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Plugfones – Earplugs with Bluetooth

February 9, 2022 Nigel Paterson Comments Off

More than 30 years ago, a friend inserted a sound probe up inside her helmet and went for a ride. She discovered riding on the freeway generated enough wind noise to cause permanent hearing loss […]

Chillagoe to Cobbold Gorge
Journeys

Chillagoe to Cobbold Gorge

October 4, 2016 a Road Rider contributor Comments Off

Most people haven’t heard of Chillagoe. Roughly 180km from Cairns, the former mining town is now a national park area known for its limestone caves and not much more. We’re fortunate enough to live in […]

Motorcycle adventurers Shirley Hardy-Rix and Brian Rix
Competitions

Adventure flick fest all set

September 21, 2016 a Road Rider contributor Comments Off

The Adventure Travel Film Festival is giving would-be filmmakers the chance to have their travel footage professionally edited into a short film. Festival organisers are asking that future adventure travel filmmakers provide a one-page synopsis of […]

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Women riders are not novelties

August 19, 2015 Mick Matheson 10

Women are discovering their independence and self-expression by empowering themselves in the male-dominated world of motorcycling. Again. Still. Or maybe it’s just another slow news day. I think I’ll vomit next time I read that […]

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YAMAHA MT-09 AMT

by Dean Mellor in Bike Comments Off

We test the Yamaha MT-09 AMT to find out if auto shifting detracts from the joy of riding a motorcycle There is something special about this Yamaha MT-09. It might look like any other MT-09, [...]

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