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Ducati XDiavel S
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2016 Ducati XDiavel: world’s toughest cruiser?

November 19, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

The 2016 Ducati XDiavel threatens to be the world’s toughest cruiser as Ducati takes a new approach to its muscle-bike range. The XDiavel delivers its torque in a wildly different way from the Diavel, its […]

South African Motorcycle Adventure Tours (SAMA Tours)
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Ride South Africa’s Best Roads with ARR

November 19, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Ride South Africa’s best roads with ARR in March 2016 when Australian Road Rider joins South African Motorcycle Adventures for an unforgettable experience. I’ve already signed up to do SAMA’s Best SA Roadtrip Ever tour […]

BMW G310R
Bike

2016 BMW G 310 R learner-legal roadster

November 19, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Economy, agility, innovation and all-round usefulness are some of the key points of BMW’s new Indian-made G310R roadster. BMW is aiming high with this motorbike, saying: “Designed as a light, dynamic roadster, it combines athletic […]

Moto Guzzi MGX-21
Bike

2016 Moto Guzzi MGX-21 high-tech bagger

November 18, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

The MGX-21 is Moto Guzzi’s high-tech, aggressive, performance-focussed attack on the growing bagger class of motorcycles, lifting the bar even higher than its previous 1400cc California models. Styled by the Piaggio Advanced Design Center in […]

Moto Guzzi V9
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2016 Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer and Bobber

November 18, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Moto Guzzi has built a new 850cc engine which will power two new custom motorbikes, the V9 Roamer and V9 Bobber. Based on the V7 engine, the heavily revised V9 promises to give responsive, flexible […]

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
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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
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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 […]

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