In this issue

Motorcycle Touring, Testing and Lifestyle. Take a deep dive with long-form motorcycle reviews, touring trips and destinations built around the lifestyle of Australian Road Riders.

Chip Off The Old Block

ARR’s roving reporter, Ian Neubauer, heads to India to test the new Himalayan, Royal Enfield’s long-anticipated mid-size adventure tourer.

7 mins

Winter Wonderland

As the weather cools, the tourists and surfers dwindle on the Sunshine Coast and the motorcycle riders move in

10+ mins

Taking It To The Street

Riders converge in Sydney’s Inner West for the 2017 Throttle Roll Street Party

2 mins

Ride Like Hell

Anyone who hasn’t discovered the literary offerings of Paul Carter is missing a real treat.

3 mins

Genre Bender

When Ducati produces a whole new bike, we sit up and take notice. When it creates a new category, well, the motorcycle world stands to attention. Leechy reports on the newest thing from Ducati, on the spot in Spain

6 mins

Elite Fleet

BMW wheels out its very biggest guns to the Aussie press in an epic trip to take on Tassie’s challenging tarmac

7 mins

Kriega Tail Packs

When it comes to bike luggage, my preference is usually a set of soft saddle bags; you can throw them on and off easily, and they make sense whether you’re packing for a day trip or a months-long adventure.

2 mins

Pipe Dreams

We’re going hunting for noise after some urban exploration

3 mins

Riding Me Crazy

Today’s 149km leg took us to 4200m above sea level on wild, rocky, slippery mountain passes with drop off s you just don’t want to think about.

2 mins

Keeping Girls On Motorcycles

On any given weekend at your local motorcycle club, you will see throngs of kids blasting around on dirt bikes having a great time. More often than not, it’s at these local club tracks where kids are introduced to motorbikes. Boys and girls (under 10 years old) get out there and simply enjoy riding their bike without too much competition. Not many of the kids or parents care where they finish in the pack — it’s just about having fun.

2 mins

Putty Road Blues

I just can’t believe what the safetycrats are doing to the Putty Road in the name of safety. The latest effort has been to cover the existing broken centreline on quite a few of the short- and medium-length straights down the Windsor end, with double yellow lines. Why? The only reason that I can fathom is that if you stop people from overtaking, it will slow them down, and we all know that speed causes accidents!

3 mins

Fun, Not Fast

The popularity of custom and retro bikes has exploded. Here’s why and how you can be part of it

5 mins

Threesome

Seddo tries a bit on the side.

3 mins

Fat's Back Baby!

The bike that took Harley-Davidson to the top of the pops. Um, no pressure, but H-D must be hoping the much-revised Fat Boy can perform miracles one more time.

5 mins

Wallopers

THE WISE OLD SERGEANT DIDN’T THINK WE DESERVED CRIMINAL RECORDS, BUT WE DID NEED TO LEARN A LESSON”

3 mins

The Tribes Have Spoken

Motorcycling is broken into tribes, there can be no doubt about that, and each tribe has its idiosyncrasies and peccadillos

2 mins

Latin Lust

The Passion of Italy Overcomes Gregor …

3 mins

Thunderbird 2

How two generations of Brits tried to win over America 

7 mins

Joy Ride

No deadlines. No itinerary. Just a couple of mates with an unrelenting desire to have fun

3 mins

The Test Of Time

We have a brace of bikes to put through the test of real-world ownership. Will they stack up? Let’s meet the newest members of the Road Rider crew …

3 mins

The Road Less Travelled

Incredible generosity and super-safe riding in an underrated destination. Welcome to South Korea

5 mins

The Ice Run Returns

After a year away, the world’s “coolest” motorbike event is back and promising more crashes, splashes and Russian vodka shots than ever…

2 mins

Start Ya Bastard

Kick-starting classic bikes can be a world of pain.

3 mins

Tuned For Speed

The man who knew more about making a bike go fast than anyone. And he was an Aussie

1 min

Stroker Genius

Two-stroke racing performance and its development can be sheeted home to one man and another’s story of Cold War espionage

3 mins

Seddo Safety In Numbers

Seddo Heads West for Some Group Therapy

4 mins

Company Policy

I’ve never been a big fan of riding in large groups. I’ve always found that the larger the group, the slower and more cumbersome the ride is. I understand why some riders enjoy it; it’s just never been my thing. I’m more than happy to ride with a few mates but my preference is usually the freedom and purity of the solo ride.

3 mins

Follow The Tracer

We welcome yet another long-term tester to the ARR fleet. This time, it’s the new Yamaha Tracer 700

2 mins

Birthday Girl

Life Begins at 60

3 mins

A Shift in Power

Electronics are becoming the norm and Snag is a fan …

3 mins

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