When you have a classic design, there is little you can do to update it without tampering with the basics...
Harley riders love a bargain, so it seems as the FXDB Street Bob is one of its top sellers at the...
Just what you need for the Dakar … an all-wheel-drive bike! Suzuki thought of the idea way back in the 1980s, Yamaha tried it a few years ago in the Dakar Rally, and KTM worked on the technology for a while, but all dismissed it as uncommercial folly. Several companies...
The Harley 72 captures the youth and the nostalgia market at the same time. The Harley-Davidson XL 1200V Sportster Seventy-Two looks...
There are no frills, bells or whistles on a Harley Super Glide. This is a blank canvas for owners who...
Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390 and the Yamaha YZF-R15 look and feel as good as models made in their native Austria or Japan. The same goes for bikes made in Thailand and other South East...
Triumph has fine-tined its Tiger 1050 from adventure to sports. The more sporty version has 50mm lower suspension and therefore...
Riding the Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 on the morning commute is a bit like taking a bazooka to a knife fight....
Learners really are spoilt for choice with Yamaha now dropping the price and raising the power on the Yamaha FZ6R. The learner-approved bike arrives at $9990 ($500 more for the Team Yamaha blue and white livery) which is $1300 less than the previous model. But the news gets even better...
A futuristic dream for an iconic retro product has become a reality, albeit a very limited one. Piaggio unveiled a...
The Harley Fat Boy has been a top seller for the company for several years but in the past couple...
Motorbikewriter.com gives readers an opportunity to review your own bike or a bike you may have ridden. In coming months I hope to have some rider apparel giveaways for the best contributions. Send your review to hinchm@hotmail.com. This review comes from “Dakar tragic” Guy Basile who travelled to South American...
The Moto Guzzi Griso is the Vin Diesel of the motorcycle world – all brawn and rugged handsome looks –...
Suzuki has added a touring addition of its 1462cc-powered M90 Boulevard. For an extra $2000, the C90T comes with hard...
Triumph Explorer 1200: The English have again taken the Germans back to the drawing board to try to reinvent a better bike. Last time it was the Triumph Tiger 800 XC which was a bold imitation of the BMW F 800 GS. It was a good attempt and they have...
When I threw my leg over the Moto Guzzi Griso test bike at Springwood Suzuki I immediately had one of...
The Suzuki worker who named this bike Inazuma must be a bit of a rogue. Inazuma is Japanese for lightning....
There are some bikes that scream and demand attention. And then there are those that quietly go about their business in a calm and efficient manner. The Suzuki Bandit is the latter. I’ve always admired the “universal Japanese motorcycle” as a no-nonsense, no-frills bike and one of the best proponents...
Just a couple of months after its launch, Husqvarna has axed up to $1200 off the prices of its new...
Husqvarna is celebrating 110 years and you get the presents. When the first Husky road bike in 50 years was...
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now, but KTM has announced it is coming in August, costing $6495, which is $500 cheaper than the price they announced just a few months back. More importantly, it’s only $300...
Versatility is the key word for the Harley-Davidson Dyna Switchback. It’s a tourer with hard panniers and a big windscreen,...
There is no replacement for displacement and you’ll buy the Yamaha Star Tourer (XV1900AT) just for its thumping engine....
This page is not all about me. I also invite you to review your own bike. In coming months I hope to have some rider apparel giveaways for the best contributions. Write your review to hinchm@hotmail.com. This first reader review comes from self-confessed “biased, narrow-minded, one-eyed Ducati owner” Harry Bohler: I...
New riders are spoilt for choice these days, including the special made-for-Australia Ducati Monster 659 ABS. Since the special learner-approved...
There is a swarm of bees heading our way this spring. Well, not exactly bees, but Suzuki Boulevard M109R Black...
Take the new BMW scooters for a test ride and you could end up forgetting you are on a scooter. The BMW C 600 Sport and C 600 GT feel more like motorbikes than scooters. BMW calls its SUVs Sports Activity Vehicles or SAVs, while BMW Motorrad refer to their...
Most people would like an Italian love affair in their life, but not everyone wants, or can afford, some of...
The Kawasaki Ninja 300 is a game-changer in the small sportsbike stakes. Now you can look like Casey Stoner, but...
The new Yamaha FJR1300A is a big-torquing sports tourer with a healthy dose of modern technology. While keeping the same lithe chassis, Yamaha has uprated the 1298cc inline four-cylinder engine for even more power and torque, added lashings of electronic wizardry and improved rider and passenger safety, comfort and...
The Suzuki C90T is a cruiser set up for long-haul touring. It’s been a long time between drinks for Suzuki...
The Ducati Panigale is one hot bike. Not just because it’s Italy’s most powerful production bike, Ducati’s fastest yet and...
The Victory Cross Roads soft bagger is set up to cross this wide brown land in comfort, style and safety. Considering it’s American-made, it almost feels like a big ol’ Aussie Commodore the way it lopes down bumpy country roads, strides along the highways and carries loads of cargo with...
This stunning Italian beauty not only has looks, but also the personality to win the hearts of many riders. Moto...
The new Harley Softail Breakout started life as a Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) model. While that models cost $42,990 (plus on-road costs),...
Not all Chinese bikes are flimsy, low-quality, low-capacity machines made in tractor factories during down-time. CFMoto’s naked 650cc twin is a sturdy and well-made learner-approved motorcycle and is just the tip of an iceberg of larger capacity machines to come from the Chinese company which only manufactures for export. READ...
Do we really need almost 600km of range? The coming BMW F 800 GS Adventure features a 24-litre tank and...
Just because you want to take the adventurous route doesn’t mean you have to suffer an ugly bike. The Benelli...
There is nothing cruisy about the Ducati Diavel. Despite some thinking that this would be the Italian bike manufacturer’s first foray into cruiser motorcycles, the result is more of a naked muscle bike than a cruiser. It’s closer to a Suzuki B KIng or Yamaha V-Max than even a Harley-Davidson...
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