BIKE TESTS
STAR TRUCK: 2021 DUCATI XDIAVEL BLACK STAR
Meet Ducati’s mouth-watering Black Star, the new top-spec XDiavel for 2021
FAST FORWARD: 2021 KAWASAKI ZX-10R
Six consecutive WorldSBK championships have culminated into one unapologetically fast road-going superbike
GROUND CONTROL: 2022 SUZUKI GSX1300R HAYABUSA
The world was a very different place when the Hayabusa carved its name in motorcycling folklore. Now, 22 years later, can Suzuki’s third-generation Busa still live up to the legend?
OVER THE BARRELS: DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S & V2
The Panigale V2 stays true to the Ducati V-twin tradition. It is over $17k less expensive than the V4 S and just as good looking. So why bother with the four banger?
ROARING FORTIES: R 1250 GS – 40 YEARS GS EDITION
To celebrate 40 years of the dominant GS, BMW has thrown a heap of upgrades at the R 1250 GS and we spent a week getting to know it
BALANCE OF POWER: KTM 890 DUKE R
You may think you need the biggest baddest nakedbike to get your adrenaline hit, but KTM’s 890 Duke R will convince you otherwise
ROCKIN' ROLLER: BMW R 18 FIRST EDITION
The much anticipated BMW R 18 touches down in Australia. How does it stack up on Aussie roads?
THE UPRISING: DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 S
This is high-speed adventure touring on a superbike scale
SUPER MODEL: MV AGUSTA BRUTALE RUSH
Hugely powerful, ultra rare and just exquisite, MV Agusta’s limited-edition Brutale 1000 Rush is all that
STREETBIKE NAMED DESIRE: APRILIA RS660
Aprilia has created a new segment with it’s all-new RS660 parallel-twin. And it just might be the most usable sportsbike ever built for the road
ELECTRONIC MEANS: YAMAHA YZF-R1
Electronic rider aids are far smarter than us, we head to the track to try and simplify things and find out how to trim the tech to best suit your needs
THE MEN WHO MADE MOTOCROSS
Looking back, it seems rather apt that the world’s most isolated city played host to the world’s first cross-country enduro