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A classic adventure on the Royal Enfield Battle Green- part one LAMS adventure special

When I was greeted by the Royal Enfield Classic at the start line of our LAMS multi-bike adventure ride, I knew some of my companions had already prejudged…
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LAMS Adventure ride

AMCN’s current series of LAMS group tests came in response to the increasing market share of learner legal bikes. It got us wondering how many of these new…
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Keanu Reeves and ARCH KRGT-1

Motorcycles are once again a must-have accessory for Hollywood’s rich and famous, even if there are few movie stars sufficiently expert at actually riding them to perform their own two-wheeled…
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Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 XCA

You can’t accuse Triumph Australia of not giving new bike models a thorough test. In fact, through its local product launches the company has earnt a reputation for giving…
Cruiser

Ducati Diavel

It’s difficult to put a finger on just who Ducati’s Diavel muscle cruiser is aimed at. Since its release in 2011 I have watched the number of Diavels on…
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Secondhand HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD 2001-2005

Harley-Davidson broke serious new ground with the V-Rod power-cruiser – a cutting edge, new-era bike for the new millennium. The factory’s usual fondness for multi-letter tags sees it officially labelled…
Retro

Sol Invictus Nemesis XY400

A Quick Spin review is exactly as it sounds – quick. It’s simply a few days buzzing around on a bike to get a bit of a feel…
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Aprilia Caponord Rally

Aprilia is no stranger to adventure sport, and its experience in producing off-roaders spans right back to the early seventies, when Aprilia motocross bikes won Italian championships and even had…
Retro

Custom Cool XR1000 V-twin tribute

Like many young kids who had parents who were into motorcycles, Harley-Davidson’s current Chief Stylist Ray Drea got an early start on two wheels. One advantage he had was an…
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Quick Spin - Hard Kits 700RR

On conception, trail bikes were clones except for the colour: red, blue, yellow or green. It was here in the land down under that these machines first met the outback.
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Secondhand - HONDA VTR250 1999-2009

The rush to focus on the larger-capacity middleweights that were suddenly allowed under LAMS led many novice motorcyclists to ignore some excellent lightweight machines. But not for long. Soon the…
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Yamaha R3 - AMCN LAMS legal Austest lite special

To motorcycling newbies, Yamaha’s latest supersport model will just seem like a flashy new challenger to the long-standing class-leading Ninja 300. But for us who’ve been around the…