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MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY PART 3 OF OUR ALTERNATIVE PATH NORTH WORDS/PHOTOS COLIN WHELAN COFFS HARBOUR The last big town on the highway with no bypass. The Tourist Office is in the west, just north of Combine St (the 2nd Coramba Turn) as you arrive in the town. They have no biker...

AND YOU’LL KNOW WHY WE RIDEWORDS THE BEAR PHOTO COLIN WHELAN ” On the road again Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again… Willie Nelson “ Why do we ride, why do we ride… I remember a night on my old WLA Harley, the first one I...

ONCE AROUND THE RESERVOIR WORDS/PHOTOS THE BEAR The old joke that the best thing about Melbourne is the Hume Highway leading out of it is of course rubbish. There are many terrific roads leading out of Melbourne… When I lived down there, one of my favourites for a run was the...

Stuart is wearing a Shoei NXR helmet, Berik Force 2.0 suit, Held Titan gloves, Forcefield Blade back protector and Alpinestars Supertech R boots. APRILIA TUONO 1100 RRTHUNDER DOWN BELOW WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS TIM MUNRO & NICK WOOD Aprilia’s Tuono (‘Thunder’ in Italian)...

SUZUKI ADDRESS 110NEVER JUDGE A BIKE BY ITS COVER WORDS/PHOTOS STUART WOODBURY Child’s play! / Bigger than expected / Mandatory shopping hook is there. The old saying, “never judge a book by its cover” is something you’ll certainly hear ringing in your ears after riding the new...

NORMAN LINDSAY GALLERY & MUSEUM WORDS/PHOTOS THE BEAR Do you like boobs a lot? (Yes, I like boobs a lot.) You gotta like boobs a lot… Steve Weber, The Fugs First Album Norman Lindsay would have agreed. I suspect that he was a fun guy, and he definitely liked boobs a lot. Why...

TRAILER THE BEST OF THE WEST IS COMING In the next issue we bring you a report of the first Best of the West with the Bear ride. It was certainly a laugh, as these photos try to show; being conducted in up to 49 degree (120 Fahrenheit) heat it was also one hot ride! Getting...

SUZUKI GSX-S1000 & GSX-S1000F LIKE A DUCK TO WATER – THEY’RE THAT GOOD!WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS KEITH MUIR A couple of years ago I mentioned to Suzuki Australia that the brand desperately needed a hyper-naked machine in its range. Roll on to 2015 and here it is – the...

WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!PCRA 1hr Endurance races Isle of Man TT racer, Alex Pickett and our own Stuart have done it again, winning the Pre Modern F1 PCRA one hour endurance race held at Wakefield Park recently. Not only that but Alex set a new lap record and lapped the Pre...

GRIZZLING …while the smart children are inside,writing apps on their iPads which will make them rich by the time they turn 13. I was in the US, reading the Californian road rules in a booklet put out by that State’s tourism organisation (yes,sometimes I get a bit obsessive about...