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KICKING GOALSmotoNIGHT motoDNA advanced motorcycle training, in conjunction with BikeBiz and Pirelli, held the first “motoNIGHT” at Sydney Motorsport Park recently. The focus was on tyres, with Pirelli giving a good insight into their tyre range. Then it was ex-motogp engineer...

TRIUMPH TIGER 800 XCX ANOTHER X-CELLENT UPDATE WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS WILKINSON PHOTOGRAPHY Triumph’s Tiger 800 XC has been a hit since its launch back in 2011. For 2015, there are two of the off-road orientated XC – the XC and the top end model with an extra ‘x’ at the...

WELL, BLESS ME! Do you have a space in your calendar in early October? I do, believe it or not, and I’m going to fi ll it by making my way down to Mirboo North in Victoria’s Gippsland for the 10th of the month. The occasion is the second Blessing of the Bikes at the Inline ...

MEANINGFUL MAINTENANCE LOOK AFTER YOUR BIKE, AND YOUR BIKE WILL LOOK AFTER YOU WORDS STUART WOODBURY As we’re sure you know, keeping a relationship intact cuts both ways. Here is what you should be doing to keep up your end of the love affair with your bike… Yes, okay, everyone...

“IT WILL TURN YOU INTO A GIGGLING SCHOOL BOY AT A LOLLY SHOP, YOU WILL HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE KIND OF CRAZY FUN YOU CAN HAVE ON A BIKE LIKE THIS” THIS SPORTIN’ LIFE WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS NICK WOOD Yamaha’s MT-09 has been selling like kisses from the French teacher at a...

IT WINDS FROM CHICAGO TO L.A. ROUTE 66 WORDS/PHOTOS THE BEAR Sitgreaves Pass, Arizona, looking in the general direction of Oatman. “If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best” Bobby (& Cynthia) Troup, 1946 Let’s take – not the...

BEAR’S BEST OF THE WEST THE TOP TOUR OF THE YEAR Did you enjoy the story about the unknown Route 66? Well, you can come and ride some of it, plus the The Bear’s other favourite roads and drink in his favourite bars with him. He has put the 16 day Bear’s Best of the West Tour...

2015 BARRY SHEENE FESTIVAL OF SPEED OR, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY GREMLIN REPELLENT? EVENTWORDS THE BEAR/ STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS ZANE DOBIE Happily, sometimes, something happens that reminds you just how much fun motorcycle racing used to be. The 2015 Barry Sheene Festival of Speed,...

TWO APPS TO SAY WHERE ARE YOU? WORDS/PHOTOS COLIN WHELAN GPS-TO-SMS is a basic and easy to use free APP that simply takes your GPS co-ordinates and incorporates them into an SMS message or into an email to send to your Anchor Buddy. You can pre-set a default email or SMS...

HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOG RALLY 2015 WORDS & PHOTOS NICK WOOD It began – for us journalists – in drizzle and it ended – for everyone – in a downpour, but so what? The 24th National Harley Owners Group (H.O.G) Rally was being held at the home of country music in Australia, and it...