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SHORT ADELAIDE

TOURS ON

BENELLI BN600Rs

Don’t have much time? We lead

one-day or shorter tours on some of

the best roads in the Barossa Valley,

Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula.

Hire exciting BN600R Benellis.

Visit http://www.radtours.com.au and click

on the TOUR LOCATIONS button.

Enjoy First-class Rental

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8679 Putty Rd, Putty NSW

Phone: 02 6579 7015

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ON YOUR PUTTY ROAD RIDE

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WHATSAYYOU

more time there to experience what I was
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to my surprise and delight that the
Bear is still riding and writing. I
was a passionate subscriber to Bike
Australia back in the day and read
every word on its pages. I’m enjoying
a similar vibe from your 100 odd
pages and the trip and tour stories
are particularly inspiring.
I would like to see some more
critical comparisons though when
road reviewing the bikes , they read a
little like advertorials that the
manufacturers may have paid for? A
case in point from issue 39 reviewing
the Triumph Street Twin and the

[Kawasaki] W800 in one issue

without any direct comparison.

I would have thought these 2

machines are in the same

market and that prospective buyers

(eg myself !) of a retro /naked

mid-size $13k-ish twin would like to

see your opinions voiced as a

direct comparison.

Meanwhile I’m loving my 2008

Honda Hornet 600 for the Adelaide

Hills and beyond; it’s by far the best

of the 6 bikes I’ve owned. I still

love the hard copy mag format and

the enticing cover pics, keep up the

good work.

Regards, Hugh

Hugh Armstrong

Stirling, SA

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TIME

I’m just

reading No.3

and saw your

reference

to Texas,

we ate there

yesterday!!

Peter

Colwell

Dubbo

NSW

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