An interesting article from a Victorian Motorcycle Council media release. You can download the article as a pdf from here
And not before time…
From the 1st January 2013 rego stickers will no longer be required for ALL vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes GVM
Glenn Allerton on the BMW HP4 at Wakefield Park Raceway recently (photo credit: from BMW Motorad Australia’s Facebook Page)
From an email received 2nd Dec 2012 Hi Ian and John, I am writing to let you know about an event that I am helping to organise here in Vietnam. I believe it could be of interest to your members … Continue reading
And why would you do that? For a very good reason – in fact two very good reasons: the MCC of NSW is arguably the most effective voice that we have to take on the gumnut and its crazy ideas … Continue reading
The 2012 Pink Ribbon Ride is probably Australia’s largest annual rally with this year 1200 bikes and $80,000 raised for breast cancer research (source, PRR’s Facebook page). Not a bad effort, at all… Great fun, with some outrageously dressed people and … Continue reading
Pictures from the last Far Cairn Rally… (I have cheated a bit with the picture of George and Charis being from last year; however the FCR is as much about this extraordinary couple as it is about the cause they support: MARI, Motorcycle Accident Rehabilitation Initiative for which north of $5000 was raised on the FCR weekend. Sadly old age and ill health have caught up with George and he and Charis were not able to attend this year’s rally, but were there in spirit. – ed)
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The new water-cooled boxer motor is here, being showcased at Intermot 2012 in Cologne, Germany in the GS form. While not released quite yet, the new model is expected to be seen on showroom floors early 2013 For details, check out this … Continue reading
From a recent email:
Hi John,
Your members probably don’t know about (and if they own an older BMW might like to know about) the BMW Airheads Downunder (B.A.D.) website – The Australia and New Zealand Airhead Community. This is an BMW Airheads enthusiast group, and of course the more enthusiasts involved the merrier!
Kind regards,
Russell Carter
BMW Airheads Downunder
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/anzairheads/
“BMW Motorrad has announced updates for model year 2013 to their GS parallel twin models with the new F700GS and F800GS. Like the previous F650GS and F800GS, the model designations are misleading since both are powered by a 798cc liquid-cooled, … Continue reading