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Savic review

Loved Roothy’s recent article (AMCN Vol 71 No 04) noting the evolution of motorcycling trends in the great land of Oz. From the old boys riding long distance on big heavy and now antiquated machines, through to the high-performance sportsbike era.

Hipsters stripped down their relatively low-powered bar hoppers and put their own stamp on motorcycling

Then the old guys eventually split their allegiance to either cruisers, adventure and others including nakedbikes, depending on their personal preferences or physical constraints. Meanwhile the hipsters stripped down their relatively low-powered bar hoppers (sorry – café hoppers) and put their own stamp on motorcycling.

It was great to see Roothy acknowledge that even though his idea of riding isn’t the same as others, he welcomed the change and diversity of bikes and