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About Tony 'Pommie' Wilding

Tony 'Pommie' Wilding has been a motorcycle journalist for 15-years and was previously Deputy Editor of Rapid Bikes magazine. He is a long time contributor to Used & Classic Bike Enthusiast/Retrobike, Knee Down, PitBoard.com.au and BikeReview.com.au - Pommie is a talented bike customiser and has many projects, with a soft spot for two-strokes.
Latest Posts | By Tony 'Pommie' Wilding
Classic Ride: The iconic Egli Vincent
5 years ago

Classic Ride: The iconic Egli Vincent

This beautiful 1960s machine could be something much more than just a stunning piece of two-wheeled art and iconic motorcycle history; this Egli Vincent could be the last ever to …
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Staff Bikes: Update, Long Term WR250R Tenere
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5 years ago

Staff Bikes: Update, Long Term WR250R Tenere

Having a dirt bike to play with for a while has been a bit of fun, however, due to a bit of an injury, I haven’t been able to make …
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Helmet Review: AGV AX9, a versatile adventure lid
9.3
5 years ago

Helmet Review: AGV AX9, a versatile adventure lid

I don’t know what it is about getting a new helmet but it’s on a different level to buying other motorcycle gear. To me a lid is a piece of …
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Tyre Test: Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22
8.8
6 years ago

Tyre Test: Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22

Bridgestone have been around forever, almost 90 years in fact, and are the world’s largest tyre and rubber company. So when they announced a new tyre that’s designed to be …
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Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC
6 years ago

Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC

I was never really happy with the fuelling of my RD350LC, which was featured earlier in the year, and the reason I never bothered too much with jetting, was I …
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Review: Fully Optioned 2018 BMW S 1000 XR
9.5
6 years ago

Review: Fully Optioned 2018 BMW S 1000 XR

The BMW S 1000 XR has been around for three years now at the forefront of the sports adventure section, so what’s new for 2018? Well, you get an extra 5hp, …
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Custom: 2018 Yamaha XSR900 ‘RD900LC’
7 years ago

Custom: 2018 Yamaha XSR900 ‘RD900LC’

It’s almost been two years since I rode the first XSR900 (full review here), so we thought it would be a good idea to get the 2018 model that Yamaha …
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Review: 2018 SWM Superdual X Launch
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7 years ago

Review: 2018 SWM Superdual X Launch

There can’t be too many greater places in Australia to ride an adventure bike than the Victorian Snowy Mountains where I was lucky enough to be invited to the 2018 …
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Review: 2018 Suzuki DR-Z400E
8.5
7 years ago

Review: 2018 Suzuki DR-Z400E

The DR-Z400 has been around for what seems like forever, 1999 to be exact, and is still really popular with some 18,000 bike sold here in Australia alone. The changes …
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