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RODE ISLAND RED

Now this was a motorcycle launch. We were in the mobile-service-devoid open spaces of Australia’s red centre. At that point coronavirus was ‘a little bit of a…
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QUICKWORK ORANGE

KTM obviously thumbs its nose at any suggestion that the concept of ‘sticking to your knitting’ is worth a tinker’s cuss. The Austrian brand, which…
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POWER OF TEN: BENELLI TNT 135

You’re probably wondering what the point is. Benelli had a perfectly good little-big-bike in its TnT 125 (AMCN Vol 67 No 09). Perfectly good in that not only did…
Pre-2000

COURTNEY'S LOVE

Art Deco was an innovative and ultra-distinctive style of design, which spanned the boom times of the Roaring ’20s and the bust of the Depression-ridden 1930s. Derived from the…
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TAGGED AND BAGGED: 2020 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ULTRA LIMITED

It’s big! Cars don’t try and share a lane with you when you’re on Harley-Davidson’s Ultra Limited. One wag quipped that it must be like sitting on…
Used bike

DOUBLE DATE: YAMAHA TRX850 1996-2000

Yamaha’s TRX850 is one of those buys that represents excellent secondhand value almost two decades after the model was discontinued. The ‘Trixie’ was the evolution of…
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AIR-FORCED ONE

Since Kawasaki released its H2 and H2R in 2015, the supercharged weapons have gathered a certain mystique, with YouTube liberally scattered with H2’s laying waste to any…
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BARE METAL

It wasn’t that long ago that big-bore nakedbikes were merely stripped-back, detuned versions of a firm’s respective Superbike. A flat ’bar mounted above the triple clamp to…
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RUN RIOT - DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 950

I caught up with the cop car in the peak-hour nonsense without even trying, the Hypermotard easily scything through traffic. I’d literally just picked up the latest model from…
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BIG BANG THEORY

Australia is the scorched motherland, home to some of the wildest adventure terrains in the world and a land full of opportunity for those who want to…
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GLOBE TROTTER - KTM 390 ADVENTURE

Not unseasonal firestorms, biblical sandstorms, nor pandemaniacal shitstorms could put a stop to KTM going about its business. So in solidarity, and against the overwhelming tide of fleeing international…
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WHEN LESS IS MORE - KTM 790 ADVENTURE

If you hit the adventure forums online you’ll find an abundance of die-hard fans who still consider the 950/990 Adventure the last of the truly rally-inspired, hardcore,…