Tuesday 27 February 2007

Great motorcycle roads # 28

Queen Mary FallsThis is a very scenic ride!From Brisbane ride to Beaudesert and then ride the fast flowing Beaudesert to Boonah road which is already listed in my rides and then go through town and take the road signposted to Rathdowney.About 12 k's out of town you will see a sign post marked Falls Scenic Drive Route 21. Turn right here and follow this road as signposted. Alternatively ride via

Sunday 18 February 2007

Silicon putty earplugs review


I am still searching for the best earplugs and have reached the end of the foam
ear plug range and now and looking at these silicon swimmers type
plugs.These silicon plugs are for me fit perfect every time and they
don't loosen up or come out so while I only get 20db cut in noise from
these they work reliably and comfortably. Bonus is you can still hear things
around you so do not have that

Saturday 17 February 2007

Vista Motorcycle Cruise Control Review

Vista Cruise ControlI find my throttle hand gets sore at the end of the day when touring and thought I would give one of these a try.I previously tried the Throttle Rocker type devices and they didn't really work for me. Despite trying many things they kept slipping on the handle bar grip and didn't allow me to really relax my muscles in my throttle hand properly.Update: I tried another brand and

Friday 16 February 2007

Australia's best motorcycle roads. Bruxner h-way

The Bruxner Highway NSWThis road originates on the coast and runs from Ballina to Alstonville where a friend of mine lives and on to Lismore and out to Tenterfield and beyond. Its probably a bit over rated by locals simply becaues there is not alot of other twisty roads in the area.From the coast it is heavily policed between Ballina and Lismore and there isnt much on offer there anyway. The

East Coast Australia motorcycle tour.

Yes thats my plan now for April this year. As far as the Great Ocean road and back.I have scrapped the Japan tour for a few reasons already spoken about in older posts and decided I will not travel abroad this year instead I will do a tour at home on my own bike. I have been researching going on past Japan to ride in Europe or USA but of course its the wrong season for there. I especially chose

Sunday 4 February 2007

Shark RSR helmet review

I have had my new helmet out a couple of times now and here is a review.The finish is very high gloss and looks excellent. First thing you notice is how much lighter it is to most helmets, Shark use their own design composite shell which is very light. Liner is as far as I can tell exactly like a Arai, very plush and extra padding. Venting is similar design to the Shoei XR1000 with vent channels