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 allready 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.The road is mostly

Silicon putty earplugs review

Yes I am still searching for the best earplugs and have reached the end of that exhaustive process with these silicon swimmers type plugs.I have tested every brand of foam earplug on the market now and they all have some comfort or fit issue (you can read all my previous foam plug tests in the archives of this blog)These silicon plugs are for me the best as they fit perfect every time and they

Vista Motorcycle Cruise Control Review

Vista Cruise Control

I 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

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

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