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Make your bike a tourer
Bike

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 a 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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Travel

Touring Kangaroo Island

September 28, 2017 a 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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Blog

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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News

Two-up touring tips: a lesson for your pillion

June 19, 2016 a 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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Harley-Davidson launches new limited-run Fat Boy Gray Ghost. If you like chrome you’re going to love the new Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Gray Ghost, the fifth instalment in the brand’s Icons Motorcycle Collection that has been launched to [...]

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