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TOP OF THE CLASS IS THIS THE BEST? SHOEI HORNET ADV HELMETPrice – $999.90. Tinted visor – $109.95 Shoei claims that the new Hornet ADV helmet is the “world’s finest adventure helmet”, and after getting hold of one and riding with it for the last month, I can vouch for...

STAYING DRYTouratech WaterproofOuter Gloves. Price – $48 Touratech’s outer waterproof gloves, with abrasion resistant material on the palm, are designed to be worn over motorcycle gloves. Waterproof over gloves are a great alternative to packing a second pair of heavy...

VICTORIA’S SOUTH COASTTHE GREAT OCEAN ROAD –A DIFFERENT VIEW Many of us have travelled the Great Ocean Road and only ever seen the amazing sights from the bitumen. Well,what about taking a look at a whole different aspect of the Great Ocean Road following some not so well-known...

MOTORCYCLES ON THE EDGE ONE SMALL SHOP, A WEALTH OF IDEASWORDS/PHOTOS THE BEAR The shopfront styling fits in perfectly in Melrose Avenue. Once it was Disneyland or Universal Studios, Santa Monic Pier or the La Brea Tar Pits. Now (for anyone even marginally interested in...

BATHURST BASICS WORDS LESTER MORRIS After a day of official practice and several which were not quite so ‘official’, the air was rent by the sounds of megaphone-enhanced, open motorcycle exhausts as the 250cc ‘Lightweight’ field shot away from the makeshift starting line and...

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New motorcycle prices go up, they go down. It can be hard to keep track of all the changes. Australian Motorcyclist Magazine supplies you with all the latest up to date prices from all the manufacturers currently in the country. Things like special deals, cash backs, factory...

Each day I ride past them. Each day I am in awe of their empty eyed stupidity. Their simple-minded persistence in their folly is like a ruthless autism. Even cattle being herded onto the killing floor of an abattoir evince a greater awareness and concern. I am at a loss to...

BEAR FACED “AND THEN I HAD TO LAY IT DOWN…” We’ve all heard that from at least one of our riding mates. The question is, of course, how true is it?How many people have really laid their bike down, and how many have just crashed? Let me address that question from personal...