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Stuart is wearing a Shark Speed R II Carbon helmet, BMW Streetguard jacket, Ixon Pro Contest HP 2 gloves, Draggin jeans and Sidi Vertigo boots. BMW R 1200 RS Riding Spirit is alive and well Words Stuart Woodbury Photos Keith Muir

THUNDER ON TO NUNDLE34th DOCNSW Thunder Rally Yep, it’s that time of year to get yourself and your mates ready for the Ducati Owners Club of NSW Thunder Rally. The details are – When – October 30/31/1st Nov, Where – Sheba Dams Recreation Area (Nundle, 40k south...

GRIZZLING Gotta love the Italians! Even in church they get their coffee – or is this a church dedicated to the patron saint of the brown brew? JUST DRINK IT I was checking some details of changing flights at Heathrow airport recently (or, to be honest, desperately trying to work...

what’s he blabbing on about now? Have you ever had that rumbling in your guts (no, not because of food!) that put you on notice that something just wasn’t right? When you know that failing to deal with what is occurring will end in disaster? Well, I’ve had just this experience...

BEAR FACED AND THE GOOD NEWS IS… I have had some gentle chiding (for a given value of gentle) about the subject matter of some of these columns. Apparently they focus a little too much on crashes and other experiences seen as negatives. “How are you even alive?” asked one friend....

LIFE’S A PARADE Everyone loves a parade. Such displays have been part of human history and social cohesion since the first whip opened the first slave’s back. And there are parades which are meaningful, or poignant, or redolent with grandeur. You only have to see how the Russians...

New motorcycle prices go up, they go down. It can be hard to keep track of all the changes. Australian Motorcyclist Magazine supplies you with all the latest up to date prices from all the manufacturers currently in the country. Things like special deals, cashbacks, factory...

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THE 50 KLICK DUKE DID YOU KNOW THAT DUCATIS WERE FIRST IMPORTED INTO AUSTRALIA BY A HARDWARE SHOP?WORDS LESTER MORRIS People who live in the many nations remote from the Great South Land might be very surprised to discover that the ‘Island/Nation/ Continent’, or ‘Down Under’ – as...