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QUICKSPIN MOTOINNO TS3

Out with the old in with the new – that’s what the Motoinno TS3 is hoping to do. There is no denying the fact that when you build a…
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TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RX

Don’t get me wrong, I’m generally a good mannered, clean living, law abiding chap with a sensible disposition and average 21st-century vices. But I also have rapidly diminishing…
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A ride on Indian’s Scout Sixty

The latest motorcycle released from America’s first motorcycle company is, by definition, the most modern of the most retro and therefore could be classed as the most modern-retro…
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Quickspin on Kawasaki W800

After a blissful two weeks with the Kawasaki W800, I promised myself not to use words like retro, classic, nostalgic or bygone – let alone hipster, bearded or cool –…
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Ducati Hypermotard 939

Simply put, Ducati’s new Hypermotard 939 is a weapon. It’s lean and mean, with a healthy dose of thumping power to justify the ‘supermoto on steroids’ look that sets it…
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Secondhand Kawasaki Versys 650L ABS 2010-2014

Contrary to the opinion of a lot of hard-core Kawasaki enthusiasts, there’s more to the brand than its bitumen-burning in-line fours. The fact that it has some lovely 650cc LAMS-approved…
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Harley-Davidson Street 500

Harley-Davidson Street 500- Balls out, Harleys aren’t my bag. Okay, so offer me a spin on a factory XR750 flat tracker and I’ll snap your arm off,…
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Ducati Scrambler Sixty 2

I love marketing people, the way they take the English language and combine two or more words into jargon. Cocacolonization and Fictomercial are just two of my…
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Fastest motorcycle ever ?

Fastest motorcycle ever? Exactly 60 years ago on 6 September 1956, American rider Johnny Allen set a new two-wheeled world land-speed record of 214.4mph (345.188km/h) on the Bonneville Salt Flats…
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Straight-shooting Suzie - Suzuki SV650

Whenever a new LAMS bike appears on the market, a wave of excitement passes over my little learner corner of the office. Regardless of how many great…
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Yamaha XSR700

It really is no secret that I felt like Youngy was punishing me (what for I don’t know), when he allocated rides for last issues LAMs Adventure test, but it…
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Quickspin Honda CB125E

We couldn’t finish our series of LAMS specials without looking at Australia’s most economical learner-approved bike: the Honda CB125E. For a mere $2299 (+ ORC) you can have your own…