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BMW R 1300 GS Adventure announced

Nigel Paterson — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:06:43 +0000

With radical new styling, a 30-litre fuel tank and optional automatic gear shifting, the 2025 BMW R 1300 GS Adventure has been announced… and we suspect it’ll be everything lovers of big, comfortable and capable [...]

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SHAD CLICK SYSTEM TANKBAGS – VERSATILE TANKBAGS

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 23:42:00 +0000

Shad’s new range of compact, versatile and affordable “Click System” tankbags makes carrying a small amount of gear really convenient and simple, without risk of damage to your tank. You bolt a Click System ring [...]

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MACNA LUGGAGE BAGS – CARRY MORE COMFORTABLY

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:39:31 +0000

Macna is best known for its quality riding gear, and now the European company is producing innovative and comfortable ways to carry a bit of extra stuff on a ride. The Hip Bag ($69.95, 35x9x14cm) [...]

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20 Years of Touring Europe

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 23:15:47 +0000

Three friends who kicked off a tour business, known as Slovenia Moto Tours, in their backyard have seen it grow to become one of the best-known and respected motorcycle tour companies in the world. Adriatic [...]

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Out of Africa – Honda NT1100 Road Test

Nigel Paterson — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 02:49:19 +0000

This article was first published in Australian Road Rider issue #170, Feb/March 2023. Born of the Africa Twin, Honda’s new touring bike is built for long rides… By Nigel Paterson I’d left the freeway behind [...]

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Honda’s Africa Twin-powered tourer – the NT1100

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:45:53 +0000

The NT1100 uses the engine and basic chassis of the Africa Twin dressed in road bike bodywork and ancillaries to create a new machine which Australian Road Rider expects to be conformable, sporty, versatile and [...]

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RST’S Pathfinder boots

Nigel Paterson — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:18:24 +0000

A waterproof, comfortable and protective boot is the minimum specification you should be looking for in a touring boot, and RST’s new Pathfinder covers all those bases. Built from hard-wearing microfibre with a synthetic sole, [...]

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Make any bike into a tourer.

Nigel Paterson — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 23:47:26 +0000

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.

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Milwaukee-Eight: Harley’s new 107 and 114ci engines

Mick Matheson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:49:47 +0000

Harley-Davidson’s new 1745cc and 1870cc Milwaukee-Eight 8-valve engines guarantee a future for traditionally styled V-twins, with more power and lower emissions. The new donk doesn’t look much different from the engines Harley riders are so [...]

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OzSTOC’s massive ST party

Mick Matheson — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 02:24:08 +0000

The Australian ST Owners Club (OzSTOC) hosted over 100 people on its annual rally last weekend, when the largest local gathering of Honda ST1100 and ST1300s congregated in Toowoomba, Queensland. OzSTOC has grown exponentially in [...]

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