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Royal Enfield builds a cruiser
A 350cc single-cylinder cruiser should be perfect for anyone looking for a basic, easy to ride and economic machine – so it will be really interesting to see if the new Royal Enfield Meteor is […]
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2021 Suzuki V-Strom 650 now available with optional pannier kit
Suzuki’s venerable V-Strom 650XT, one of the most popular and versatile motorcycles you can buy, is now available in new 2021 colours and there’s a new aluminium pannier kit available to make touring even more […]
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Ducati’s Multistrada V-Four: more adventure, more tech, less weight
Ducati usually presents its new models on stage in World Premiere attended by a few thousand journos, fans and glitterati, but that’s not possible in 2020, so this year there’s five presentations over five weeks. […]
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Lighter, more powerful MT-09 coming soon
With and emphasis on offering the best bang-for-buck in the ‘hyper naked’ class, Yamaha’s 2021 is going to be both lighter and more powerful than the model it replaces. It’s also going to be technologically […]
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BMW’s new tourer
BMW is set to launch a new R 1250 RT touring machine into Australia. Arriving in the second quarter of 2021, the new machine will feature new styling, higher-spec standard equipment and improved electronics for […]
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XT1200ZE Super Ténéré – Yamaha
Yamaha’s top selling Ténéré 700 middleweight adventure bike has been grabbing all the headlines since its December 2019 releases, but when it comes to large-capacity adventure touring, the XT1200ZE Super Ténéré is still king. […]
Journeys
Rides We Love: Old Hume Hwy – Bypassed But Not Forgotten
This article was published in issue #156, Oct-Nov 2020. Get it here. Words: Roderick Eime. Images: Roderick Eime, Ed Krause. I think it’s pretty safe to say that when we go riding into the countryside, […]
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Ducati’s new V-Four
Is Ducati consigning the V-twin and Desmo to history? Ducati’s forthcoming Multistrada V-four is the first mainstream machine from the company with more than two cylinders – until now, the V-fours were limited to the […]
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Aprilia’s RS660, a new sporty middleweight
Aprilia set out to build a sporty middleweight road bike and the result is the new RS660, first shown off as a concept in November 2018 and in Australian showrooms in March 2021. […]
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