The 2017 CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2 Fireblades will be joining the standard Fireblade in Honda dealers around the country this month, to complete the 25th Anniversary line up. The SP can be purchased for […]
Do your homework before buying bits for your bike to ensure it’s safe and rides like it should Bits for bikes. There’s a whole global industry that has grown up around improving and personalising a […]
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 […]
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