Bike Tests
GENTLEMAN JOHN: JOHN WOODLEY
John Woodley was close to being thrust into the limelight in the 1970s – until he hit a cast iron fire hydrant on his RG500
1989: WE RODE ALEX CRIVILLÉ'S JJ-COBAS TB5 125 RACER
It’s been 30 years since Alex Crivillé took out the 125cc GP world title aboard the Rotax-powered JJ-Cobas. We wind back the clock to a time when two-strokes ruled the world
THAT 70'S SHOW: CRAZY BIKES OF THE 70s
Don your orange sunnies as we look at the whackiest bikes of The Brady Bunch era. All those drugs have a lot to answer for, man
THE RUM RUNNER: HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-SERIES
This Harley-Davidson V-series used to run rum during Prohibition. You’d probably have been wiser to run this old Harley on the illegal hooch it carried
THE GREAT RACE
Mount Panorama played host to one of Australia’s greatest ever road races. John Woodley going head-to-head with Graeme Crosby and Ron Boulden
THE GAME PLAYER: 2015 ARIEL ACE 1200 SPORT
Brazenly bespoke, thundering and fast, the new Ace Sport confirmed Ariel’s reputation as a fun-loving innovator
RAGS TO RICHES: KEVIN SCHWANTZ'S YOSHIMURA SUZUKI GS700
The bike and ride that transformed Schwantz from amateur racer to factory superstar for team Yoshimura Suzuki
BRING BACK THE 2-STROKES!
Here's one good reason to bring back the two-bangers - but is it really feasible?
READY TO RACE: 2012 KTM 1190 RC8 R
How dId KTM’s flagship superbike stand up to the brand’s motto when we tested back in 2012?
CRITICAL MASS: HONDA CB750
2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of Honda’s CB750, a bike which would become an icon of the motorcycling world