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TYRE TEST PIRELLI ANGEL GT This is the sweetest angel of them all. Pirelli really does it right. We’ve ridden on many tyres from the Pirelli range from the dirt to the race track and everything in between, and loved the consistent feedback and excellent performance every time....

back to Barham but decided in the end to just run up the Murray Valley Hwy to Robinvale. Lake Boga and Boundary Bend offer nice places to stop and we also managed a quick stop for a picture of the Big Cod at Swan Hill. We made Robinvale for a late lunch and then pushed through to...

SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVIN’ IS EASY IN OUTBACK NSWWORDS/PHOTOS TIM STANDEN Ah, summer: serenity of the open road and touching the edge of the NSW outback, without getting in too deep or too hot. TIGGR’s fi rst trip hits the spot! Pub or no pub, there’s always life in the desert. We...

SPACE OPERA HAGAR PACKS IT IN WORDS/PHOTOS DAVE ‘HAGAR’ GABLE Everything laid out. The cat is an optional extra. I’ve been re-re-re-reading your Australia Motorcycle Atlas (the one with the 50 top rides*), Bear, and I was interested to read what you and other riders do when they...

PLENTY OF BREWS, STORIES AND HOSPITALITY AT…THE PUB WITH NO BEER, TAYLORS ARM, NSWWORDS/PHOTOS COLIN WHELAN Okay, so just imagine that I happened to lose my virginity in the back of a beloved old character-filled VW Kombi wagon, which I subsequently smashed in an accident (which...

RELEASE THE HOUNDS!YAMAHA MT-07 Akrapovic full exhaust systemPrice – $1262.02 Standard, the MT-07 is super quiet, but I wanted to hear the tunes that only a 270 degree crank can play on a parallel twin, so the genuine Yamaha accessory Akrapovic full exhaust system was the...

HONDA VALKYRIESWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT WORDS STUART WOODBURY & THE BEAR PHOTOS THE BEAR I’ve ridden my share of unusually big bikes, all the way from a mate’s R 60 BMW frame powered by an alloy V8 out of a Daimler SP250, by way of a Honda Rune to a Boss Hoss, and I have never...

BEAR ARMY IN TRAININGTHE FIRST MANOEUVRES PHOTO/WORDS THE BEAR It was only at breakfast that we remembered to take a photo of the troops. From left, they are: Kate Colwell, camp follower; Peter Colwell, Trooper #20; Lionel Camm, Trooper #5; Wayne Thompson, Trooper #32, and Yours...

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE… …OF THE BILL HOLDER IF YOU’VE GOT THE CASH YOU CAN OWN THE MOST EXOTIC MACHINES – AND IT DOESN’T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE AS MUCH AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT WORDS THE BEAR PHOTOS MECUM MIDAMERICA AUCTIONS (WITH SOME HELP FROM GIZMAG; THANKS, MIKE) Well, the Cyclone...

HIGH, WIDE AND WONDERFUL… COMPILED BY THE BEAR Nepal’s roads are legendary. I know, I’ve ridden them! (photo Andy McGregor) DON’T FORGET NEPAL In the wake of the appalling earthquake in Nepal, I would like to appeal to you to please not wipe the country from your future holiday...