Zap off! YOU MAY HAVE READ in the last issue, “Death is Upon Us”? The ‘so called’ brainiacs of the EU have legislated the death of petrol (fossil fuelled) powered vehicles by 2035. I have serious concerns about this and really don’t think it has been properly thought out.

YOUR MATES WILL BE GREEN WITH ENVY Shannons are giving motoring enthusiasts the chance to win the American Dream Team – a 1967 Mustang and a new Scout Rogue Indian Motorcycle! Including up to 12-months Shannons comprehensive Car and Bike Insurance and Shannons Roadside Assist. Plus, $5000 cash if you’re an eligible Shannons Club member. That’s up to $101,000 in prizes for one lucky winner.

I’M WATCHING YOU! BALLISTIC TOURING IS WHAT the Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX is all about, but the new 2022 model has been given the electronics treatment which now makes the H2 SX a cyborg on wheels. How about front and rear radars as a start, the H2 SX is fitted with Bosch’s Advanced Rider Assistance Systems (ARAS). ARAS uses millimetre-wave radar sensors to sense other vehicles in proximity and provides three new features – Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Blind Sport Detection (BSD) and Forward Collision Warning (FCW).

WORDS & PHOTOS COLIN WHELAN SO ANYWAY, IT MIGHT be a surprise but it’s nothing short of fitting to find out that Wazza, the not exactly introverted bloke I find behind the bar of the Francis Hotel’s an ex-railway man.

WORDS – STUART • PHOTOS – NICK WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE BMW CE 04 (when first shown) would never make it into production. No one would want something so futuristic or unusual, but BMW has in fact released the outer space like CE 04 and given it electric power.

WORDS – STUART • PHOTOS – ROYAL ENFIELD WE’VE COVERED A BIT of this area before but until you’ve ridden the area of Kingscliff, Uki, Woodenbong, Beaudesert and Canungra in Queensland you won’t know what you’re missing out on. I recently rode this area again on the recent Royal Enfield Scram launch. Apart from watching out for potholes (as is the case along the entire Eastern Seaboard), this route offers great sights and fun corners. KINGSCLIFF Built mostly on sand, the southern part of Kingscliff is where you want to be – it’s fresh and modern with a number of nice cafes and restaurants.

I REMEMBER WHEN THE TRIUMPH Tiger 800 was released many years ago – it was a new thing from Triumph and needed to prove itself in the big bad world of adventure. Of course, it did and went on to be one of the most popular mid sized adventure bikes on the market.

WORDS – STUART • PHOTOS – DARRYL BULLOCK THE WEATHER FAIRY PARTLY waved her magic wand over Round 3 of the PCRA (Post Classic Racing Association) Championship being held at SMSP (Sydney Motorsport Park). I say, ‘partly’ because she didn’t make it a warm one, despite being mostly sunny!

IT’S MORE FUN WHEN IT’S SLIPPERY ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST PROTECTION Without oil or lubrication your moving parts on a motorcycle will soon become coarse and either seize or break – if you’re riding the bike at the time, it can cause you a lot of misery, even hospital time (or worse) if it’s catastrophic!

WORDS – SUZUKI / STUART • PHOTOS – SUZUKI / NICK WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY THE SAYING, “ALL GOOD things must come to an end” is certainly one that everyone will be dreading with the end of an era for the venerable Suzuki DR650. Yep, that bull of adventure riding will be discontinued pretty much as of now. Suzuki Australia did try to get as many units as possible from the factory, but just about all of them are sold. If you do want to grab one, I urge you to hunt around as best you can and don’t just stick to your local Suzuki dealer (unless they’ve got one, of course!).