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Motorbiking

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Motorbiking

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Discover Sydney
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It's a totally different
ldotorcycle Tours (tel: +61 expeflence fldtnq
(3) 5429 5360) offers BMW ovbr Svdnev Harbour
nnotorcyc e passenger toLtrs Bridge-on a bike. even
around Victoria start ng lron-t
AUS245 per person. Father-and
if you're a local.
son team Martin and Steven
s ands Brewrng Company ( cause yoLt deserve
Cra g rlde lLrxury b kes w th such mod co'.,s
rt). Tours start frorn AU$85 per person.
as heated seats electronic windscreer5 afo n Western Ausira ia. Down Under
UHF radio I n ks. so driver and passenger Motorcycle Tours operate chauffeLtred
can commun cate w ttout screarting n Harley-Dav dson rnotorbike and tr ke ruIs
each otlrer's ears Steven says:'The Bl"4\ty' n Perth and Albany (te +61(8) 9307
roto 6 o Lld r dpp6d ono 4648/9842 2468). Jo ie \iva s.frornthe
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fiders and those \r-ho may never A bany arm, says most trave lers enloy
frave cons dered tak ng a toLrr on a the tlex bl ity: The beauty of be ng on a
motorcycle befofe' motorb ke is you re not stuck rn the Ltsuir
Wh z a ong exlraordtnary coastltnes tour group. YoLr can lLrst tap your dr ver on the
through roll ng v neyards and forested shoulder and say. Stop herel !vhen you need
ranges on tours to the Great Ocean Roao t|le to ToLrrs siart from AU$110 per person ancl
range lrort vis ts to w ne regions and along
Gramprans. the Yarra Va ey and Morntngton
the coast. as wel as s mp y cruising along the
Penins! a as v/e I as ess-trave led aTeas slcft
open roads
as the N/acedon Ranges.
Sydney s also a place where you c:rn gel n Tasman a the Glamorgan Spr ng Bay
out on the h ghfi/ay Karen BL]rcher from munic pa ty on the east coast has adoptecl
chalffeured motorb ke and trike bus iess Wild a motorcyc e-frierd y tag for the whole area.
Ride Australia (te : +61(2) 4733 5366) say5 thanks to the noLls of oca motorcycIng
nothing beats bik ng over the Harbour Br dge dent ty and French-expair ate anayor Bertrand
'' tsatotallyd fferentexperience rd ngovertt Cadart. In tL.rrn the comm!nity has attracted
on a b ke even fyoLt re a oca.We even too( .o ",o' id. . [,o" -...ho"t o -ns rh
a lady on her 100i, birthday for a ride " says sideline Le Frogs Trike Rides at Bicheno
BLrrcher (The trikes are like motorcyc es only
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id. b) rded wr,oDoe..o,r,
staftng from AU$95 per person, a so take n
the B ue \4ountains, Hawkesbury Va ey ancl
q d e. oaj he\ In, Ldr']gBo dr D, F g.l
Debble is typical of many who have g ven the
tolrf a go: ltwasawesomel twasthebest
th ng ve ever done
Just Cruisin Harley Davidson
Motorcycle Tours (te : +6I (2) 4294
2598) also n Sydney. s Lrnique n
its ihr seeking ride. d ve and beer
package lwh ch ncludes a ride a ong
the Grand Pacif c Drive a tanderr
skyd ve at Wo ongong s Stuari Park.
and a food platter and beer tast ng at F ve