CLASSIC MORRIS DOUGHTY DOWTY

Australian Motorcyclist Issue #36

• BORIS WANK WEEK
• FROM THE CAVE BEAR FACED
• NEW BIKE PRICES
• WHAT SAY YOU?
• CLASSIC MORRIS DOUGHTY DOWTY
• MOTORCYCLIST TOURS EXPERIENCE PURE NIRVANA
• LONG TERMERS HAPPIER THAN A…
• BOOK REVIEW BONNEVILLE BUSTED?
• READER’S TRAVEL THE LAST FRONTIER
• NEW IN THE SHOPS
• USED & REVIEWED
• BIKE TEST SUZUKI DR650SE
• TRAVEL HEY! TAXI!
• TOP TOURS & TRAVEL FARAWAY BLUES
• CUSTOMISING WHAT WAS THAT?
• PUB OF THE MONTH THE PALACE HOTEL,BROKEN HILL
• Special Feature ADVENTURE BIKES
• TRAVEL POSTIES TO THE CAPE
• TEAR OUT MAP #36 HEAD NORTH HE SAID. NORTH!
• LAMS BIKES Special Feature
• BIKE TEST MOTO GUZZI CALIFORNIA 1400 AUDACE
• TYRE TEST DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSPORT
• TECHNICAL DA’ GADGET MAN
• TRAVEL FAVOURITES – NORTH NORWAY MY WAY
• EVENT SWEET CHARITY
• LAUNCH KAWASAKI ZX-10R
• NEWS
• HELMETS FACE FIRST
• HELMETS WISDOM WINS OUT
• FROM THE BEAR GRIZZLING
• EDITOR SPEAKS

LESTER EXTOLS THE VIRTUE OF OLEOS – AND WHAT ARE THEY AGAIN? WORDS LESTER MORRIS

If you look closely at heavy trucks, semi-trailers and buses, you might notice that nearly all of them are using various forms of ‘air-bag’ suspension on all wheels these days, and are doing this for a large variety of reasons; mostly in the interests of a more pliable, more comfortable ride no doubt, but also to give the cargo – some of which may be fragile – an easier time as well.

But the vendors of these ‘new age’ suspension systems, who are trumpeting their worth as something out of the ordinary might be interested to note that there is nothing new about using air – or other gases like nitrogen – as a highly effective suspension medium.