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ESCAPE FROM COLDITZANOTHER MOVIE DEPICTION BITES THE DUST… WORDS/PHOTOS CHRIS PRIOR It didn’t start well. The strong westerlies that battered me as I rode from my home in Cheshire, in northwest England, to the ferry port of Hull on the east coast made me doubt whether this was...

THROTTLE ROLL 2015A CELEBRATION OF CAFE CUSTOMS AND URBAN CHIC WORDS & PHOTOS MIKE GRANT When the Wall Street Journal runs a story on Cafe Racers, as it did in April this year, you know that interest in this style of motorcycle is reaching a new level. The article showcased...

SOUTH INDIA BEACHES TO THE MOUNTAINS PORTUGUESE, DUTCH, BRITS, INDIANS – AND OSKAR AND ROBERT WORDS\PHOTOS ROBERT CRICK India on a motorcycle is not confined to the lofty and awesome Himalayas or the deserts, palaces and forts of Rajasthan. There’s great riding, sightseeing and...

MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY SYDNEY TO GLOUCESTER/NABIAC WORDS/PHOTOS COLIN WHELAN THE OLD ROAD The two servos on the highway at Berowra are the traditional meeting spots for riders heading up the Old Road. Both serve all grades of fuel. There’re two cafes along here which are very...

DON’T JUST PASS BYA DEFENCE OF THE SOUTHERN TABLELANDS WORDS/PHOTOS BOB WOZGA When you mention the Southern Tablelands to most people, they respond with a yawn and tell you with some authority that “It consists of Goulburn and Canberra. There is nothing to see or do there. That...

BEAR ARMY NORTHERN MANOEUVRESPOLAR BEAR GATHERING PHOTOS TIM STANDEN It’s so nice to be insane No one asks you to explain… Helen Reddy’s “Angie Baby” Yes, it definitely helps to be a bit crazy to join the Bear Army. There is a reason why the Army manoeuvres are in winter, you...

DUST OFF THE ’WING OH SAY CAN YOU SEE… AMERICA IN TEN DAYS?WORDS ALAN PAUL “If you can fill the unforgiving minute / with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run…” wrote Rudyard Kipling, and Alan managed to fill ten days’ riding with an amazing amount of distance and experience… our...

Stuart is wearing a Shoei NXR Cruise helmet, BMW Streetguard jacket, Ixon Pro Contest HP2 gloves, Draggin jeans and Sidi Vertigo boots. DUCATI 1299 PANIGALE INTO THE WEEDS… THAT’S WHERE THE OTHERS WILL END UPWORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS NICK WOOD I remember my first ride on the...

FOUR CORNERS AN OLD CHALLENGE IS FINALLY MET Hi Bear, Sometimes dreams take a long time to fulfi l. In the ’80s I was inspired by a competition run in your old Bike Australia magazine. The challenge was to visit all the extremities of the Australian mainland in 12 months. Denman...

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 “PICKING UP ON THE SYMMETRICAL ASPECT OF THE...