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31 March 2018

The Ehret Vincent Series C Black Lightning heads home

The Ehret Vincent Series C Black Lightning (tested in AMCN) which Aussie Jack Ehret rode to an Australian land speed record of 141.5mph (228km/h) in 1953, is heading home to Australia following its record-breaking auction price of AUD$1.19m at Bonhams Auctions in Las Vegas (AMCN

Bike Tests
31 March 2018

2018 Suzuki SV650X

Suzuki has created a modern retro for the masses

Events
31 March 2018

2018 Shannons Insurance Broadford Bike Bonanza brings a bike out of 48 years of hiding!

The 2018 Shannons Insurance Broadford Bike Bonanza (SIBBB) at the State Motorcycle Complex, Broadford, Vic, has kicked off with beautiful sunshine, great crowds and the finding of a Vincent Black Lightning that hadn’t seen daylight in 48 years. Vincent Owners Club President Bo

Gassit Garage
30 March 2018

KTM Duke 390

The LAMS-approved KTM 390 Duke impressed Youngy when he attended the world launch, and it looks like a lot of bike for your buck, but what’s it like to live with?

News
30 March 2018

Just in - Top Motorcycle Gear

The Leatt GPX 5.5 Enduro Jacket The Leatt GPX 5.5 Enduro jacket has a 600D shell with a coating that resists dirt and water. Features include pre-curved zip-off arms, zip-adjusted ventilation, internal hydration pocket, neck brace compatible collar, tailored cut for riding with

Columns
30 March 2018

In Pit Lane - More questions than answers

The World Championships turn 70 this year; the series is pretty spry for a septuagenarian. MotoGP’s exuberance is a measure of its success: the growing pains of the last decade and the ghastly proddie-based CRT bikes now all but forgotten. It is once again paradoxically youthfu

Sport
30 March 2018

Dakar Assault

The 40th running of the gruelling Dakar Rally was the toughest since it moved to South America 10 years ago. This is everything you need to know

Columns
30 March 2018

Grid Talk - Martin Port

Martin Port is Motorcycling Australia’s operations director on the past, present and future of ASBK

Columns
30 March 2018

Chaos Theory

I’ve been in India a bit lately, and this has led me to a honking (quite literally) realisation about a rider’s rite of passage, of the heightened skill and awareness which early exposure to motorcycling awards us, and how important this is for survival. Witnessing inner-cit

Columns
30 March 2018

Where are they now? - Ralph Hannan

The surfie-turned-mechanic whose life was shaped by racing

Riding Gear + Equipment
29 March 2018

AGV K-5 S Helmet

AGV is known for its high-quality lids and the K-5 S certainly didn’t disappoint, straight out the box. It’s made from a carbon fibre-fibreglass mix and at 1.47kg feels nice and light.

 
29 March 2018

Mr Smith: a sharp mind in a blunt body

I was having one of my usual stress-filled days at Gassit HQ a few weeks ago, when an email from Bill McKinnon, former editor of Two Wheels magazine, lobbed into my inbox.