Kake rareta! Or, if you prefer the English translation, gobsmacked! That was the universal reaction as thousands of Japanese punters filed into the 1968 Tokyo Motorcycle Show, the centrepiece of…
Retro is hot property in motorcycling at the moment and I, along with many others, thought BMW, Ducati and Triumph were nailing it just fine with the R nineT Racer,…
“Our customers expect something sporty made the KTM way, not like other manufacturers do it,” president Stefan Pierer told me in an interview. “I don’t think a sport tourer in…
When it comes to sad farewells, my cup certainly runneth over at the moment. Saying sayonara to the magazine that has been my professional home for many years came with…
Even before I’d piled a mountain of gear on it and rode it to the campground of this year’s Australian MotoGP, people were crossing the street or stopping their cars…
Ever since Royal Enfield unveiled its two all-new retro-styled parallel twins – the Interceptor and Continental GT models – at the 75th EICMA Milan Show in November last year,…
By its own admission, MV Agusta has ridden a bumpy road in recent times. The past few years have seen its fair share of struggles. But rather…
Honda’s V4 sportsbike heritage was front and centre at the Classic Isle of Man meeting where the 30th anniversary of the release of the iconic VFR750 (RC30)…
It had to happen. After Indian Motorcycle’s two full seasons of utter supremacy in the 2017-18 American Flat Track (AFT) racing seasons after a 70-year absence from racing – winning…
What is it about ex-police vehicles? As with our four-wheeled brethren, the thought of nabbing something that used to enforce the law seems to really float our boats. Hell, musclecars…
When it comes to two wheeled challenges, I followed my long tradition of jumping off a cliff and building my plane on the way down at the launch of the…
Harley-Davidson stormed into the new millennium with a radical new model almost ready for release. The subsequent 2001 launch of the new VRSC (V-twin Racing Street Custom) V-Rod left many…
