Shop

…being something the editor-in-chief wanted to bring up AT EASE, TROOPERS We have been getting a gratifying amount of interest in the Bear Army, which is now enlisting our elite First Company of readers. Just to remind you, the idea is that you join up and receive a Bear Army...

FIRST LOOK SEEN SOMETHING FUNNY LATELY? Isn’t this wonderful? We found this old BMW ad in an American motorcycle magazine, and couldn’t resist sharing it with you. They wouldn’t get away with this today, would they? Yes, things were different back in 1965 – for one thing, The...

SO CLOSE, AND YET SO DIFFERENT OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SEES MALAYSIA IN A NEW LIGHT WORDS/PHOTOS NICK WOOD “ The roads are remarkably good. If you think coming to Malaysia means you’ll be bounced out of your saddle by potholes, think again ” There is an old saying “If you don’t like the...

SHINKO SR777 THE COST IS JUST A BONUS WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS THE BEAR Our mule for this tyre test is The Bear’s Harley-Davidson 72. I was the mule to test the original fitment Dunlop tyres in a variety of conditions and of course I was the mule to test these new Shinko...

WATCH THIS SPACE SAYS POSSUM WORDS/PHOTOS THE POSSUM The 4th and 5th of October saw the BMW Clubs Australia Motorrad Rally 2014, conducted at sunny Lake Cargelligo in central NSW. The BMW Club of ACT picked up the ball and organised things with generous financial support from BMW...

DUCATI SCRAMBLER ICON OLD BRAND, BRAND NEW WORDS THE BEAR PHOTOS FACTORY “Let me get my reaction out of the way right now: this is simply a terrific bike” The Bear wears a Lazer helmet, Aviator goggles by Leon Jeantet, MOTORCYCLIST neck tube, RJays Ace hoody jacket, Vietnamese...

‘APP’LY THIS TO YOUR RIDING GO GADGET! GO! WORDS JOHN CONNOR Meet – the Gadget Man! This new technical feature for Australian Motorcyclist is all about the gadgets that we motorcyclists like to have on our machines. Ranging from GPS systems to electronics and those general...

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...

MEET YOU WHERE? MAYBE YOU HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF THIS WORDS/PHOTOS THE BEAR Life can get complicated when you listen to your readers. I’ve tried to do this for all of my editing career, with varying success, but generally speaking it has been more than worthwhile. It has also meant...

WELL, YOU CAN HARDLY CALL ONE OF BAVARIA’S FINEST A CAFÉ RACER THE ITALIAN TAKE, 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...