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Tour leader “Skip” Schippers, somewhere out west – where we can join him. COME ALONG ON MY TOUR It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally found almost the right tour among the many that are advertised in MOTORCYCLIST. Almost the right for what? For inviting you, our readers, along. Why almost? Because with the…...

ONE WEEK IN UNZUD TRAVEL YOU CAN DO THIS THERE’S MORE TO IT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK WORDS PETER COLWELL PHOTOS KATE COLWELL With air fares across the Tasman so cheap, a week in New Zealand is totally practical. My good mate in New Zealand who runs tours there, phoned up; “Hey, Pete, there’s a…...

RIDING THE ROOF OF THE WORLD " THE HIGH TIBETAN PLATEAU WORDS/PHOTOS ROBERT CRICK This is riding like you’ve never imagined; and could never experience anywhere except in this mysterious and enchanting land called Tibet " If your dream ride is an almost endless, twisting climb to the peaks of high passes well over 5000m,…...

BMW R nineT BRAUHAUS RACER WELL, YOU CAN HARDLY CALL ONE OF BAVARIA’S FINEST A CAFÉ RACER, NOW CAN YOU? WORDS/PHOTOS RIZOMA North-west of Milan, near Malpensa airport, lies the Rizoma factory. Long known for its high quality aftermarket accessories, Rizoma recently unveiled what they call their “most ambitious project”. “A project that has been…...

HIGH QUALITY TRIPLE TREAT WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS NICK WOOD Stuart is wearing a Shoei NXR helmet, Yamaha MT techno jacket, Held Backflip gloves, Draggin jeans and Sidi Vertigo boots. “ALL THIS TECHNO GUFF MEANS THAT YOU HAVE A PRECISE, STABLE AND GENERALLY EASY TO RIDE MOTORCYCLE BENEATH YOU” Triumph’s Street Triple has been a…...