Dirt bike riding near Lithgow
Waking at 5.30 am, we trailered the bikes and set off for a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs and chorizo at Anonymous in Blackheath. Fueled up and ready to go, we walked outside into the…
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Style Rider, Oliver Hinder – Harley Davidson FLHT
Style Rider aims to document the world’s most stylish motorcycle riders, be they riders of classic, custom or cafe racer steeds. Focused on the intersection of motorcycle culture with individual style, here we speak to Single…
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Motorcycling; NSW South Coast
With the weekend free, I hit the road for an overnight ride to the New South Wales South Coast. Pouring over Google Maps, I settled on a route through the Royal National Park, onwards to…
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Style Rider, Addy Senevong – Triumph Bonneville T120R
Style Rider aims to document the world’s most stylish motorcycle riders, be they riders of classic, custom or cafe racer steeds. Focused on the intersection of motorcycle culture with individual style, here we speak to Bourke…
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Dirt Bike Riding: Ourimbah State Forest
My interest in off-road motorcycling was formed during a recent trip to Vietnam. There I found enjoyment in traversing the muddy roads along the way to small mountain villages. Over the following months, I participated…
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Deus Swank Rally 2019
The 2019 Deus Swank Rally was a vintage off-road motorcycle event, held at the Dargle motocross track. As with all Deus events, riding was just one of the day’s enjoyments, with a vintage style dress…
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The Machine Show, Braidwood 2019
Waking to the sounds of heavy rain, the rest of my group chose to wait it out and ride straight down the freeway. Freeway riding is the antithesis of what I look for in motorcycling,…
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Vietnam motorcycling adventure: part three, further into the mountains
The adventure in the mountains of Vietnam continues with breathtaking vistas, smoke haze and more repairs. Starting in Hanoi (see part one here), we drove north to Ha Giang to spend seven days on old…
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Vietnam motorcycling adventure: part two, the mountains
And so the adventure begins. After nearly a year of planning, we are heading north to Ha Giang—pronounced ‘Hazan’—to spend seven days on old motorcycles in the mountains near the Chinese border. At 8 am,…
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Road trip: Sydney to Jindabyne
This four-day adventure started superbly with a windless ride through the Royal National Park south of Sydney. The tarmac was smooth and the temperature ideal for motorcycle riding. A low number of cars meant I…
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Road trip part three: Ballina to Sydney
This instalment is part three of a 4,000-kilometre road trip. Part one covered the ride along the coast from Sydney to Tilba and then over the Snowy Mountains to Ballarat. Part two covered the 1,607…
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Road trip part two: Daylesford to Brunswick Heads
This instalment is part two of a 4,000-kilometre motorcycle road trip. Part one covered the ride along the coast from Sydney and over the Snowy Mountains to Ballarat. Part two comprises riding 1,607 kilometres north via…
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Road trip part one: Sydney to Ballarat
This year’s holiday break represented an ideal opportunity to take a 4,000-kilometre road trip, with stays in Jindabyne, Ballarat, Daylesford, West Wyalong, Armadale, Brunswick Heads, Ballina, Bellingen and Walcha. This is travelling in its most…
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The Putty Road: Sydney to Scone
This impromptu road trip started out life as a passing suggestion before quickly turning into a two-day riding adventure. Scouring my trusty motorcycle atlas, I was looking for an overnight ride from Sydney, settling on a…
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Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, 2018
2018’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride transformed Sydney into a vibrant hub of dapper riders on custom and classic motorcycles. There was plenty of posing (in a good way) before the crew of 800 or so bikes headed off…
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Deus ex Machina TW200 motorcycle
Deus ex Machina (Sydney) designed and built this extraordinary custom motorcycle using a Yamaha TW200 as the base. Very little of the original bike other than its functional components remain, with an extended swing-arm reminiscent of…
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Winter motorcycle ride, Sydney to Daylesford
After last summer’s ride over the Snowy Mountains to Ballarat, I felt the beckoning call of a mid-winter ride to my favourite country town of Daylesford. Snowfall in the aptly named Snowy Mountains necessitated taking an inland route through the Blue Mountains to…
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The Machine Show, Braidwood 2018
The Machine Show—held over three days in Braidwood—brought motorcycle enthusiasts together for an event including a show and shine, swap meets camping and other associated activities. On display were a wide assortment of vintage motorcycles ranging from a…
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Motorcycle ride: Sydney to Ballarat via the snowy mountains
Summer holidays present an ideal opportunity to get on your motorcycle and ride off into the mountains. This year, the wide-open roads of New South Wales and Victoria beckoned. With the bike packed, it was off down…
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Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, 2017
Today’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride transformed Sydney into a vibrant hub of custom and classic motorcycles, and well dressed riders. There was plenty of posing (in a good way) before the crew of 800 or so bikes headed…
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