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Coming Soon

SCOOP !!!
Ducati 450 enduro weapon is set to be released very soon.

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Belgrade MotoPassion Exhibition
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Belgrade MotoPassion Exhibition

I just happened to be on the other side of the world and well, let’s say, ‘in the right place, at the right time’.

So it didn’t take a great deal to get me to MotoPassion in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Whites Heated Grips
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Whites Heated Grips

It only takes one very chilli early June ride to convince me to acquire more or update my winter riding gear.

This year I’ve made a return to the Heated Grips.

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ABMT Tours Tenterfield Overnight Ride
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ABMT Tours Tenterfield Overnight Ride

Australian Backroads Motorcycle Touring runs organised tours out of Brisbane. Here are some highlights from our overnight ride to Tenterfield.

Huge thanks to Mike Flynn for his hard work on the edit and footage from Andrew Popp and Azza Thomas.

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CFMOTO 800MT
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CFMOTO 800MT

Last year I was lucky enough to do brief test rides on both the CFMOTO 700 CLX Heritage and Sport. The first thing that surprised me was the finish of these bikes. CFMOTO have clearly gone to great lengths to deliver awesome quality products and evolve into a company that has left other Chinese manufacturers in its wake.

Having turned this corner, the factory is now producing motorcycles of unprecedented quality that are more than acceptable in an ever-tightening Australian market. That quality is now shining through with the introduction of the 800MT to Australia this year.

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Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor
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Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor

I was recently lucky enough to be lent this wonderful retro gem. Apart from being hurled back to my youth, when I spent my whole lunch break drooling over my woodwork teacher’s beautiful British twin in the carpark of my high school, this bike took me by surprise. It also got me thinking.

Here’s how my time with the 650 Interceptor went.

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ABMT 2-Day Tour - March 2022
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ABMT 2-Day Tour - March 2022

I don’t think I’ve ever made any secret of my ambition to run motorcycle tours - well on Saturday March 12th, it all came to fruition. I seem to have been blessed with the best first 8 customers I could have hoped for. Here’s how it went…..

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Travel Insurance
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Travel Insurance

What you need to be aware of before setting off on that motorcycle tour of a lifetime. There is more to it for motorcycle riders than the standard travel insurance policy.

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Adventure Australis
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Adventure Australis

Adventure touring in Australia - well, I know I’m hooked like thousands of others. Where did it all begin and are we losing track of the simplicity?

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