Peter Thoeming, Author at Bike Review

Gear Review | Merlin Alton II D30 Jacket

Peter Thoeming — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:30:12 +0000

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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Product Review | Chigee AIO-5 Smart Riding System

Peter Thoeming — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:50:58 +0000

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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Bear Tracks | First Motorcycle Tour of China, 1985

Peter Thoeming — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:32:50 +0000

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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Tyre Test | Bridgestone BATTLAX BT46 Touring

Peter Thoeming — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:30:03 +0000

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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Bear Tracks | Compass Expeditions Motorcycle Tours

Peter Thoeming — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:30:25 +0000

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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Bear Tracks | Going MAD in Milan

Peter Thoeming — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 03:00:31 +0000

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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Bear Tracks | Get Fresh With Fuel, Old beer just may be fine, old fuel not so much

Peter Thoeming — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 02:54:20 +0000

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, The Way To Go

Peter Thoeming — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 20:30:49 +0000

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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Bear Tracks | Right and Wrong, right?

Peter Thoeming — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:00:26 +0000

I have long enjoyed a good professional relationship with Transport for NSW, or rather with its predecessors. Over the years I have written booklets, handouts and even a

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Bear Tracks | Motorcycle Travel 2025 and 2026

Peter Thoeming — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:12:53 +0000

I like the people in the US very much. I just love the landscape over there, and I’m even fond of the food and drink – although admittedly

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