- Mode 1 Steering and other motorcycle control phenomena by Andy Luck
In Mode 1 the motorcycle may turn right with the machine leaning to the left and the rider to the right or vice versa. In Mode 1 you do not countersteer, you 'positive steer'; you turn the bars to the right to go right and to the left to go left!
- Adjusting your chain by Jason Allen
Requirement of weight/sitting on bike for chain adjustment in road bikes is generally a well-versed myth, along with that of chains stretching. You should really only do this when a chain is brand new, or very close to it. Most of the time when adjusting a chain, it will not be in brand new condition.
- Bike Inspection Checklist by Ian Smith
This does require a little knowledge about bikes and is not an exhaustive check list; it is a guide only and the checks will vary, depending on whether you are looking at a road bike, traillie or race bike
- A Fair Dinkum Tour by Robert Baumert
Endless kilometres of blood-red corrugated tracks, fine stemmed palms for as far as the eye can see, thick clouds of suffocating dust and mud. This was a trip on which I would soon discover that this is in fact an integral part of motorbike riding in Outback Australia.
- Old racers never die; they just think they go fast by David Williams
It all started with a phone call from Rex Fleiter an ex enduro gun from the old days, "Hey Dave how about a 5 day ride? We'll organise the guys you get the beers cold." So it started, with enough phone calls to keep Telstra share prices up, the word was out.
- The Trouble With Summer by David Williams
The trouble with summer is it's too bloody hot to go for a decent ride and by New Year I had a bad dose of cabin fever. In the deepest depths of dairyfarmin' desperation, I emailed my mate...
- Motorcycles: wet riding by Peter Barnwell
Motorcycles and wet weather are not a good mix due to the fact that bikes are single track vehicles that rely on a rider's balance to stay upright. A two track vehicle like a car stays upright thanks to gravity.
- The Wave by Tom Ruttan
The bikes passenger seat swept up just enough that I could see over my father's shoulders. That seat was my throne. My dad and I travelled many backroads, searching for the ones we had never found before. Travelling these roads just to see where they went. Never in a rush. Just be home for supper.
- Countersteering. I think I understand it all now! by Andy Luck
I do not say that countersteering has not been fully explained in some learned tome somewhere, I only say that I have never seen an explanation that fully explained it to me. After a Web Forum discussion of motorcycle dynamics I have come to the following explanation of the phenomenon.
 Motorcycle Road Guide to Tasmania by Leigh Richardson
A complete guide to the best roads in Tasmania, including a recommendation on routes to take for complete loops and partial loops.
- The Ride Of Your Life by Joshua Dowling
Each time a motorcyclist sets off on a journey, be it for work or a weekend escape, he or she is four times more likely to die than a car driver.
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- How to be a motorcycle passenger by Art Friedman
Learning how to ride a motorcycle is tricky, but learning how to ride as a passenger is ever harder. There aren't any schools for it (though some rider-training classes are set up for riders with passengers). In most cases, the only person who you can ask for advice is the rider (i.e., the driver), who may never have done it, and may be the biggest issue you encounter.
- Used Motorcycle Evaluation Guide by Adam Glass
The A to Z, and everything in between of evaluating and checking a motorcycle before you buy it. A complete and lengthy checklist of what to check and what to look out for.
- A guide to valve adjustment by Zebee Johnstone
Screw and locknut is easy for the home mechanic, shim and bucket is harder - it's way more fiddly and you either need a stock of shims or a friendly bike shop that you can reach when your bike is not going because you have the top end in bits. Plus on overhead cam bikes it can mean removing the cams and camchain.
- Buying a new bike - the ins and outs by Matt Allgood
his information may be relevant to some of you out there as a means to avoid the pitfalls of purchasing a new bike. While some of it will be common sense I am sure, it helps to have someone who has just gone through it to be able to bounce idea's off and who has some knowledge in that regard.
- DIY Polished Rims by John McClumpha
Polished rims on a motorcycle, in my opinion, look trick! and in my case are a definate improvement over plain "all-black" rims with scratches in the paintwork. The following is the method I used to strip & polish my rims
- How to do an oil change by Craig Motbey
This is a simple guide on how to do an oil change on your basic Japanese bike. Things with dry sumps etc are a bit more complicated...
- The Art Of Group Riding by Vic Fkiaras
The following are suggestions only and are not to be considered rules. They are guidelines that are designed to provide a safer and more enjoyable ride for all attendees. Riding in a group is strictly voluntary and should be done only if you feel comfortable with your motorcycle.
- The Journey - Melbourne to Sydney and Back by Matt Allgood
The day started looking fairly average, cloudy skies with the hint of rain and bloody cold. Typical Melbourne weather for this time of year really, so why am I complaining? I had filled up the previous night, so at 8:00am, I stepped over the bike and was off on my journey of discovery...
- Fatigue and Motorcycle Touring by Dr. Don Arthur
As the sun sets and the miles pass, fatigue becomes our shadow but never our friend. The pleasures of a riding vacation can melt into frustration if a rider pushes the day's miles beyond his or her abilities...
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