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Side View Assist: BMW’s blind-spot technology

September 23, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

BMW is introducing the world’s first blind-spot monitoring system for motorcycles as part of the upgrade of its C650 maxi-scooters. Side View Assist (SVA) gives the rider a visual warning if there other vehicles in […]

2016 Kawasaki Vulcan S LAMS
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2016 Kawasaki Vulcan S LAMS is here

September 10, 2015 Mick Matheson 9

Kawasaki’s 649cc learner-legal cruiser, the Vulcan S, is now available in its new 2016 colours, matte orange and metallic matte grey. Meanwhile, the sandout 2015 purple model is being offered with a free screen kit […]

Moto Guzzi California
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New: Moto Guzzi Eldorado and Audace launched

September 5, 2015 Nigel Crowley Comments Off

Moto Guzzi has just launched the latest versions of the California 1400 in Australia, and what an impressive sight they are. There are two very distinctive models available, the Eldorado and the Audace. At first […]

Harley-Davidson 2016
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Harley 2016: Softails get grunt

August 25, 2015 Mick Matheson 7

Harley-Davidson is injecting a dose of High Output grunt into the Softail range for 2016, but the Fat Boy and Slim are going a step further by getting the 110ci CVO powerplant for propulsion. At […]

Can-Am Spyder F3 S Triple Black
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Can-Am Spyder F3 S in Triple Black

August 20, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Can-Am’s next Spyder F3 will be a sinister-looking beast in Triple Black colour scheme, the latest in the brand’s Special Series range. The small screen has a dark tint and the wheels are black chrome, […]

BMW S1000XR
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BMW S1000XR first ride

August 5, 2015 Mick Matheson 10

BMW’s new S1000XR “adventure sport” bike is a superbike at heart with a civilised riding position and love of wild routes instead of race tracks. Based on the superbly sporty S1000RR, the new flyer is […]

Victory Empulse TT
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Victory for electric bikes: Empulse plugs in

July 30, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Victory Motorcycles has confirmed it will release the Empulse TT electric motorbike, but no decision has been made about bringing it to Australia. The production Empulse follows on from Victory’s success in electric bike racing […]

BMW GS in SImpson Desert
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Crossing the Simpson Desert by BMW R 1200 GS

June 25, 2015 Mick Matheson 9

Two riders have just conquered the daunting Simpson Desert on a BMW R1200GS Adventure and BMW F800GS … unsupported on the longer, less trafficked WAA Line! Proving that he doesn’t make idle boasts about the […]

Lower, sportier, better: an accessorised Ural cT
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Ural cT delivers superior handling and performance

June 18, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

Ural has improved the dynamics of its unique sidecar platform by introducing the cT model, a lower, wider outfit that’s now available in Australia. Smaller 18-inch wheels and lower mounts for the sidecar body reduce […]

Full-power MT-07HO is on sale alongside the learner-approved model
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Full-power Yamaha MT-07 in Australia

June 18, 2015 Mick Matheson Comments Off

The full-power Yamaha MT-07 is now available in Australia, boasting 55kW from the larger 689cc engine. The popular learner-legal 655cc MT-07LA (for Learner Approved) will remain on sale alongside the new MT-07HO (for High Output), […]

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TRIPLE TREAT: YAMAHA YZF-R9

by Dean Mellor in Bike Comments Off

The Yamaha YZF-R9 sits somewhere between a road-going sportsbike and a bona fide track weapon. Earlier this year we rode it at Sydney Motorsport Park’s South Circuit to see just how well this middleweight triple balances [...]

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