About Peter Thoeming

There was more than one time when we nearly lost BMW motorcycles. In the 1970s, the board was beginning to despair of the future of its by now …
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You see them every now and then in Australia, mostly in remote places. I suppose they stand out more if there is nothing much in the background. They are young …
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What’s a museum for, and how is it best laid out? Here are three examples I found on a recent trip to Europe. It’s not a competition, budgets are very …
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Edelweiss Centre Tour Dolomites. Motorcycle trips for me are about riding. That might seem a bit obvious, but it isn’t so for everyone. It wasn’t so for me once upon …
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It’s nice when someone comes up with a solution to something you didn’t even think was a problem. It’s even nicer when they come up with it at exactly the …
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Do you fit rubber inserts when riding on road, and remove them for the dirt? Well, that may not be absolutely necessary. The Oryx Moto footpegs I have been using …
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With a bit of luck you have not seen Ryan Kluftinger’s FortNine video where he holds forth about the uselessness of body armour in motorcycle clothing. If you have, I …
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We all know that Britons drive (ride) on the left because driving their carriages that way left their sword hand free to deal with threats like oncoming highwaymen, and continue …
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Oh Man. Oman! Amazing roads and closer to home. Like you, I love heading out for a ride. Like you, I love riding somewhere I’ve never been. But also like …
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If you’ve ever customised a bike, I suspect you’ve come up against this: you start with a vision and you build the bike you’ve seen in your mind, but no …
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