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Published on February 1st, 2016 | by Eva Cripps
How transparent is TAC with your motorcycle levy? Not at all. Road safety remains a hot topic. Sensationalist media headlines promote road carnage and killer speed as though the industry survival depends on the gruesome reporting... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2016 | by Eva Cripps
On 20th January 2016, the Courier Mail reported that it had seen a secret submission to the Taskforce on Organised Crime from the Queensland Police Service (QPS); a submission allegedly fully endorsed by the Police Union.... Read More →
Published on January 27th, 2016 | by Boris
Here’s what I’m not getting. Motorcycles pulling trailers. I didn’t get it when I first saw it many years ago, and I do not get it now. I don’t see it often, but from time to... Read More →
Published on January 15th, 2016 | by Boris
I speed. There. I admitted it. I speed. Every chance I get. In fact, every time I ride anything I am, at every opportunity, speeding. Now before I go any further, all of you who have... Read More →
Published on January 8th, 2016 | by Guest Writer
By Darren Kersten Because I am a broken creature for whom dirt-riding is a thing of the past, I felt it was best to send my dear friend, Darren Kersten, along to the media launch of... Read More →
Published on December 24th, 2015 | by Boris
Look at it. Just look at it. Astonishing, isn’t it? You might have seen me at the Sydney Bike Show next to the MV stand. I was the one with the slack jaw and the tent... Read More →
Published on December 15th, 2015 | by Boris
“Why have we stopped here?” Brother Silverback eventually asked. I knew he didn’t really care and was only asking out of politeness, so I responded in kind. “Because I like stopping in the middle of nowhere... Read More →
Published on December 13th, 2015 | by Boris
Let me make this perfectly clear for you. I would hate for there to be any confusion as we move forward through this tale. BMW’s R1200RS is the greatest iteration of the venerable boxer ever made.... Read More →
Published on December 9th, 2015 | by Boris
I’m not a car guy. “You’re not a car guy,” Ben Nightingale confirmed as he walked me around the back of the pits at Olympic Park. All around us there were explosions and thunderous screams of... Read More →
Published on December 2nd, 2015 | by Boris
The start of any journey is always exciting. Lists get made, people are called, distant horizons are considered and plans are planned. A project bike is such a journey. Neale Brumby (the publisher of Heavy Duty... Read More →