Australian Road Rider

Hi folks. This is my last issue as editor of this fine magazine. I’ll still be about, writing for ARR, just gonna get out from behind the editing desk and hand over to the new bloke, Nigel Paterson. He’s an old mate and he’ll do you proud, I’m sure.

With this completely waterproof backpack you can carry your valuables anywhere with confidence, knowing they will always be dry and dust-free. This bag is manufactured from heavy-duty 500D three-layer vinyl/polyester material for maximum strength. Al

The first World Superbike Championship race I went to was at Oran Park, south-west of Sydney, in 1988. Australia was the second last round of the inaugural series before the fledging show moved on to New Zealand. The big drawcard, for me anyway, was

Strangely, this wasn’t originally a motorcycle club at all. It was a Church of England youth group in London’s economically depressed east end. In 1962 Father Bill Shergold started a motorcycle section after visiting the Ace Cafe, and attending its o

The Rockers rode British bikes modified to make them faster; it’s where the term cafe racer came from. Rockers were also called “ton-up boys” as they sought to crack the imperial ton — 100mph or 161km/h — on public roads. A favourite game was to drop

Just because a bike has the word Scrambler in its name doesn't always mean it's a direct competitor to the Ducati. Here's a few that are ... or indeed aren't. Another air-cooled big twin, this time in the shape of the Boxer-engined Beemer. Cool bike

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