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Columns

Read our monthly columns from Peter ‘The Bear’ Thoeming, Bernie Hatton, Ed Stratman and Editor Jeff Ware.

Feature Column | One Last Lap of the Island
1 week ago

Feature Column | One Last Lap of the Island

It’s that time of the year again. I’m getting ready to ride to Phillip Island, and it feels a little strange because it’s the last time I’ll do this for …
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Aussies Racing Abroad | 2026 September
3 weeks ago

Aussies Racing Abroad | 2026 September

Aussies Racing Abroad September 2026 | With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, our latest column focuses on how …
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Bear Tracks | McFeeters Motor Museum, Forbes
3 weeks ago

Bear Tracks | McFeeters Motor Museum, Forbes

A wrong turn leads The Bear to McFeeters Motor Museum just days before it closes for good and inside he discovers an eclectic collection of motorcycles destined for …
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Feature Column | The novice always leads Nigel
3 weeks ago

Feature Column | The novice always leads Nigel

Putting the least experienced rider at the front might seem backwards, but there’s good reason for it. Letting a novice set the pace reduces pressure, gives them …
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Aussies Racing Abroad | August 2026
2 months ago

Aussies Racing Abroad | August 2026

Aussies Racing Abroad August 2026 | With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, our latest column focuses on how …
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Feature column | Less Cars, More Bikes
2 months ago

Feature column | Less Cars, More Bikes

A weekend ride with old mates gives Nige the perfect excuse to reacquaint himself with his faithful Yamaha FJR1300, question the price of fuel, curse disappearing servos and remember why …
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Bear tracks | Australian Alps on Two Wheels
2 months ago

Bear tracks | Australian Alps on Two Wheels

The Australian Alps are the highest mountain range on mainland Australia, although “mountain range” is something of an exaggeration. With the only peaks exceeding 2,000m in elevation on …
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Feature column | Back On Track, Nigel Paterson
3 months ago

Feature column | Back On Track, Nigel Paterson

Nigel Paterson heads back to Sydney Motorsport Park for a ride day and finds plenty has changed since the early, chaotic years. With better organisation, coaching and sticky …
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Aussies Racing Abroad | July 2026
3 months ago

Aussies Racing Abroad | July 2026

Aussies Abroad July 2026 | 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 faring battling …
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Bear Tracks | Half-litre winner to Wombeyan Caves
3 months ago

Bear Tracks | Half-litre winner to Wombeyan Caves

Peter ‘The Bear’ Thoeming takes Kawasaki’s new KLE500 along the damaged, dramatic and officially complicated Wombeyan Caves Road, where gravel, cliffs, potholes, wildlife and legal grey areas make …
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