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HARLEY-DAVIDSON X350 & X500

The LAMS-compliant Harley-Davidson X range has been revealed in Australia through a special pre-launch media event held at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, although stock of either model won’t…
Adventure

YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700 WORLD RAID

Being an ex-professional off-road racer, I’ve never had much of an interest in adventure motorcycles. When I was racing, I used to wonder why anyone would want to…
Bike reviews

2024 DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 S GRAND TOUR

Ducati’s latest Multistrada is made using a proven recipe: take the current top-of-the-tree model and add almost every factory accessory possible. In 2020 it did it with the 1260…
Adventure

2023 HONDA XL750 TRANSALP V SUZUKI V-STROM 800DE

Rarely do you come across a comparison where the two bikes going head-to-head are so closely matched, at least on paper. Honda’s XL750 Transalp and Suzuki’s V-Strom 800DE are…
Road

BMW M 1000 R COMPETITION

The BMW Motorsport department has always been special in the car world, so when it decided to wave its magic ‘M’ wand over a motorcycle, the result was always…
Retro

2023 ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 350

It took me a second to realise the car turning right in front of me wasn’t going to stop. I brake hard, swerve heavily to the left and instinctively…
Cruiser

2023 BMW R 18 ROCTANE HIGHLINE

The sun was shining and the Putty Road to the northwest of Sydney beckoned, and while a big, heavy cruiser such as the BMW R 18…
Cruiser

2023 DUCATI DIAVEL V4

The first Diavel debuted in 2010 with the theory of putting a superbike-spec engine into a cruiser chassis as the ultimate hot-rod boulevard brawler. Thirteen years on, the theory…
Pre-2000

YAMAHA RD350LC

The two-stroke twin seemed to run better in cold air. So at dusk, my friend and mechanic, Graeme Rogers, and I would sneak out to a long…
Adventure

2023 SUZUKI V-STROM 1050

Suzuki’s V-Strom is a bit of an enigma for those of us who let passion do the thinking for us when it comes to purchasing a motorcycle. It’s large,…
Road

DUCATI MONSTER SP VS TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 765 RS

Let’s get one thing straight: the Ducati Monster SP and the Triumph Street Triple 765 RS are midsize nakedbikes that are nothing like the ‘cheap and cheerful’ Japanese trio…
Cruiser

HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER ST

Some riders like to load their bikes up and disappear to some far flung place for days on end, while others prefer to just putt around town.