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COUP D’ETAT PLANNED

Published on July 4th, 2016 | by Al

“Random Breath Testing is a damnable invasion of civil liberties,” I said at the dinner table that night... Read More →

DEAR MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY

Published on June 26th, 2016 | by Boris

We have reached a tipping point. But I think many of you already know that. The bleating has started. And so has the whining. Much of the motorcycle print media has begun to realise its days... Read More →

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BACK TO ALICE – A FAST & FURIOUS ROCK FABLE

Published on June 20th, 2016 | by Boris

This is a difficult tale to tell, primarily because there are so many different components to it. There’s the ride itself, a 2800km odyssey from Sydney to Alice Springs over five days; in my case on... Read More →

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HEY, SIRI

Published on June 20th, 2016 | by Al

I was impressed. I’d had an iPhone for years, but had never availed myself of that technology... Read More →

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2017 Suzuki SV650 LAM – SWEET & NEAT

Published on June 14th, 2016 | by Ben Akhurst

“Don’t crash the bike. Or sell it. Or set it on fire. Or I will beat you like a slave and turn your guts into snakes.” There’s never any ambiguity with Boris. He could not make... Read More →

Just So You Know

HELD FREEZER II – THE ULTIMATE WINTER GLOVE

Published on June 2nd, 2016 | by Boris

I am shortly to head out into the desert with a rock star and some executives. Because I am old and canny, like a vicious walrus, I know the Australian outback is cold in winter. And... Read More →

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2016 YAMAHA XSR900 AND XSR700 – NOW STARRING ADDED HIP

Published on May 31st, 2016 | by Boris

Those bearded people with man-buns have been hammering away at stuff for a while now. All sorts of stuff – craft beer, an ironic fashion sense, and coffee that’s been squeezed out of some rare monkey’s... Read More →

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NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT

Published on May 30th, 2016 | by Al

I leaned the ‘Strom WAY over to the left, and a guy on a Suzuki Burgman scooter came from behind and took me on the inside.... Read More →

Just So You Know

MOTORCYCLING AUSTRALIA RESTRUCTURE PROPOSAL

Published on May 27th, 2016 | by Ghost Writer

No-one can say Motorcycling Australia is not trying to restructure the unworkable situation it finds itself in. This is the MA Board’s proposal to the various states. The ball is in their court. We either move... Read More →

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2016 VICTORY MAGNUM PROJECT BIKE – THE DYNOTUNING

Published on May 23rd, 2016 | by Boris

A bike is not tuned until it is dynotuned. And while the Magnum had undergone performance surgery (which can be seen HERE), it was running a generic engine map, which, because I did not know any... Read More →