2001 HONDA CR500R The Honda CR500R is widely known as the “Ping- King” of dirt bikes due to it’s racing pedigree and insane power delivery. HRC initially developed the RC500…
When it comes to sidecar action, Ural continues to produce the only factory-made sidecars sold in Australia. And Ural Australia has recently released a new model: the cT. Intended for…
Kawasaki enjoyed a very special year in 2013, the Japanese manufacturing giant achieving a feat it had only done once before in its long history of four-stroke racing motorcycles: Tom…
Can’t decide whether to wear your riding boots over or under your jeans? Not sure if you prefer the windswept feeling of an open-face helmet or the protection of a…
While us grown-ups stand around arguing over the place of electric bikes, the little ones are moaning “I’m bored!” and tugging at our sleeves demanding something to do. Now,…
In the often ill-defined world of Super Motard, the Suzuki DR-Z400SM stands out as the longest-running example with true dirt bike credentials, having been in production and virtually unchanged since…
Back in the dark ages, when I obtained my motorcycle licence, new riders were restricted to a 250cc capacity. Like most, I did (almost all of) my time on a…
For a start, hipsters ride bikes for different reasons to most of you reading this, and a great deal of their attraction to two wheels is building one themselves out…
Dear old Nan used to say, “Never judge a book by it’s cover” She was right. At first glance it looks like some sort of wasp-like…
Sam Maclachlan was on the money in a recent column (Vol 65 No 21) when he urged riders to stop using half-baked excuses for leaving their bikes at home. His…
With Yamaha’s release of the MT-09 a few years ago the Japanese company has been slowly adding more and more MT models to create one big MT family. And with…
Triumph has been working hard over the past five years to earn its slice of the lucrative over-1000cc adventure bike market, yet despite this, the Tiger Explorer 1200 still wouldn’t…
