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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I get excited about all new additions to our Long Term fleet, however, the arrival of the Zero SR had that feeling of Christmas about it. We first rode the…
Perhaps the greatest perk of working for AMCN is having access to the long-term fleet. You get to ride around on a brand-new bike as though it were your own,…
