Australian Road Rider

British bike news outfit MCN is reporting that Norton Motorcycles revealed a new Minitwin Sportsbike at UK motorcycle show Motorcycle Live, based on the firm's flagship V4 superbike. Called the Superlight, the new bike sports similar lines and the sa

Essentially, Grip Puppies are a high-tech, UV-stable foam sleeve that slips over existing hand grips. They provide a barrier that reduces vibration, increases comfort, yet still work with heated grips. Simply coat the inside with a bit of soapy (not

We were standing beside the ridiculously beautiful V4S discussing whether or not to spend the next two hours going through its huge suite of electronics, or just let me ride off with the owner’s manual in my pocket and a contact number in my phone. D

It was meant to be “soft” adventure — six days of self-guided motorcycling nirvana on 1000km of sealed roads connecting Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield —three of Australia's most drop-dead beautiful national parks. Meticulously planned over six mont

Of course there are a multitude of accessories for the Bobber to enable owners to customise it to their tastes, and with more than 120 items to choose from it should be easy to make it unique. For a full overview, go to Triumph Australia's website at

The lights showed both bikes were pre-staged so I inched forward until the stage lights on my side lit up. The giant man-child in the other lane decided to play silly buggers and didn't move for almost all of his allotted 20 seconds, time I spent mak

You don’t have to be a Mensa member to know that travelling by motorcycle anywhere other than in your home country can be costly and a maze of bureaucracy that only bean counters love to pore over. I’d be buying a new adventure bike every year if I h

There have been some wondrous approaches over the years in the quest to sell motorcycles. Often beset by social, language and cultural differences, the need for brochure and advertising material to be similarly generic worldwide made for some perplex

Sports touring. The thing I like to do most. Well, in the top five anyway. Lobster devouring and “nothing” feature pretty highly as well. It’s what bikes are about for me. Long trips, time to soak up the atmosphere and outrun those weekday demons. In

The Moto Guzzi California had the unfair criticism of representing a marketing exercise designed to simply cash in on some of the success enjoyed by a certain brand from Milwaukee in the USA. It has to be said that none of this was helped by the name

I arrived to motorcycle Japan with a notion that its society was pretty uptight. To my delight, everyone was so jokey and smiley. The moment I went to the john, I understood why. Sensing my approach, the toilet cover automatically lifted and jets spr

The GP Weekend at Phillip Island sees thousands of bikes all trying to be in one place at the same time. It’s like the red crab migration on Christmas Island or some such mayhem. Last year, Grey Ghost ride captain Paul took a mob down to the island v

Dear ARR, I just got ARR #146 and had a quick look and spotted your comment about me and how I had helped Andrew Merchant of Cairns. Thanks for the kind words about me. Yes, I do enjoy ARR, it’s now the only mag I pay a subs for because it evolves, i

Dear ARR, The article, in the September/October edition of your excellent journal, by Seddo on his two bikes and their technological pedigrees prompted me to write something about two of my bikes. They are both Triumph Bonnevilles, with air-cooled, v