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Road Rider Blog

Mick Matheson – Monday, March 04, 2013 You’ll be relieved to see that we’re cranking the kickstarter of our website at last, preparing to fire her up again and get rolling. Not before time, we […]

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Special Features

Great Roads

Help us to Ride the world’s best roads! Here’s a bucket list with a difference I’ve decided that I want to put together another book. The idea is to go and ride the world’s greatest […]

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Special Features

A tribute: Erik Buell

Pegasus will fly no more Buell American Motorcycles closes its doors The announcement from Harley-Davidson was uncharacteristically terse, possibly an indication of just how difficult it had been to make the decision to close Buell. […]

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Travel Stories

Poatina Esses

Uphill battle Recently someone criticised the Bear for writing a story ‘that had nothing to do with motorcycling’. In response he wrote this. I am not a fisherman. I subscribe to the attitude expressed so […]

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Road Rider Blog

The Bear – Friday, October 09, 2009 Another month as passed which means another new lot of prizes Congratulations to Ross and Raymond who won last months giveaways Remember anyone who leaves a comment on […]

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Travel

Death Valley daze

Getting down Things are looking up down there Here’s a free tip for the national parks people responsible for Death Valley: tell potential visitors it’s just like going down into a mine — without the […]

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Travel Stories

Born in the U.S.A.

They’ve got Elvis’ Harley down at the new museum, but the man on the stage was singing about the country today Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. Who better than Bruce […]

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Cruiser Bikes

Triumph Thunderbird

The 97.4-inch solution* You read the Bear’s ride impression in the last issue — here’s Bob’s launch report Photos: Lou Martin, factory In late September, Triumph Australia invited the press to northern New South Wales […]

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Dragonslayer

This myth’s a hit Another special metric cruiser from the Kobbers Kruiser Klub My name is Rick, aka “Slayer”, Queensland President of the Kobbers Kruiser Klub, a motorcycle club for owners of Japanese and European […]