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Gassit Garage
23 June 2016

Not just winners are grinners- A first timer in the YAMAHA R3 CUP

“You’re a brave man.”

 
23 June 2016

PETERBOROUGH MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM, Museum No 9

List of Motorcycles: Engine Capacity Make Year Country 40CC Husqvana Auto Cycle 1952 Sweden 50CC Gitane testi corsifie' 1973   50CC Guilietta 1965 Italy 50CC Flandria 1963 Belgium 50CC Cimatti 1971 + 1972 Italy 50CC Paloma

 
23 June 2016

Museum No 8. Piaggio Museum

The Piaggio Museum was inaugurated in March 2000 and occupies the 3,000 square meters of the company’s former tool-shop in one of the oldest and most characteristic bodies of the industrial complex in Pontedera, where Piaggio started its production in the early nineteen twentie

Riding Gear + Equipment
22 June 2016

Helmet, Bell RS-1

This Bell Helmet not only looks trick but is also a great fit for me. The removable washable cheek pads contour well with my face, and the crown liner makes seamless contact with my forehead. I haven’t experienced any discomfort during long days in the saddle and the ventilatio

Riding Gear + Equipment
22 June 2016

Ixon Stratus VX HP Jacket

I still remember the day the Ixon Stratus VX HP jacket arrived at Gassit HQ. I was stoked to be getting new gear to try out, but our Editor seemed even more excited. As Chris (somewhat reluctantly, I thought) handed the jacket over, he waxed lyrical about one particularly soggy A

Bike Tests
21 June 2016

Melbourne to Sydney on KTM RC390

Terry Hays is a genius. He can turn a great little semi-sports commuter into fully-fledged mini-moto3 fun corner carver.

 
21 June 2016

SAMMY MILLER MUSEUM

Sammy Miller is a genuine motorcycling legend having successfully raced for the factory Mondial GP team in 1957 (placed 3rd in 250 championship and 4th in the 125 class), before changing sports to trials, riding for Ariel the following year. He then won 11 consecutive British tit

News
21 June 2016

Yamaha's 60th Anniversary Roadshow at Classic Dirt 12

Yamaha’s 60th Anniversary Roadshow was on display in the picturesque rolling green hills of Conondale, Queensland for Classic Dirt 12 from 10th to 12th June. The twelfth edition of the event drew hundreds of vintage bike fans from across Australasia to pay homage to a golden

News
21 June 2016

Production version of Smart eScooter

It’s been six years since car firm Smart showed a concept version of its planned electric eScooter and despite missing its original aim to reach production by 2014 there’s still a chance the bike will be built. These new patent images show how the production version of the

News
21 June 2016

BMW kills hopes for S600RR

BMW has long denied that it intends to make a smaller-capacity sports bike to sit under the S1000RR in the range and now any lingering hopes for such a machine have been extinguished. While BMW has always said it doesn’t intend to make a smaller sports bike, the firm’s act

Sport
21 June 2016

Misano Test Day A Prize All

The KRT pairing of Tom Sykes and Jonathan led testing after a one-day official Dorna/Pirelli session at Misano, right after the race weekend. Sykes was on top this time round thanks to a best of 1’34.674. Rea did not do a lap in the morning session, but almost all of the other

News
20 June 2016

Tom Sykes Extends With Kawasaki

2013 FIM Superbike World Champion for Kawasaki, Tom Sykes, will continue his successful relationship with KRT and KHI for another two years after making a new agreement with the Japanese factory to be a key member of the overall Ninja ZX-10R racing project, both on and off-track.