Took a spin up Mt Springbrook this morning. Took the car and that was the right choice as the roads were covered in fallen branches and leaves and twigs. The few motorbikes I saw up there needed to go very easy with the loose road surface.There has been [...]
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HDR photography
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Looks like another mixed weekend for weather here ...In the meantime here is my first attempt at HDR photography. HDR or High Dynamic Range is a technique where you take a number of photos at different exposures and using special software combine 3 or [...]
Tokyo Highways
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Being this is a blog about the places to ride I thought I might show some amazing road photos I came across on the Web recently. The following are highway junctions or overpasses by night...Click to see a larger versi [...]
Buell Muster '08
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I went along to this years Buell Muster on Saturday.The once a year ride and meet of Buell owners and enthusiasts of the brand was held this year in the Northern Rivers area of NSW with the attendees staying in Tyalgum - right smack in the middle of [...]
Cortech HRX jacket review part two. Ride report.
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It was a very hot day today - perfect chance to put the Cortech HRX to test.It is very heavy for a summer jacket but comfortable once on and has a solid feel to it. Cooling ability is ok however not as much as a full mesh lightweight jacket. The cuffs [...]
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Cortech HRX Jacket Review
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Part one.I usually don't review lots of items on this blog as I am limited to what I purchase myself however I am going make you think I went on a spending spree and present another item to look at.Main reason I have purchased two new things in rapid [...]
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Northern Adventure - Ride report
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Beautiful day today. I woke up about 7.00 and had a long breakfast and was not sure if I would go anywhere. My southern state ride partner was adamant the weather was going to turn to shite however here it was warm with a clear blue Spring sky outside [...]
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Good Motorcycle rides #41 - Campbells Pocket
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Been awhile since I posted any new roads around Brisbane however I do have a few new places to suggest riding and some others I have mentioned in passing on my ride reports and will update further.To start though here is a little back road that can be [...]
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Japan Motorcycle ride post archive
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Japan Motorcycle post archiveI am going to make a sticky link of this post in the archive so people can find the Japan ride reports easy on one page.Japan Ride ReportPre Ride post 3Pre Ride post 2Pre Ride post 1In other news I have altered a few things [...]
Winters over - Spring ride report
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So much for winter - 2 months and we are back to warm days.I ordered a winter riders jersey from the UK but I will have to wait 12 months to test it if Sunday is anything to go by, beautiful warm spring day. I had to go for a ride.I headed off south [...]
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Mid Winter Ride Report
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Saturday of this weekend was very mild, actually by midday it was warm enough for just a T-shirt and jeans so I decided I would go out for a ride Sunday with weather like that.Today of course was not quite as warm ... I wanted to go south-west which [...]
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Australias best motorcycle roads - Alpine National park
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Whilst most riders know of the Great Alpine Road that runs more or less from Bright to Omeo Victoria there are some notable good roads to ride in the areas adjacent.The Great Alpine Road is a superb ride and the valleys that lie to the south of Omeo [...]
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Helmet testing
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The UK government recently completed the first round of testing motorcycle helmets and some of the results may surprise you. They give a 1 to 5 star rating to each helmet and thankfully none were only 1 star, however a few were only awarded 2 stars and [...]
Soft Silicon Ear Plugs
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Readers of this blog may recall I have been trying out every sort of ear plug I could obtain and after testing many settled on soft silicon ear plugs as the best earplug solution. (see archives for more)The main reason I like this type of ear plug is [...]
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Sunday Ride Report
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Currumbin to Kyogle via Nunderi.Looking south west to Mt Warning from Farrants Hill, Tweed Valley NSWFirst opportunity to ride the Agusta since getting new tyres on it nearly two months ago. Of course we had a few wet weekends and then I went on holidays [...]
Japan Motorcycle Ride Report
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Riding a motorcycle in Japan was something I had wanted to try for some years and now am very happy to have succeeded in doing.The roads were as I had thought - fantastic for riding and actually beyond my expectations. Despite some rain I have to rate [...]
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Japan Motorcycle tour reloaded #3
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Raining here this holiday long weekend so no riding again.I have been working on my ride plans for Japan and want to share some sites that may be of some assistance to anyone else thinking of doing a ride in Japan...There are two motorcycle forums in [...]
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Japan Motorcycle tour reloaded #2
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Two and 1/2 weeks until I leave now so spent some time further researching this weekend.Found another motorcycle rental shop, actually there are many however found one close to where I will be staying in the western suburbs of Tokyo that rents Buells [...]
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TourMaster 2 piece rain suit review
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My rain suit I ordered from NewEnough in the USA has arrived. Shipping from NewEnough was only available via USPS express which added a little extra to the cost and may put me off shopping with them again since motorcycle apparel isnt something you would [...]
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Motorcycle books
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I have read a number of motorcycle publications and there are three books I can highly recommend.Firstly the book that needs no introduction, the famous Twist of the Wrist (vol 2) from Keith Code. A performance riding handbook that explains in everyday [...]
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Japan Motorcycle Tour - reloaded
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I find myself somewhat unexpectedly heading off to Japan next month so I have decided to revisit my plans to do some riding there that I had shelved from last year.Previously I had a rather grand plan for a two week tour however this was canceled when [...]
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Far West ride report.
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I decided to try another ride west today. I had briefly considered north however with the exception of a couple of sections mostly find the northern roads uninspiring so west it was.I had no plan to begin with, just wanted to turn some wheels and try [...]
Australia's best motorcycle roads. Wisemans ferry and Bucketty to Woolombi
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Wisemans Ferry and Bucketty to Wollombi.It has been a while since I posted any roads from my Moto-GP tour last year, however I still have a few left to show you and talk about. The rides here north of Sydney are no doubt well known and popular for Sydney [...]
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Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Centre
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I recently came across an organisation in the the USA that has halved the number of motorcycle crashes in their state with a comprehensive approach to motorcycle safety, training, public education and licensing.Here is sample of some of their campaigns.Nice [...]
Tweed Valley Super Loop
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I had a good day out riding today. First I completed what my mate calls 'A Big Loop' from Mudgeeraba. Its a top ride and I think its much better than that simple name suggests so I shall describe it in detail for you and include links to my posts on [...]
Squids go wild
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Crazy Supermotard action - keep watching it gets mighty wild - just wish they had some protective riding gear.10.07 montee ospédaleUploaded by bartoxxI keep thinking about supermoto's... they probably are the most fun type of bike to ride. I have always [...]
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Twist the Throttle
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Discovery Channel have made a series about each of the major motorcycle manufacturers. This includes company histories, tours of the factories, interviews with senior company members and (basic) test ride reviews of two models from each maker - mostly [...]
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Australia's best motorcycle roads. Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric
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Did you know the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme took 100,000 people from 30 countries 25 years to build? and that it has 145kms of tunnels, 80kms of aqueducts, 16 dams and 7 power stations and has been called one of the modern engineering wonders of the [...]
Last ride of summer
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Ride report - The Scenic Rim.I was heading south but at the last possible moment I turned west. Glad I did too.I think we may be approaching the end of the really hot days of summer already, not that autumn in the sub tropics is cold however it was a [...]
Currumbin Rock Pool
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I went for a short ride to Murwillumbah on Sunday via the Currumbin valley. My route included Tumbulgum, Nunderi and over to the coast for a change to take a look at what recent development has occurred in Cabarita, Hasting Point and Pottsville.After [...]
Australia's best motorcycle roads. Bucketts and backroads
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Bucketts way and Dungog, NSWAfter or before the Thunderbolts way, depending on your direction of travel, is Bucketts way.To me the section between Gloucester and Nabiac is great, the other section of road called the Bucketts way lies south to Raymond [...]
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Big Western Loop
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Ride report - Big Western Loop.A fine and mild summer's day after all the rain made for a perfect Sunday to go for a ride.I had been wanting to explore some roads west from Boonah, on the way there I turned off to the township of RoadVale and then to [...]
Australia's best motorcycle roads. Clyde Mountain.
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Clyde Mountain - Kings Highway.Batemans Bay to Braidwood. NSW.What a fantastic land we live in for riding motorcycles. Warm most of the time and processing a series of mountains from Nambour to Melbourne near to the coast that we have build roads up [...]
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Australia's best motorcycle roads. Snowy Mtns Highway
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Snowy Mountains Highway. NSWHere is a major mountain road with countless excellent sweepers that for some strange reason is not listed in the Hema motorcycle atlas. I actually skipped it the first time I rode the Snowy mtns area thinking it must be no [...]
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Australia's best motorcycle roads. Murray River Rd
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Murray River Road, VIC.Of the many great rides I enjoyed in Victoria on recent my moto-gp tour, this one certainly stood out.I had faint memories of this road in my mind before riding it. I remember this road from when I was very young on holiday with [...]
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Australia's best motorcycle roads. Gwydir h-way
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The Gwydir highway. NSW.This is one of those roads I always seem to skip. Not cause it isnt a great ride but simply because it is competing with so many other good roads in the same area.From Grafton you are always going to be tempted to ride towards [...]
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