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Interviews

Fast talk - Cru Halliday

When Cru Halliday stepped off his YZF-R1 in the wet after the final MotoGP support race in 2017, there was a very real possibility it would be his last time…
Features

On the ranch with Valentino - VR46 Motor Ranch

Tavullia has been Rossi Town for a couple of decades. Pretty much every tree, light post and window flies a VR46 flag. The speed limit is 46km/h instead of 50,…
Interviews

Fast talk - Troy Herfoss

Troy Herfoss was a champion deposed in 2017, dethroned by Suzuki’s prodigal son Josh Waters. And by by the time the 2018 season began, another name was on everyone’s lips:…
Interviews

Ana Carrasco

Bet many of you thought you would never see a female World Champion, no matter how small the bikes got? Bet many of you always thought that there would be at…
Interviews

Interview with Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez is rich and famous beyond his dreams. Or his needs. That’s what comes with being a five-time MotoGP world champion and perhaps the ultimate risk taker in the…
Opinion

Revolving racer - Tommy Edwards

I’m back home in Australia after an awesome season in the WorldSBK SSP300 championship. When I last wrote for AMCN I was two races into the season and struggling with…
History

Where are they now? Patrick Bruce

There are precious few examples of men who were motorcycle racers and merchant seamen. John Warrian was one. Melburnian Patrick Bruce was another, with the added memory of half a…
History

Not forgotten - Kevin Rohrlach

At the outbreak of World War II, Kevin Rohrlach was of an age where he was mesmerised by machinery and was already recycling; disused farm implements, wire, leather strapping, bolts,…
Opinion

Built to last

It’s official. Retro motorcycles are a market niche that is here to stay. Many of us former Seventies longhairs were sceptical of this sales segment when it suddenly got legs…
Opinion

Pit Lane - Is the Doc out of patience?

The trouble with writing about Rossi is that you never know quite what he is going to do next. The Doctor is massively talented, ruthlessly charming, reliably Sunday-fast, and infused…
How to

Basic resto Part 3 - Get her goin’

After getting the pistons moving from their partially seized state, she’s got a belly full of fresh oil and a new filter after discovering there wasn’t any water in the…
Interviews

Grid Talk - Peter Doyle

I’m a competitive bugger. Staring into the eyes of defeat isn’t something I walk away from It’s been one of the most competitive seasons of ASBK in recent memory, with…