BMW has stripped off and gone naked with the S 1000 R roadster. It’s basically an S 1000 RR sportsbike without the fairings...
Usually I review new bikes, but recently I was offered a 2012 model Victory Jackpot that rolled out of their...
The all-new Yamaha MT-09 naked bike has arrived at $10,999 (plus on-road costs). It promises to be a flexible weapon able to mix it with the big boys on weekend jaunts, handle weekday commuting duties and even tour. Yamaha Australia communications manager Sean Goldhawk says they have “heaps of pre-orders”...
Ducati has produced a lightweight version of its 1199 Panigale which it claims has the world’s highest power-to-weight ratio. The...
The Suzuki C50T is an aptly named cruiser. The C stands for classic, referring to its traditional big fenders, two-tone...
Before the BMW R 1200 GS went to partial water cooling, I drew up a wish list for the new bike. As an owner of an R 1150 GS, then an R 1200 GS Adventure and now an air-cooled R 1200 GS, I had 10 improvements on my wish list...
The Victory Judge was Number 10 in my top 10 sexiest bikes, so I thought I’d take another look at this...
This page is about you and your bike. Send your review and photos to hinchm@hotmail.com. This review comes from budding...
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on the runaway best-selling Kawasaki Ninja 300. Honda Australia spokesman Glyn Griffiths says they expect the CBR300R to arrive in early in the second quarter of 2014. The mini-Fireblade was launched...
BMW has widened the gap between the R 1200 GS and GS Adventure. The GS is now a slightly more...
The new KTM 1190 Adventure follows its biggest competitor, BMW’s R 1200 GS, into a more road-focused market. Both are...
The biggest and most powerful scooter – Aprilia SRV 850 – blurs the lines between bike and scooter. For a start it’s powered by a thumping 839.3cc over-square V-twin from the Mana with 57kW of power and 76.4Nm of torque. To accommodate the V-twin, it’s no longer a step-through, but...
2014 BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE PREVIEW BMW has finally broken cover with images and details of the new partially-water-cooled R 1200 GS Adventure....
In the final days before the official launch of the KTM 1290 Super Duke R on October 18, the company...
Honda Goldwing has shed some weight, but gained some street cred. The new F6B (flat six bagger) is a menacing-looking stripped-down Wing with no top box, sporty windscreen and without some of the Goldwing’s creature features such as cruise control, reverse gear, GPS and an airbag. That also means it...
The three-legged Can-Am Spyder receives a power boost, bigger engine and more gears for 2014, yet prices should be fairly...
The handsome new Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 will feature traction control, slipper clutch and ABS, but not electronic suspension like many...
A day riding the Indian Chief Vintage with brown leather saddle and bags leaves you feeling a bit like an urban cowboy. It’s a good feeling thanks to a bike that exudes character, style, performance and quality. We’ve just returned from a ride through the Tweed hinterland on the new...
Riders in hot climates should appreciate the cool, new Indian Chief. Indian Motorcycles product manager Gary Gray from the USA...
Is it a bike, a trike, a roadster, or a car? As far as the Australian authorities are concerned the...
Lighter, faster and more powerful are words you expect to hear at the launch of a new Japanese sportsbike, not the plodding Royal Enfield. However, the former British and now Indian motorcycle company has added a Continental GT to its range. See it in action here. It will be officially...
Yamaha XV1300: Most cruisers are air cooled and low revving, but the Yamaha XV1300A and T (touring model) are delightful...
Kawasaki is turning its Z1000 into a long-distance sports tourer with the Z1000SX. The Kawasaki Z1000SX gets optional colour-coded panniers that...
There may have been a revolution in the Harley-Davidson Touring line-up, but the rest of the 2014 fleet has only had a minor evolution. At the top of the line-up is the CVO range which includes a Twin-Cooled Ultra Limited, a Road King, a Softail and a limited-edition Softail Deluxe...
It took some time, but Harley-Davidson has suddenly come thundering into the 21st century, thanks to its Project Rushmore. The...
Harley-Davidson has solved a raft of “first-world problems” with its new Touring range. It’s not as if they have discovered...
Harley admits that customers had asked for an adjustable windscreen on the new Touring range, but they rejected the idea. Senior product engineer Abid Jeevraj says they believe they have achieved a better solution than an adjustable screen. He says they took prototype windscreens to a couple of university wind...
Vespa GTS 300ie: Instead of saying sticking plaster, we say Bandaid. Similarly, we tend to say Vespa instead of scooter,...
Has Harley really gone water-cooled? When Harley launched the 2014 model range this week they introduced a new Twin-Cooled 103...
The Triumph Bonneville seems to be a favourite donor bike for a custom project and this is one cool Triumph Scrambler. Even bolting on off-the-shelf parts can turn them into very cool machines; not that they are uncool in stock form. TeamMoto has bolted on an array of genuine and...
Harley-Davidson has axed the Road Glide for 2014. But I doubt it will be the last we see of the...
The Triumph Sprint GT SE is a bargain touring bike and a model that has flown underneath the radar, demanding more...
Long-time Bandit tragic and RACQ executive manager technical and safety policy officer Steve Spalding reviews his first-release 1996 Bandit and provides some great advice for those thinking of buying a Bandit. He’s titled his review “Suzuki Bandit 1200, taking the crisis out of mid-life!” Loyalty to a bike isn’t for everyone,...
The BMW G 650 GS Sertao is just the right size if you ask me. It doesn’t make a lot...
How did you get to work today? Was it a drag, or was it fun? If you’d like more fun...
Yamaha Australia has just announced the pricing on their new bobber-style Bolt cruiser. The base model will cost $11,999 and the R spec will be $12,499. These prices are close to our guesstimate. Read our review here. Meanwhile, here are some great photos by Lou Martin of the bike at...
The new Yamaha Bolt cruiser is expected to become the brand’s top-selling non-LAMS road bike with about 500 sales in...
Yamaha Bolt is the new star in its “Star” stable of cruisers. The youth-oriented, stripped-down Bolt hits Australia in September 2013 at a...
The fast-growing adventure motorcycle segment is becoming crowded with models. Aprilia wades in with the Caponord (Italian for north cape), a road-oriented adventurer featuring a 17-inch front tyre, ABS, three-stage traction control, engine maps, cruise control and electronically adjustable active suspension. You get all this, plus Italian design flair, for...
If a Fat Boy went on a diet it would become a Harley Softail Slim. That’s what Harley has done...