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Pre-2000

DUKES OF WELLINGTON: HAND BUILT WORLD BEATERS

This is the story of Dallas Rankine and Dick Huurdeman and would become known as the Duke of Wellington. Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, has always been a…
Used bike

STARTER MOTOR: HONDA VTR250

Honda’s diminutive VTR250 was first released into the Australian market in 1997 as the eventual replacement for Honda’s VT250 Spada. The Spada was a grey import that utilised…
Bike reviews

CODE BLUE: 2020 YAMAHA YZF-R1 & YZF-R1M

Striving to reach new heights should always be the goal and no matter how good something already is, there is always room for improvement. In the ever-changing world of…
Used bike

BOXER BEEMER: 1988-1994 BMW R 100 GS

When BMW’s original flat-twin dual-sports bike, the R 80 G/S, was released in 1981 it was quite a trailblazer. Until then buyers looking for a bike that was…
Retro

SUN DANCE: HONDA CB750

When you can’t get your hands on a classic longitudinal mounted V-twin Honda CX500 for a café racer restoration project, what do you do? If you’re Mitch de…
Pre-2000

1989: WE RODE ALEX CRIVILLÉ'S JJ-COBAS TB5 125 RACER

At the age of 19 years and five months, Alex Crivillé (pronounced Cree-vee-lay, not Criv-ill) did more than just rewrite the history books by becoming the youngest-ever world champ…
Bike reviews

DIAVEL IN DISGUISE: BENELLI 502 C

Guess what? Benelli’s long-legged TRK 502 was Italy’s fourth most popular motorcycle of any kind in the first six months of 2019, behind the BMW R 1250…
Pre-2000

CRAZY BIKES OF THE 70s

Then enter the crazy bikes of the 70s. Ah, the excessive 1970s. Tie-dyed hippy shirts, 24-inch bell-bottom jeans, crocheted bikinis, hair everywhere, rock music hijacked by punks, cricketer…
Cruiser

HARLEY DAVIDSON V-SERIES: THE RUM RUNNER

Harley Davidson v-seris wasn’t shy about promoting its V-series 74ci (1210cc) Big Twin flathead: “Brilliant in design and engineering, brilliant in colours and chrome plating, brilliant in speed…
Pre-2000

SUZUKI RG500: RG BARGY

In seven decades of Grand Prix racing there’s never been a premier-class GP bike like the Suzuki RG500. Quite a statement, but based entirely on fact. Factory…
Pre-2000

KAWASAKI DECLARES WAR: KAWASAKI Z1

Fate is fickle at the best of times but rarely so cruel than it was to Kawasaki in 1968. Poised to launch an all-new 750cc four-cylinder four-stroke machine, it…
Pre-2000

NEW WORLD ORDER: HONDA CB750

The year is 1969. It’s the year in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin land on the moon, and the Boeing 747, the world’s first jumbo jet,…