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Vietnam on a Big-Bore
As one of the most populous and financially successful countries in South-East Asia, Vietnam has gone from flat broke when it threw out the Western forces in the 1970s to now providing one of the […]
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Rides We Love: Blue Mountains Time Machine
Words and Photos: Roderick Eime Riding the Blue Mountains is a well-known weekend excursion for most Sydney-based road riders. We know these roads like the back of our calloused hands, but each time I head up […]
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Rides We Love: Going ‘Round The Bend
Story and pics: Roderick Eime Test Bike: courtesy Harley-Heaven Adelaide I can’t count the number of times I have driven through Tailem Bend on my many journeys between Adelaide and Sydney over nearly 40 years. […]
Journeys
Rides We Love: Getting High in New England
Words: Roderick Eime Photos: Roderick Eime, Hema Maps/Matt Williams “So, who’s been in my room?” asked Paul, “all my stuff has been moved around!” As Paul paced the hallway of the Walcha Royal Cafe, […]
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Harley-Davidson Museum is a lesson in American history
Words: Roderick Eime If there is a shrine to motorcycling in America, this has to be it. 115 years old this year, the iconic brand tells the story of this great nation. She sits astride […]
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The Hills Are Alive: Touring South Australia
Words and photography: Roderick Eime Additional photography as noted. Adelaide. If you haven’t got a bike there, well what’s wrong with ya? We sent our bloke out on a big Guzzi to bring us South […]
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RIDES WE LOVE: Mudgee – Hill End – Sofala
WORDS: RODERICK EIME PHOTOS: RODERICK EIME, DEB DICKSON-SMITH, NONTHAPUN (MAM) CHONKEEREE, MUDGEE REGION TOURISM NSW’s Central West reveals its best roads to a bunch of old blokes on a brace of the latest Triumph road […]
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BMW International GS Trophy 2018
BMW Motorrad’s biggest adventure yet in magnificent Mongolia Munich. The GS Trophy is heading to Mongolia in June 2018 for what will be its biggest challenge yet. With three new teams joining the competition (Australia, India […]
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Riding the Revolution
Words: Roderick Eime Images: Roderick Eime, Luis Mas, Miguel Angel Meana, Sergey Kamenev, Maria Elena Gioka, Max Cucchi / Backroad Diaries In truth, this story begins in January 1952 when two 20-something adventurers climbed aboard […]
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New dog, old tricks
Who could turn down an opportunity for a father and son jaunt through some spectacular alpine scenery in the NSW High Country? A bit of family bonding between navigating a riding loop that contains some […]