Words & pics: Ben Purvis Between 1986 and 1991, the Japanese economy went through an unprecedented boom and the motorcycles created in the era reflected its buoyant…
Planet Chopper is a motorcycle tour business founded by father and son Mark and Ben Van Leewarden from New Zealand. The company operates in The United States, New Zealand…
Words Don Cox Photography AMCN Archives One of Peter Molloy’s first bosses told him: “as long as your arse points towards the ground you…
LIKE most SUCCESSFUL road-racers of his era, Karl Muggeridge spent much of his youth on dirt tracks, progressing from 50cc short circuit to National Motocross. He’d not long switched…
Words Peter Whitaker Photography Byron Gunther It wasn’t that Maroubra lacked the same resonance as Brooklands, Indianapolis or Monza. More that the…
John Woodley was one of Australasia’s most talented road racers who had the attitude and professionalism to go all the way. If not for a string of inopportune machine…
The Ducati 999 is the company’s most successful World Superbike weapon – with more wins than the 851, 888, 916, 996, 998, 1098, 1198, 1199 and the 1299 Panigale.
The announcement of the 1975 AMCO 1000 Desert Rally caused great consternation among the good citizens of Broken Hill. The hot topic was that the proposed desert rally…
Shane Diener: 10-time winner Nowhere was the ethos of cross-country motorcycle endurance racing embraced with more enthusiasm than South Australia’s Barossa Valley. During the 1930s, when motorcycles vastly outnumbered…
Gayndah is actually Queensland’s oldest town and was once even considered as an option as the state capital. These days it is a pleasant rural centre that sits on…
Whether cracked, worn, peeling or faded, a fresh coat of paint is a quick and easy way to freshen up tired pieces on your bike. When it…
Twenty five years ago, Australian motorsport lost a legend when Gregg Hansford, the only racer to win Bathurst on two and four wheels, died in a Super Touring…
