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Where are they now? Robert Hinton
Three-times 1970s Australian GP winner Robert Hinton was 72 in August and is still active in racing as a race-bike owner in Forgotten Era events. His Yamaha TZ350F has won three Australian Historic Period 5 championships with three different riders. Hinton last raced, on that
Revolving Racer - Mitch Levy
One of the remarkable things about racing is that it allows you as a kid to dream big and focus on a goal. Late last year I was given an opportunity to achieve one of my dreams and compete in the World Supersport Championship at Phillip Island as a wildcard. I’ve been ridi
AMCN Rides -The Araluen Road
A superb bike friendly region and a nirvana for all kinds of riding
Ed’s letter - Can’t get enough
It was such a great year that Márquez winning the title often played second fiddle to the spectacle being delivered on track
AMCN 2016 Motorcycle Of The Year - Aprilia 1100 Tuono Factory
Just a couple of months ago (Vol 66 No 09) we pitted the standard model Tuono RR against some mightily strong competition in our big supernakeds group test. Although it was pipped at the post in that shootout, we wondered how the top spec Tuono RF (F for ‘Factory’ editi
WORLD LAUNCH NORTON V4 SS AND RR
Norton has unveiled the most technologically advanced British motorcycle ever built – the Norton V4
Quickspin - TORROT E12
This electric fun-bike is a worthy alternative to a smoker stroker
They did what?- Cannonball Down Under
This serial US record breaker also made his mark in Australia
Head to head- 2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109R & 2006 Kawasaki VN2000 Vulcan
Why these two? These power packed super- cruisers spawned a generation of highway warriors 2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109R This big-bore musclebike was given its name owing to the 109 cubic inches of displacement. Like so many of Suzuki’s perfor
New tech - Motorcycling’s new VR
Somewhere on a not-so-centre stage at EICMA, German industrial designer Christian Zanzotti unveiled a BMW R1200R-based project he’s been hard at work on for some time, and one he believes may reshape the future of both motorcycle riding and motorcycle design. Zanzott
A look back at 2016 EICMA’s finest
EICMA- The most anticipated international motorcycle expo is done and dusted. Here is what is heading to a showroom near you
BMW and Ducati lead the way to mass-production of composite chassis
For the last 30 years there’s been a love-hate relationship between motorcycle designers and carbon fibre but the latest pearls from BMW and Ducati show the prejudices preventing its structural use in roadbikes are finally breaking down. While carbon has long since been acce