Bike
Fast Blast: Benelli TnT 125
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 […]
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Honda Fireblade SP models released
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 […]
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Buyer beware: motorcycle accessories
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 […]
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Yamaha XJR1200/1300 buyers guide
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 […]
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Indian Chief Vintage review
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 […]
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Yamaha R3 review
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 […]
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Looking back: The boxer engine
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 […]
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Yamaha YZ450F dealer launch
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 […]
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2018 Suzuki RM-Z450 on sale now
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 […]
Travel
Touring Kangaroo Island
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 — […]