Sport touring motorcycle Sport touring motorcycle A sport touring motorcycle (sometime a "sports-tourer") is a type of motorcycle that combines the performance of a sport bike with the long-distance capabilities and comfort of a touring motorcycle. The first sport-tourer is said to be the fully faired 1977 BMW R100RS. Journalist Peter Egan defines the sport-tourer as a "café racer that doesn't hurt your wrists and a touring bike that doesn't feel like a tank," and identified the R100RS as the first example he owned. Unlike a sport model, a sport touring model will typically have more wind protection with larger fairings and an
The Propeller The Propeller The Propeller, succeeded by "St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader", was a weekly English language newspaper published in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia. "The Propeller" began publication on 10 March 1911 and continued until 31 December 1969. It was published by the Wennholm Bros. It began with a print run of 2000 copies and was free of charge. Almost fifty years later it was succeeded by the "St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader" which began in 1960 and continues to this day. The newspaper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National