Yamaha has rolled a moody hoodlum quietly into the marketplace. Snag takes it to the track to see if the middleweight sporty can still thrill… For those of us seasoned enough to romantically remember the downright dirty rush that fast two-stroke motorcycles brought about, well, don’t give it all…
Triumph has thrown its globally strongest bike into the weeds and started again. Has it been too brave, or is this the best Street Triple ever? They say there is no replacement for displacement. Indeed, that maxim has been widely applied by bike and car manufacturers from the Land of…
A howling animal of an engine in a cutting-edge chassis. Better beast? Let’s see… WORDS: GREG LEECH PHOTOS: SMAC! Media and KTM Certain things define certain brands. Ducati? Performance and handling. Harley-Davidson? Street presence. Honda? Unbreakability. And when it comes to KTM? Engine, engine, engine. In this case we are…
Taking the back way on Honda’s Dakar-style lightweight Believe it or not, of all the great bikes to come out in 2017, this is one of the ones I was most excited about riding. The reason for that was completely superficial. I thought it looked awesome. Many of you guys will…
The age-old game of, “If you could only have one bike in your garage to do everything what would it be?” is something I’m sure we’ve all played over a few beers in the past. Well I have some bad news for you if you fancy playing it again: I…
In a hurry to get over the horizon? MV has created one very sporty tourer to help get you there I was sitting at the red light, staring intently at the gear-position indicator in the top-left of the busy dash, as my left foot played hide-and-seek with neutral. Frustratingly, and…
Benelli responds to the emerging ‘compact’ market with more features, more power and a lower price tag When Honda came out with the Honda Grom last year, it left a lot of us scratching our heads. What is this thing? We thought. It’s not quite a monkey bike, but its…
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 a pretty good place to be. The bike is brand-new. You can feel the engine…
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 and at the ripe old age of 17, it felt like riding a rocket ship.…
BMW tunes into the Australian featherweight division with its new 313cc sportster; the G 310 R. When the crew at BMW aim their sights on a new market, they rarely miss. Take for instance the GS series and its place in the adventure market, the R Nine T models in…