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 […]
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 […]
Bike
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 […]
Gear
Little Women 2
The Gaerne Donah high-heeled ladies riding boot gives the short-legged a little more security and the design pays particular attention to the anatomy of the female leg with special focus on the calf area which […]
Blog
Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, February 14, 2011 No, not specifically because of the Ulysses Club AGM, although that will bring quite a few people to town. The big boost has come from Lonely Planet’s decision […]
Special Features
Here’s to living the dream
Here’s to living the dream Former Sydneysider Sarah Wong and German/New Zealand lawyer, Robert Foitzik recently set off on a three-continent 20,000km bike trip from Singapore to Germany, where they expect to arrive in early […]
Special Features
Bike Asia 2008
All bike shows aren’t the same, as we discovered In April, the first pan-Asian bike show took place in Singapore. Its published purpose was to reach a potential market of more than 500 million people […]
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Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Tuesday, June 02, 2009 “I say, I say… do you like Kipling?” “I don’t know. I’ve never kippled.” One of the things you seem to enjoy about ARR is my penchant for […]
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Road Rider Blog
Terri . – Monday, July 12, 2010 We’re used to having things fly through the air and thwack into us while we’re out riding. You know, the usual nuisances; stones, very hard beetles, vast swarms […]
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Road Rider Blog
The Bear – Monday, August 30, 2010 Are Mark Twain’s jaundiced words appropriate in Victoria? LOntime motorcycle safety activist Damien Codognotto OAM, of the Independent Riders’ Group, sent me this note about an article in […]