October 2021

Australian Motorcyclist

Australia's Leading Motorcycle Travel Magazine

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Australian Motorcyclist
Editor Stuart Woodbury Contributing Editor J Peter Thoeming Sales Manager Ralph Leavsey-Moase ralph@ausmotorcyclist.com.au Photographers Nick Wood Creative, Half Light Photographic Contributors Robert Lovas, Boris Mihailovic, Chris Pickett, The Possu
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Going Retro
I WAS SITTING HERE IN lockdown and thinking of good times gone by and how everyone I talk to longs for those good times to return. I’m sure in time they will, however what will that world look like, in light of covid? More checkpoints to pass if we w
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Sticky
Pirelli’s wide range of Diablo tyres just got bigger and better with their latest addition, the Rosso IV. This all-weather tyre caters for supersport, hypersport and naked models, offering fantastic performance to road riders of all levels. The 120/7
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The Answers
You all want to know what the answers are to the crossword we featured in issue #103. Creator, Phil Church mentioned we missed adding number 3 in the grid, but that wouldn’t stop you now, would it. The answers are…in the picture. ■
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Wires Crossed Up
The Bear got his wires crossed when quoting the cost to charge the H-D Livewire. With the capacity of 15.5 kwh if you used the entire capacity it would cost $6.20 at .40 per kwh. ■
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Lap It
On 10 September, 2021, a father and son team consisting of Millars Well Primary School Principal Weston Jackson and his super talented son the award winning actor, musician and all round top bloke Joel Jackson, will set off on The Lap; A Live Ride fo
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Tease Me
Triumph has teased a new higher-spec Speed Triple on its social media channels. Dubbed the Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR, the prototype model appears to have a bikini-style fairing and round headlight, indicating a modern-retro flavour, maybe somethin
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Smokey And The Dark Horse
Shannons is giving motoring enthusiasts the chance to win two automotive icons – a 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and a new Chief Dark Horse Indian Motorcycle! The prize includes 12-months Shannons Comprehensive Car and Bike Insurance and Shannons Ro
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Big Changes
CFMoto is moving leaps and bounds forward in the world of motorcycling with their KTM associated machines starting to filter into the market. The latest banger is the 700CL-X Sport. Check out the littleYouTube vid to see its looks and high specificat
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No Go
Super sad to report that due to covid restrictions, our New Zealand tour with Paradise MotorcycleTours has been put on the shelf. We hope to get this going next year once things properly open back up! Watch this space, as they say… ■
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Four Of The Best
AH, THE 1980S. THE DECADE OF, Back To The Future, Night Rider, wild hair, crazy colours and the digital calculator watch! As a motorcyclist and a huge fan of 1980s bikes the years that interest me the most are 1982 – 1984. Why? C’mon – the turbocharg
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White cliffs, Nsw
YOU KNOW HOW REAL estate agents are always going on about “location, location, location”? Well, location matters in other ways than just your choice of the next palatial residence you wish to purchase. Or should that be, as in my case, “you wish you
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Riding The Boot
LOOK AT A MAP and you’ll see that Italy is shaped like a boot. ‘The Boot’ stretches about 1000km (air distance) in total. From an Australians’ point of view that might not be a particularly impressive number, but keep in mind that this boot-shaped Ap
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Triumph Street Twin
QUESTIONS I GET (ALONG with “how do I get your job?”, answer “you don’t want it”) is “why do motorcycles have more and more electronics and other complications?” Actually, that’s not what they really ask. What they say is, “why do bikes have all this
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Yay!
THIS MONTH’S MAP IS all about taking in your surroundings as you get to the various towns heading east out of Perth to Toodyay. Enjoy the ride, but also take time off bike. We all need a bit of relaxation at the moment! Is Perth the real, ‘sunshine c
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Along The Murray
FROM THE YARRA AND the Swan, and the Parramatta to thousands of almost always dry, parched courses of inland creeks and streams, to the failed experiments of the Ord, to the water theft crime scenes of the Darling, the Warrego and the Menindee Lakes,
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Cagiva V593
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 500CC two-stroke GP racer ever built? The Cagiva V593 is certainly that… This world famous Cagiva V593 belongs to huge motorcycle fan and avid collector, Steve Byrne. The bike holds pride of place at Steve’s bar with Andrew Pitt’s
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Classically Replicated
Ride it like… Mr Hailwood, that’s who! A man like Hailwood, a man who embraced risk for reward, couldn’t sit still for long so he went car racing instead. A massive crash put him out of that game and he moved to New Zealand with his family to open up
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Death Valley Daze
HERE’S A FREE TIP for the national parks people responsible for Death Valley: tell potential visitors that it’s just like going down into a mine – without the claustrophobia! A friend who was working in a copper mine told me once that when you’re goi
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Suzuki Gs1000s
TE HAYABUSA OF THE late ‘70s and early ‘80s was the mighty GS1000S. It is still a good bike these days as I found out on a recent test of this mint unrestored, ‘unofficial’ Wes Cooley edition… I say unofficial Wes Cooley edition because Suzuki never
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Bazza’s Banger
THIS RGB500 MIGHT HAVE been built partly to pay homage to one of the most popular Grand Prix stars but it will not be sitting in silence for evermore. Many racers over the years have been paid homage by fans who built replicas of the machines raced b
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Take A Punt On Edelweiss
WHEN THE FAT envelope thumped onto my desk, I turned it over and saw the Edelweiss logo. A single thought flashed through my head. You sure know how to hurt a bloke. The 198-page catalogue in the envelope was the 2022/23 Trip Collection, Edelweiss’ l
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Finnish, Fogging
Rukka Shield-R Riding Suit Jacket $1940, trousers $1340 Finnish humour is kind of dry. “Did you know that 40 percent of car crashes in Finland involve reindeer?” – “Well, they shouldn’t let them drive.” It’s no wonder then that Rukka motorcycle cloth
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What Say You?
WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, the letters are among the most keenly read parts of the magazine. Please try and keep letters down to no more than 300 words. We do reserve the right to cut them and, you do need to provide a name and at least your state, if
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Subscribe This Month And Win
SW-MOTECH TRITON 20L GREY BACKPACK Supplied by our friends at Motorrad Garage Valued at $153, the Triton backpack is robust, multi-functional and of course waterproof, with 20 litres of storage space. Made from Polyester, it guarantees wear resistanc
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Small Differences
MOST MOTORCYCLISTS get on pretty well. But there is one thing that divides us, and it’s not dirt bike riders against road riders or BMW owners versus Ducati fans. It is the divide between Harley-Davidson owners and everyone else. Sometimes the former
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Comfort Is Clearly Subjective
THERE MUST BE something I’m not getting about the concept of “comfort” on a bike. Here’s what I understand it to be: I consider a bike to be “comfortable” if, after a long 800-1000km day in the seat, I can walk unaided into the pub. I’m not limping,
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New Bike Prices
Most prices exclude dealer and on road costs, however some are ride away – ask your local dealer for the best possible price! www.aprilia.com.au Shiver 900ABS $15,190 Dorsoduro 900ABS $15,790 TuonoV4 1100 RR $22,490 TuonoV4 1100 Factory $27,190 RSV4

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