Travel
California
Cactus Bites Bear Two days on the road gets you to a lot of places in southern California When The Eagles sang that “you can check out any time you like” at the Hotel California, […]
Bike
Honda Silver Wing 400
Scoot for all seasons While we had it, it’s key was the most fought over The name is a reference to the Big Daddy of all the Hondas, the flagship of the fleet, the 1800cc […]
Travel Stories
Cyrano French Restaurant
Mussle Frog He has a scooter as his official transport, and he knows his tucker. Listen to him Words: Bertrand Cadart/Peter Thoeming Photos: Francesco Marena/Lou Martin As Dame Edna Everage once pointed out, “whenever the […]
Travel
Real world ride
Rocket Man A Rocket to Woomera sounds like coals to Newcastle, but there is method in the Bear’s madness… There’s a blue rocket made of steel up on a stand in Woomera’s rocket park, so […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Wednesday, June 10, 2009 In East Germany, they had the STASI to do it. In America, they used the House Un-American Activities Committee. In Western Australia they haven’t got a name for […]
Special Features
Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show
Oh! Darling! Good show, old chap(s) Should you ever be in the position to choose somewhere to hold a show in Sydney, go for the Convention & Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour. Compared with the […]
Special Features
Spencer, NSW
What’s in a name? And who cares, as long as the bacon and egg rolls are good? A rose is a rose is a rose, according to Gertrude Stein. But is a Spencer a spencer […]
Special Features
Wet Weather Gear test 2
Suits and boots – will they keep you dry? You read about the supposedly waterproof gloves in ARR #51. That was the appetiser, this is the main course Were you surprised that several pairs of […]
News
DUCATI CONFIRMS CARLOS CHECA IN ITS 2013 WORLD SUPERBIKE PREPARATIONS
Ducati is finalising its plans for the 2013 World Superbike Championship, both in the development of the 1199 Panigale and how it will participate in the series. The company has already confirmed the renewal of […]
Special Features
Two’s company
The secrets of pillioning How you and your passenger can make two-up riding work Perhaps welling up inside you is the urge to share the joy of motorcycling with a loved one or friend. Perhaps […]