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Aussies Racing Abroad | June 2026

Edward Stratmann — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:30:37 +0000

Aussies Abroad June 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

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Bear Tracks | Where are those eight Krauser Domani outfits?

Peter Thoeming — Sat, 30 May 2026 20:30:46 +0000

In Australia, Michael Krauser was the man who added value to those beige ratchet straps that once held BMW motorcycles in their crates (see box, below). In Germany,

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Aussies Racing Abroad | May 2026

Edward Stratmann — Mon, 25 May 2026 20:30:02 +0000

Aussies Abroad May 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

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Aussies Racing Abroad | April 2026

Edward Stratmann — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:30:59 +0000

Aussies Racing Abroad April 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 | A tale of sunbathing and skinny dipping by Myall Lakes

Peter Thoeming — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:30:41 +0000

Half a century ago, I was editor of a motorcycle magazine called Two Wheels. I also took photos and occasionally wrote stories, which allowed me to grab a

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Aussies Racing Abroad | February 2026

Edward Stratmann — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:30:26 +0000

Aussies Racing Abroad January 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 | 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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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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