with only centimetres of margin, and riders are outraged. But not necessarily at the cops… The post we shared [...]

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WOW rides South Africa

Mick Matheson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:36:58 +0000

World On Wheels has added another tour to its long and growing list of global riding adventures, this time to South Africa. “I first visited Africa over 20 years ago and it is my favourite [...]

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Milwaukee-Eight: Harley’s new 107 and 114ci engines

Mick Matheson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:49:47 +0000

Harley-Davidson’s new 1745cc and 1870cc Milwaukee-Eight 8-valve engines guarantee a future for traditionally styled V-twins, with more power and lower emissions. The new donk doesn’t look much different from the engines Harley riders are so [...]

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Ride Bhutan with ARR and the Thunder Dragon!

Mick Matheson — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:48:55 +0000

Ride a Royal Enfield through the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, with ARR and World On Wheels in March 2017. We’re fulfilling a dream by booking a trip to Bhutan [...]

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Win a Victory Octane with Shannons

Mick Matheson — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 03:59:29 +0000

Shannons Insurance is giving away a European trip in a supercar and a Victory Octane, all for just getting an insurance quote. If you win the Victory, it’s yours to take home with a complementary [...]

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Harley fined $20m over illegal tuners

Mick Matheson — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 04:15:19 +0000

Harley-Davidson has been penalised almost $20 million by US authorities over its sale and fitment of “street performance tuners” tuners that do not meet emissions laws, but it’s overall liability may be millions more. The [...]

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Bike review: Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 XCX

Mick Matheson — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 01:41:32 +0000

On a ridiculously sinuous gravel road near the old Palmer River goldfields, the Triumph Explorer 1200 was almost too much fun. It went hot into corners, hot through them and hot out of them, usually [...]

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