Bike Tests
2021 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT
Five years on from the first iteration, the Tracer gets a new name, a new look and a whole swag of gadgets. We climb onboard the new Yamaha Tracer 9 GT for a spin
1955 WOOLER FLAT FOUR 500
The Wooler Flat Four 500 delivered a level of performance and comfort years ahead of its time, yet became just another fascinating footnote to the Motorcycle history book
2021 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE T100 & T120
Like AMCN, the Triumph Bonneville nameplate dates back to the 1950s, and the 2021 Triumph Bonneville T100 & T120 are the best Bonnies to date
2022 SUZUKI GSX-S1000
Suzuki has updated its affordable GSX-S1000 for 2022, but not to the level of its supernaked rivals. And that just very well may be the key to its success
DUMB & DUMBER 2021 - STILL DUMB
Despite Covid, despite dodgy weather and double demerits, Dumb & Dumber made a return for 2021!
HARLEY-DAVIDSON LIVEWIRE VERSUS SUPER SOCO TC MAX
Like it or not, electrically powered motorcycles are here to stay. We grab a couple from opposite ends of the EV spectrum to try and get a handle on this new and emerging tech
2021 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1200 RS
Once sidelined as the original brawny nakedbike, Triumph’s 2021 Speed Triple 1200 RS can now match up to today’s best supernakeds
2021 YAMAHA WR450F
The Yamaha WR450F was Australia’s highest selling enduro motorcycle last year. Already fast, bulletproof and capable, it just copped a decent update for 2021
2021 HARLEY-DAVIDSON PAN AMERICA 1250 SPECIAL
If it’s a traditional Harley-Davidson you’re after, you won’t find it in the Pan America 1250 Special. But if it’s a high-tech adventure bike you crave, you’ve come to the right place
2022 SUZUKI HAYABUSA
With less power and less torque, can the 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa live up to its modern legend status? Phillip Island can answer that
2021 APRILIA TUONO V4 FACTORY
State of the art electronics, a higher-revving V4, a new swingarm and a new aerodynamics package – this is the most sophisticated Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory ever
2021 YAMAHA MT-09 AND MT-09 SP
You know that handful of things that sat the Yamaha MT-09 at the budget end of the midsized nakedbike market? Well, you can forget them