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Published on October 10th, 2013 | by Bedlam
The XS250, on the other hand, taught me plenty. It made me focus completely on my riding and my actions than a newer, friendlier bike would have. It taught me to concentrate on the bike’s responses and feel the road. It demanded that I wasn’t complacent... Read More →
Published on October 10th, 2013 | by Guest Writer
On the 8th of Oct, 2013, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) officially launched its latest motorcycle advertising campaign and dubbed it ‘The Perfect Ride’. Yeah, right. What would TAC know about that kinda stuff... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by Boris
You will recall there was a recent win in the courts against the NSW police who were found to have been reckless (among other things) in the way they entrapped motorcycle riders into overtaking them on double yellow lines and then fining them. Here is a transcript of the Magistrate's findings.... Read More →
Published on October 4th, 2013 | by Bedlam
MotoGP faces a dilemma this week, as Dorna is on the verge of damaging its own product and harming one of its children... Read More →
Published on October 3rd, 2013 | by Nick B
To best equip you, dear reader, with a working knowledge of what happens to those who break Rule #1, I have undertaken to examine what data is available and provide it to you in a creamy, gluten-free, easily digestible form... Read More →
Published on October 3rd, 2013 | by Boris
BIKE ME! member, Canning felt he had to do nine alpine passes in nine days. And so he did. And he ate a deer, as well... Read More →
Published on October 2nd, 2013 | by Bedlam
He doesn’t have the trophy on his mantelpiece, but on that June day at Assen in 2006 he was the fastest man in the world on two wheels... Read More →
Published on October 2nd, 2013 | by Nick Cruth
The 1198SP will do. And it will do very nicely. I have a lust for this motorcycle that really requires a restraining order... Read More →
Published on September 4th, 2013 | by Chris Skelton
Applause thundered from the crowd, as Victoria’s greatest son and last hope approached the podium in the packed auditorium for the TAC-sponsored “Leave Scared: Arrive Alive” Road Safety Forum... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2013 | by J.D.
My motorcycle of choice from the mid-1970s up until the late 1980s was any bike from Kawasaki’s iconic Z900 series. The Z1000 just didn’t have the same level of cool and no other bike, with the... Read More →