Rooth, Groff and Mr Smith: Dead Reckoning
"That twitching red mess in the ditch could have been me." In this ride to the dark side, Two Wheels magazine's three legendary columnists look death in the eye, and...
Groff, Rooth and Mr Smith
The beating heart of any great magazine is its columnists, and for more that 20 years Two Wheels readers were treated, every issue, to three of the best: Grant Roff,...
Rooth: Something Old, Something New
The clutch felt soggy all the way and there wasn't any play. I could feel the motor revving, surging as it slipped free. Bloody hell, twice in one week. I...
Rooth: Question Time
“Ah, it’s those pricks again. Quick, John, chuck this sheet over ya bike." Mid-stroke the coffee cup got diverted to the bike lift as I stood up and flicked the...
John Rooth
John Rooth's involvement in Two Wheels spanned almost 30 years, including 25 as the magazine's longest serving columnist. His Gripes of Rooth and Rooth columns, together with Mr Smith and...
Rooth: Pants Down
Perhaps 30 years is long enough. It should be. Most of the people involved are dead or wrong in the head by now, and that's just my mates. The few...
1989 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic
Is the Harley Ultra Classic Electra Glide the ultimate tourer or just an undernourished road train? Roothy had plenty of time to relax, do silly things and ponder the answer....