Month: September 2017

Yamaha’s XJR1200 first saw the light of day in 1996, launched into a global marketplace that had made it clear it was looking for big-bore motorcycles with laid-back manners and slightly retro styling. We’ve come […]

Swinging through the bends in the hills north-east of home in sunny Melbourne, early morning, with the easy beat of a giant V-twin, comfortably settled in the leather seat, enjoying the cool morning air. It’s […]

When I was a kid I had a yellow-with-black-speed-blocks RD250E, which is how all Yamahas should be painted, by law. Back then a two-stroke 250 would do over 100mph, which is 160km/h in new money […]

We all know BMW horizontally opposed engines as “Boxers”. But why? Glad you asked. Boxer engines got their name because each pair of pistons moves simultaneously in and out rather than alternately, like boxers showing […]

Selected Yamaha dealers are holding a launch event for the all new 2018 YZ450F on Saturday 30 September. Because this is a key model for Yamaha, dealers are connecting as one with their customers in […]

More than 40 years of open-class racebike engineering has been poured into the 2018 RM-Z450, and Suzuki reckons it’s the hardest-hitting, sharpest-handling, best-balanced and most rider-friendly production motocrosser in company history. Motocross is a relentless […]

The generosity of the motorcycling community never ceases to amaze me. That was my first thought when a phone call with a familiar voice ended with, “I’m not using my house on Kangaroo Island — […]

The International GS Trophy is the ultimate adventure challenge for GS motorcycle riders from all over the world. The competition first started in 2008 in Tunisia, and has continued over the years with events in […]

We recently ran a poll on Facebook asking for your favourite roads in Australia, and we were overwhelmed with the response. It’s clear that we are blessed with hundreds of great stretches of bitumen here […]

A recent collaboration with the University of NSW (UNSW) and Vespa (Piaggio) saw the Primavera 150 provide inspiration for second year graphics & media students to conceptualise how Vespa may be perceived in the future. […]