About Peter Thoeming

In Australia, Michael Krauser was the man who added value to those beige ratchet straps that once held BMW motorcycles in their crates (see box, below). In Germany, …
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Half a century ago, I was editor of a motorcycle magazine called Two Wheels. I also took photos and occasionally wrote stories, which allowed me to grab a …
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The Bear bought his first leather jacket just after he bought his first bike, a bit over 50 years ago. It was the standard Brando jacket that everyone …
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Chigee is a hybrid company. It was founded in 2020 in the US but is based in Shenzen in the PRC and derives its name from a version …
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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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I’ve been running BATTLAX BT46 tyres on my everyday ride, a 2021 Street Twin. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I love this bike. It is reliable, …
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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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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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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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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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