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Aussies Racing Abroad | December 2025

Edward Stratmann — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:49:48 +0000

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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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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Feature Column | Is the end near for the four pot shaftie?

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:34:43 +0000

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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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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Aussies Racing Abroad | November 2025

Edward Stratmann — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:30:12 +0000

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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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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Aussies Racing Abroad | October 2025

Edward Stratmann — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:34:05 +0000

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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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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Aussies Racing Abroad | September 2025

Edward Stratmann — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:30:41 +0000

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, 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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