Road Rider Magazine » 2024 https://www.roadrider.com.au Wed, 06 May 2026 05:46:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Royal Enfield’s new scrambler style 650 – The Bear https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/royal-enfields-new-scrambler-style-650-the-bear/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/royal-enfields-new-scrambler-style-650-the-bear/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:48:20 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9978 Way back in 1960 a 16 year-old named Eddie Mulder took his Royal Enfield victory against over 750 other riders in a massive desert race at Big Bear Lake, California. Mulder was the guest speaker [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/royal-enfields-new-scrambler-style-650-the-bear/feed/ 0 Yamaha launches MT-09 with auto gearbox https://www.roadrider.com.au/blog/yamaha-launches-mt-09-with-auto-gearbox/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/blog/yamaha-launches-mt-09-with-auto-gearbox/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:37:24 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9853 Y-AMT stands for ‘Yamaha Automated Manual Transmission’. Let’s leave the contradiction inherent in ‘automated manual’ to one side and focus on the new MT-09 Y-AMT and whether the new technology is any good and if [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/blog/yamaha-launches-mt-09-with-auto-gearbox/feed/ 0 Aryton Senna Ducati Monster https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/aryton-senna-ducati-monster/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/aryton-senna-ducati-monster/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 00:08:48 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9497 Finished in glorious bright yellow, the new limited edition Ayrton Senna tribute model Ducati Monster looks spectacular. Of course the yellow is from the Brazilian flag, and the highlight colours used on the bike pay tribute [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/aryton-senna-ducati-monster/feed/ 0 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ANNOUNCES ALL-NEW STREET GLIDE AND ROAD GLIDE https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/harley-davidson-announces-all-new-street-glide-and-road-glide/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/harley-davidson-announces-all-new-street-glide-and-road-glide/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:41:04 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9296 Based heavily on the 2023.5 CVO models, Harley-Davidson has introduced new versions of their timeless Grand American Tourers, the street Glide and Road Glide.   Lighter, more powerful, better suspended and featuring cutting-edge technology, the [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/harley-davidson-announces-all-new-street-glide-and-road-glide/feed/ 0 Yamaha updates MT-09, MT-09SP and adds XSR900 GP https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/yamaha-updates-mt-09-mt-09sp-and-adds-xsr900-gp/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/yamaha-updates-mt-09-mt-09sp-and-adds-xsr900-gp/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2023 02:01:56 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=8947 Yamaha’s super-popular range of middleweight triples has expanded and been updated for 2024. The new bike is the XSR900 GP, a sporty retro version which pays homage to the 500cc racers of the 1990s. t [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/yamaha-updates-mt-09-mt-09sp-and-adds-xsr900-gp/feed/ 0 Ducati up-specs the DesertX https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ducati-up-specs-the-desertx/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ducati-up-specs-the-desertx/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:01:52 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=8911 Want an even more capable DesertX? Meet the DesertX Rally, set up and styled for ‘extreme’ off-road riding. There are lots of changes from the standard model, all aimed at making the bike better off [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ducati-up-specs-the-desertx/feed/ 0 Lighter, more compact and more torque: 2024 R 1300 GS https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/lighter-more-compact-and-more-torque-2024-r-1300-gs/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/lighter-more-compact-and-more-torque-2024-r-1300-gs/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:05:57 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=8853 BMW has aimed for better capabilities all-round rather than a huge increase in performance with its new open-calls adventure bike, the R 1300 GS. Yes, the capacity is up and so is the power, but [...]

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