GASSIT GARAGE
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 never would have occurred to me before. And one question I’ve been asking a lot is, why do we make learners stick out like dogs’
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 Evel Knievel on – and hoping for a particular world record of his o
Gassit’s Guide to Motorcycling
Fred addresses our learner readers’ concerns and sets out to prove that there are no stupid questions, just stupid people
Not forgotten - Jono Porter
Australia’s FMX pioneer left an enormous legacy and dreams unfulfilled aged just 23
Death’s pretty final- Old School by HAMISH COOPER
Jeez. You know you’re getting old when you start to outlive your seventies longhaired rock heroes.
CRAZY RACES DURBAN TO JOHANNESBURG RALLY
Single-cylinder historical racers on a bike-busting 640km course? Michael Scott takes on the challenge in South Africa’s incredible DJ Rally
Where are they now? - Bob ‘Rosie’ Rosenthal
“I rode for nearly 2 years by forging my parents signature on entry forms and no one ever pulled me up on that”
Racer of the week- Aiden Coote
I’ve got to get my fix as often as possible; there just isn’t a part of me that considers life away from the track
Racer of the week - Tim Coleman
“WHY WOULD YOU ride those funny looking seatless motorcycles...? They must weigh nothing the way they can bunny hop up shipping containers.” These are just some of the typical comments you hear when you ride a trials motorcycle in front of people at a competition or s
The survival bike
It is the bike you would reach out for if Armageddon happened
Lorenzo - Why has Mr Perfect become Mr Plonker?
Jorge Lorenzo is the fastest MotoGP rider in the world. Jorge Lorenzo has battled to finish in the top 5 for the last two rounds. Both of the above contradictory statements are true. So just what is going on with the defending World Champion? One answer is fairly obvi
Fiat Ducato Maxi Professional
The ‘Up’ button on the Fiat Ducato’s dash may resemble some sort of load catapulting feature, but after pressing it I can confirm that it actually does something far more useful – albeit less entertaining… This curious gizmo is designed to be used when driving the Fi