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Bikes of ’09

Wonders never cease The wizards of motorcycle design have come up with the goods again Words: Peter Thoeming, Joern Delfs Photos: Manufacturers, Joern Delfs, Peter Thoeming You’ve probably been to an Australian bike or even […]

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Duuing the job

Australia, the wait may soon be over … But then we’ve said that before. “Ah, Bear,” said CR&S founder Roberto Crepaldi. “It’s good to see you. You know, since you put our bike on the […]

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Recording your trip

Here’s me in Mongolia! How to bring your adventures home Words & photos: John Brown How many times have you done a great ride and come back to your mates or loved ones and tried […]

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What makes a helmet legal?

Hard hats It is really hard to work out The poor old coppers (bless ’em) appear to have no idea, at least in Tasmania, and neither does Standards Australia. In Tassie, an unfortunate rider who […]

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Christmas Compettion

Want to win a 12 month subscription to Road Rider? Plus a little hamper filled with  Road Rider goodies? Here’s your chance. Just follow the steps below: Like us on Facebook (if you haven’ t […]

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The Tyred Question

Mmm, donuts There’s nothing more important to your safety as your choice of tyres, how you use them and how you maintain them. But we’re all different, so how can you decide what’s right for […]

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Tourer Face-Off

How do some of these potential ‘touring twins’ shape up against each other? There is, proverbially, more than one way to can a skit. Scan a cot. Skin a cat, that’s it. Sorry, puss. There […]

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The Snowy Ride

The Snowy Ride is a motorcycle event run annually in the Alpine Region of NSW with the aim of involving motorcycle riders from all over Australia to raise money for Childhood Cancer Research. It is […]

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Pack for the long run

By repeated request: The secret (and not so secret) art of packing for the big trip.  I’ve travelled with some packing experts in my time, believe me. One of them had his panniers chock-a-block with […]