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History

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?- Denny Megalos

How did you get into bikes? My brother John ‘Wal’ Megalos had a Bridgestone 90 road bike that he started to race in the early 70s. I was still in…
History

Not forgotten - Bob Brown

Forty years before the Grand Prix promoters invented a prize for the best performed non-factory rider, there was an unofficial racers’ badge of honour – the top 500 class private…
Interviews

Grid Talk with Troy Guenther

Troy, you jumped off the Kawasaki ZX-6 last year, and went straight onto the Yamaha R6 this year. You won the opening round of ASBK at Phillip Island in…
Interviews

Racer of the week - Lewis Dray

I was born on 8 June 1996 and had my first major operation 12 hours later. I was given a less than 50 per cent…
Rides

Motorcycling in Asia isn’t all sunshine and smiles. But it’s still brilliant

Singapore was flooded. Teng and I decided that rather than hang around in the rain, we would instead ride our motorbikes north in the rain to…
History

Where are they now? - BERT KINGSTON

By the time he turned 24, rising Queensland solo star Bert Kingston had parlayed a stunning evening at Archerfield Speedway into a full-time ride in the newly formed British League.
History

Not forgotten- Geoff Perry

In June 1973, Geoffrey Leonard Perry had the world at his feet. The 23-year-old Aucklander had just won his first ever AMA national, defeating Kel Carruthers by half a meter…
History

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?- Ross Hedley

You won the 500cc class in the 1972 Castrol Six-Hour with Les Kenny. That was a big deal. We were trying to get bikes out of Yamaha, but they were…
Interviews

Racer of the Week- Dan ‘Chucky’ Sanders

My highlight for 2015 was when I flew out to Slovakia to represent Australia in the ISDE. I surprised myself, and a lot of others there by finishing in 4th…
Opinion

L is for…

Almost a year now into my life as a rider, I love the way it has made me see the world from a new perspective. I’ve started asking questions that…
Features

New Old tech - Hot air and heroes

While Guy Martin is in Bonneville stealing the world record-setting headlines with his high-tech carbon-fibre turbo-charged streamliner, a fellow by the name of Eddie Braun is getting his low-tech steam-powered…
How to

Gassit’s Guide to Motorcycling

People say you’re supposed to nod at other riders when they pass you on the road, but I’m usually concentrating too much on the traffic to do that. Will people…