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Make your bike a tourer
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Make any bike into a tourer.

June 28, 2021 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

You can add what you need to many bikes to go touring. Check out the editor’s quick video about making the Kawasaki Versys 650 better for travelling.  

Cape Town to Victoria Falls
Journeys

Cape Town to Victoria Falls

December 18, 2017 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

The plane descended into Cape Town on a beautiful clear late winter afternoon and we were greeted with superb views of the iconic Table Mountain and the city. There, we were to join Charley Boorman […]

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Touring Kangaroo Island

September 28, 2017 Road Rider Contributor Comments Off

The generosity of the motorcycling community never ceases to amaze me. That was my first thought when a phone call with a familiar voice ended with, “I’m not using my house on Kangaroo Island — […]

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Two wheels in the Lucky Country

August 10, 2016 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Just a day’s ride from Melbourne, Robin Bowra was in very remote country and about to discover a solitude that he’ll never forget. “It was the first night out on the road from Melbourne, and […]

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Two-up touring tips: a lesson for your pillion

June 19, 2016 Road Rider Contributor 9

Riding two-up is a partnership that can have devastating consequences if you don’t work together, and if your pillion feels unsafe they’re not going to work with you as part of the team. My wife […]

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DUCATI MONSTER PRODUCTION BEGINS

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Production begins for Ducati’s fifth-generation Monster. Production begins of the all-new, fifth-generation Monster at Ducati’s Borgo Panigale factory, marking the return of one of the brand’s most recognisable names. First launched in 1992 under the simple [...]

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