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SPEEDWAY ACE RON JOHNSON
Western Australia's Speedway ace Ron Johnson was the inspiration for matinée idol Dirk Bogarde’s first starring role.
A MOST EXTRAORDINARY MOTORCYCLE WATER CROSSING
If they reckon it can’t be done, trust a bloke on two wheels to give it a crack
SELF 'ARMING
Twenty years after losing his arm in a serious motorcycle crash, Shane Kapitzke embarked on building himself a replacement
BOOCOCK'S LAMENT
The Australian-built long-track bike that was forbidden by the Germans
RAY DOLE | VICTORIOUS VICTA
That time Ray Dole won a championship with a lawn-mower-powered BSA Bantam.
CHRIS BIRCH | PLAYING HARD
Impetuously dismissing the ISDE as too easy, Chris Birch was the first Anzac to take on the world in Hard Enduro.
PILLION PERIL
For the best part of two decades, debate raged over the dangers of pillion riding
MAD MAX: MADDER THAN MAX
The Mad Max stunts that turned an average Aussie bike nut into an internationally recognised legend
THE POWER OF DREAMS
Veteran motorcycle scribe Lester Morris recalls the very first Honda to be sold Down Under
THE TESI TANGO
That time when Alan Cathcart was a fully-supported factory Bimota rider...
SUPER-STUNT SPECTACULAR
Even Evel Knievel acknowledged this young Aussie’s superior talent
ERIC ‘DEBBO’ DEBENHAM
A congenial giant in the pits, a terror on the track