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Whispering Smith by Barry Smith
Did you know that Aussie racer Barry Smith won a TT at the Isle of Man with a motorcycle he’d only done one practice lap on? I didn’t either, until I read his honest and entertaining autobiography Whispering Smith. Like Barry’s self-backed career, this book is self-publish
Michelin Road 5 world launch
The world launch of Michelin’s new Road 5 tyre has just wrapped up in Seville, Spain. Here is a quick behind the scenes look at what went on.
Panigale V4 WSBK bike tested
A new engine note was heard when action got underway in a two-day WorldSBK test at Jerez.
Feel, My Story – Freddie Spencer with Rick Broadbent
How Spencer got his speed
Pub Yarns – Colin Whelan
You can’t go far wrong with a book about pubs in Australia. Lots of local history, classic architecture and earthy characters – on both sides of the bar – are bound to leap off the page. That’s definitely the case with this new 300-page hardback from motorcycle enthusiast
Living the life - Test Rider by Julian Amos
The True Motorcycling Adventures of a Secret Development Test Rider by Julian Amos
Mike Sinclair, King Kenny’s Spanner-man, by Kerry Swanson
“I was the original schoolboy dreamer who got to live it all.” That’s New Zealand’s Mike Sinclair reflecting on a technical career that spanned the last 25 years of the 500 GP era, from 1976 with private entrant Stu Avant to the works Yamaha team with Max Biaggi. Sincla
Nip and Tuck on the CFMoto 650NK
It was nip-tuck time for our CFMoto – the fender eliminator kit for the 650NK is now available and our mates at Promoto kindly installed it for us. I’d like to say that it has enhanced performance, but apart from shaving a modest 1.5kg off the 209.4kg wet weight, it really is
Daily Bikers Motorcycle Colouring Book
Dan Michael, has published the second edition of his Motorcycle Colouring Book, after a sell-out first edition. The second and improved edition book contains 33 highly detailed line drawings of motorcycles spanning four popular categories: Sportsbike/Road/Adventure, Cru
Garden Gate Manx: The Book about my Bike
Anatomy of a Norton
Around the World on Two Wheels, Vagabond Style
If you liked our recent feature on the Australian couple who rode a KTM Erzberg check out these two books, self-published by a couple of crazy Germans. Frank Panthoefer and Simone Dorner chucked in their day jobs to fire up a couple of old Honda Transalps and ride around the w
The Hill Ranch Racers - Nick Ienatsch
Two teenagers, two dirt bikes, two families. The one common area: A big country and a big sky at night. Nick Ienatsch is a long standing American motorcycle racer-journalist and respected instructor on the art of two-wheeled riding. He has written a book that will strike a