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04 July 2016

They did what? Regular motorcycles set remarkable records!

Before adventure bikes existed, regular motorcycles were used to tackle Australia’s extreme conditions and set remarkable records

Bike Tests
04 July 2016

Ducati’s Multistrada Enduro

Flying over the European Alps towards my island destination of Sardinia and staring down at the vast semi-wilderness with boyish awe seemed a fitting way to approach the world launch of Ducati’s Multistrada Enduro. There’s no better way of realising the appeal of adventure ri

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04 July 2016

Andy Caldecott- Not forgotten

Andy Caldecott had Speed, Strength, Skill, Stamina and Spirit. Plus a healthy dose of humility. Born in Keith, South Australia, Andy Caldecott, like many of his compatriots, spent much of his youth on two wheels, roosting around the backblocks of what was once known as the Ninet

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04 July 2016

Sofuoglu hits 400km/h

Four-time World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu has set a new land speed record for a production motorcycle by reaching 400km/h on a Kawasaki H2R. The record attempt took place at the newly constructed Osman Gazi span bridge which crosses the Gulf of Izmit, 50km from Istanbul.

Sport
04 July 2016

TOWNLEY TO MISS REMAINING MXGP SEASON

Team Suzuki World MXGP’s Ben Townley will be out of action for the last six rounds of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship after suffering a crash while testing earlier this week that required a hospital visit for internal injuries. The luckless New Zealander went down

SPORT / Motogp
04 July 2016

Remy Adds IDM To Moto2 World Championship Duties

In addition to contesting the Moto2 World Championship with Tasca Scuderia Racing, Remy Gardner will also take to the track with Yamaha in the IDM Superbike series in the Superstock 1000cc category, beginning at the next round at Zolder. The deal, which links Remy to the Yamaha

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04 July 2016

Honda's new technology

Honda's new technology to help riders adjust their weight to improve their technique.

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03 July 2016

Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario

Ducati has pulled the wraps off the bike that officially celebrates the firm’s 90th anniversary – the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario.

Events
03 July 2016

SPRUNG! Ducati 939 Supersport image leaked

Ducati used its WDW event at Misano to give fans a sneak preview of a secret new model. Just as it did with the Scrambler in 2014, the firm placed the bike in a sealed room and allowed a handful of fans in at a time to see it, with no cameras allowed. And just as in 2014, it too

News
02 July 2016

Is a hard-core adventure bike the best place for a Dual Clutch Transmission?

Is a hard-core adventure bike the best place for a Dual Clutch Transmission? Honda thinks so

Bike Tests
02 July 2016

2004-2011 SUZUKI DL650 V-STROM

Suzuki’s middleweight V-Strom dual-sport could well be the motorcycle equivalent of the Swiss army knife. Suzuki’s dual-sport (or adventure touring) model, the DL1000 V-Strom, arrived in 2002, a competent and affordable alternative to BMW’s excellent big-bore ‘duallieâ

 
02 July 2016

PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADVENTURE

Back in the mid-80s, before ‘adventure’ was a market genre, Peter Whitaker and his mates packed up a posse of Honda XRs and hit the trails of Papua New Guinea. During the 1970s, dourly clad missionaries roamed the coastal tracks of New Guinea spreading the word of the savi