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HIAMO NZ, BRO!I PROMISED A TRIP OF A LIFETIME… AND THAT’S JUST WHAT EVERYONE GOT! AMM TOUR – PART ONE WORDS/PHOTOS STUART WOODBURY “You’re bloody mad!” he said. “You’re lucky to be here now, bro! Wow, you must really be crazy or something!” I replied, cool as (see I even learned...

STICKIER THAN AN OCTOPUS ROCKY CREEK STRAPSPrice $10, $12, $25 Have you been after a strap that is strong, fl exible and designed with your paintwork in mind? Well the latest “Spider Web, Adjust-a-strap and Loop End Cord” straps from Rocky Creek Designs are just your ticket to...

The K03 looks quite a bit like a KTM, but it will wear BMW badges. There is still considerable speculation about the new BMW entry-level bike or bikes, but some things are settled: it has been developed in Germany; it is a liquid-cooled single with a reversed cylinder head; it...

THERE’S OIL IN THEM THAR FORKS MOTOR SHOWS CAN BE FUN… WORDS LESTER MORRIS As I pointed out in an earlier piece, my introduction to Sydney’s Motor Show, which has nearly always featured a long list of motorcycles as well as passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, was on Day...

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ADELAIDE HAS ITS OLD ROAD(S) TOO THREE WHEELS GO EAST WORDS/PHOTOS THE CHIEF I started my day in “downtown” Adelaide. Well, not exactly “down town” Adelaide but the Toll Gate. Now everyone, or most every one, in Adelaide and probably most people in South Australia know of the...

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...

DEAL WITH IT I speed. There. I admitted it. I speed. Every chance I get. In fact, every time I ride anything I am, at every opportunity, speeding. Now before I go any further, all of you who have turned into tutt-tutting old molls instead of the motorcyclists you once were, go...

BEAR FACED NOTTA WALLA Did I ever claim to be the sharpest chisel in the toolbox? I don’t think so. I like, however, to think of myself as someone who learns from his mistakes. Case in point. Some (maaany) years ago, I was the proud owner of a WLA Harley Davidson. Here’s a tip –...