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GRIZZLING This fairly standard pinup photo ran on one of our favourite motorcycle blogs, Cyril Huze Post (cyrilhuzeblog.com/). It attracted plenty of comment, too; almost all of which complained about the fact that the girl hides too much of the bike… WHAT CHANCE HAVE WE GOT? “A...

what’s he blabbing on about now? As much as everyone probably thinks that The Bear and I are riding bikes all the time, you’d be surprised to know that 90% of the time we are stuck in the office typing, just like I’m doing right now! But I got out on the new Ducati Multistrada...

BEAR FACED “AND THEN I HAD TO LAY IT DOWN…” We’ve all heard that from at least one of our riding mates. The question is, of course, how true is it?How many people have really laid their bike down, and how many have just crashed? Let me address that question from personal...

Each day I ride past them. Each day I am in awe of their empty eyed stupidity. Their simple-minded persistence in their folly is like a ruthless autism. Even cattle being herded onto the killing floor of an abattoir evince a greater awareness and concern. I am at a loss to...

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, cash backs, factory...

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BATHURST BASICS WORDS LESTER MORRIS After a day of official practice and several which were not quite so ‘official’, the air was rent by the sounds of megaphone-enhanced, open motorcycle exhausts as the 250cc ‘Lightweight’ field shot away from the makeshift starting line and...

MOTORCYCLES ON THE EDGE ONE SMALL SHOP, A WEALTH OF IDEASWORDS/PHOTOS THE BEAR The shopfront styling fits in perfectly in Melrose Avenue. Once it was Disneyland or Universal Studios, Santa Monic Pier or the La Brea Tar Pits. Now (for anyone even marginally interested in...

VICTORIA’S SOUTH COASTTHE GREAT OCEAN ROAD –A DIFFERENT VIEW Many of us have travelled the Great Ocean Road and only ever seen the amazing sights from the bitumen. Well,what about taking a look at a whole different aspect of the Great Ocean Road following some not so well-known...