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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...

WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, the letters are among the most keenly read parts of the magazine. Please try and keep letters down to no more than 300 words. Then you can read many, not just a couple. We do reserve the right to cut them and, unless you identify yourself and at least...

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...

MAGICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ONE SAYS GOODBYE The Suzuki Wee Strom has gone to a good home in the country, where it can enjoy some long and challenging dirt rides instead of constantly being dragged out onto the tarmac in the city. We’re going to miss it – it was just so convenient...

OUTBACK NSW NOT ONLY FOR THE MAD WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS CAIN MAITLAND This month’s adventure map takes you to see some pretty and stunningly vast countryside. Just for the sheer excitement value, I recommend basing yourself at White Cliffs, at the Underground Motel. But,...