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A guide to group riding

Getting them there (and back again) Good advice for organisers and participants of group rides Some time ago, I was involved in writing a guide to group riding for the Snowy Region Motorcycle Safety Group. […]

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Camping dos and donts

Experience, the great teacher Camping dos and don’ts from Elspeth, who knows! In the process of carefully packing my gear for what was to become a 6500-kilometre solo journey across Australia on a Honda CB250 […]

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Bent ’Busa

Bend that ’Busa Noel took a Hayabusa and bent it to his will — with spectacular results OK now, we know — sort of — that Suzuki Hayabusas are not cruisers. Truly, we do. But […]

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10 ways to Save Fuel

Save Fuel Yes, they are mostly obvious, but do you use them? I am slowly getting used to paying $20 or more when I fill my bike’s tank. No, that’s not true. I am not […]

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Tyre Trials

Tyre test We are putting as many different tyres as we can on our long-term Yamaha FZ8S to get a consistent idea of each tyre’s wear, grip and handling characteristics Tyre Test — Avon Storm […]

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Camping in NZ

Free & Easy Thank you, Your Majesty John Steinbeck invented the campervan, so it’s said, but it was in New Zealand that it had its first and most spectacular flowering. The reason for that is […]

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Washing up

Washing up The 10-step way to really clean your bike Delight is in the details Stuart Woodbury Everyone has their ideas on how to wash a motorcycle but just using a bit of motorcycle shampoo […]

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Summer gloves

Summer gloves Cool hands Don’t you just love it when the bloke filling up the car next to you at the servo on a hot summer’s day looks over and says: “Great day to be […]