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Triumph Bonneville T120
Bike

Triumph reveals new 900cc, 1200cc Bonnevilles

October 28, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Triumph’s retro Bonneville range has been reinvented with two new liquid-cooled 900 and 1200cc engines powering a five-model line-up of Street Twin, T120s and Thruxtons. The new powerplants are what you might call retro-tech; except […]

Bonhams Brough Superior
News

Brough Superior ‘basket cases’ break records at Bonhams

October 21, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Two incomplete Brough Superior project bikes from Australia sold for over $1 million last weekend at a record-setting Bonhams motorcycle auction that grossed $7.66 million. Classic bike prices are going through the roof, with new […]

Round Oz Ride
Gear

Round Oz Ride, a father and son journey

October 16, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Kog has always been a legend, I reckon. If anyone has proven that it’s the simple things that make a rich life, it’s Kog, and the first acknowledgement in this book sums it up: “For […]

2016 R1 and R6
Bike

2016 Yamaha R1, R6 in anniversary colours

October 16, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Yamaha today unveiled the 2016 YZF-R1 and YZF-R6 in special race-inspired yellow colour schemes that add more flair to the company’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The two sports bikes look stunning in the colours that have […]

Harley-Davidson Street 500
News

Harley tops Aussie sales, even without the Street

October 13, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Harley-Davidson has blasted away to become the best-selling road bike brand in Australia, with 21% of the market. And it didn’t need the Street 500 to get there. Even before Harley showed a tiny lead […]

BMW Concept 310
Bike

BMW’s back-to-front stunt with single-cylinder Concept 310

October 9, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

BMW has revealed a new engine with a single, rearward facing cylinder and reversed cylinder head … and they’ve wrapped it in a stunt bike chassis so that Chris Pfeiffer can show off its agility […]

Indian Scout hillclimb
Bike

Custom Indian Scout honours hillclimb heroes

October 9, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Indian has revealed the Black Hills Beast, a custom-made Scout that pays tribute to legendary hillclimb bikes with its outrageous chassis and massive chain-wrapped rear tyre. The Beast is almost as impressive as the historic […]

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News

Yamaha, BMW, Honda unite for future-tech

October 7, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Yamaha, BMW and Honda have joined forces to spearhead development of revolutionary safety technology to be introduced on motorcycles in 2020. Together the three makers will work on integrating Cooperative-Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) into motorcycles […]

Rampless Trailer
Gear

Rampless Trailer: the easiest way to move bikes

October 6, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Motorcycle trailers don’t come any better than the Rampless Trailer, an Australian design that lets you load a bike at ground level, all on your own. There are no ramps because you don’t need them. […]

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Harley-Davidson launches new limited-run Fat Boy Gray Ghost. If you like chrome you’re going to love the new Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Gray Ghost, the fifth instalment in the brand’s Icons Motorcycle Collection that has been launched to [...]

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