Columns

With Australians racing abroad in a range of disciplines, both on-track and off-road, Ed’s column focuses on how they’re battling it out with the best in their chosen …
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It was 40 years ago today… more or less, as I sat having introductory drinks with a dozen or so German riders in the lobby bar of the …
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With the Yamaha FJR1300, the last four-cylinder shaft drive bike on the market, now only available here and in Canada, four-pot shafties are all but gone. We still …
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Australia’s Compass Expeditions trips are more than ordinary tours, they’re life-changing journeys crafted for the select few adventurous enough to take them on. To uncover what makes these …
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Aussies Racing Abroad | October 2025. With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, Ed Stratmann’s column focuses on how …
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It’s not what you know, it’s who you know or actually “whom you know”. I just happen to know Roberto Crepaldi, the affable boss of CR&S Motorcycles. Unlike …
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Aussies Racing Abroad | October 2025. With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, Ed Stratmann’s column focuses on how …
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An assurance that you will get from every zythophile is that the best beer is the beer you drink at the brewery. As soon as it is decanted …
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Aussies Abroad September 2025 | With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, our latest column focuses on how they’re …
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Bear Tracks Riding In Paris | There is an Asterix comic in which our hero and his steadfast if rather thick companion Obelix visit Paris. It must be …
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