Bike Tests
AUSSIE LAUNCH - 2019 YAMAHA YZF-R3
Yamaha is dominating the small-capacity production racing series these days and, it turns out, for good reason
Aussie Launch 2019 Yamaha YZF-R3
Considering I looked past it thinking it was probably the lead rider’s YZF-R6 when I lobbed at the Aussie launch of Yamaha’s updated YZF-R3, it’s fair to say the Japanese firm’s design crew hit the mark in capturing the look of its R-series sportsbike family. But what tha
Quick spin - Ducati Multistrada 950 Enduro
Not too big, but not too small to stand its own in any company, Ducati’s 950 Multistrada is carving a niche in the adventure segment that could be just right
World Launch - 2019 KTM 790 Adventure
We head to the far east of Morocco, where KTM’s dominant Dakar squad train no less, to ride the firm’s all-new mid-capacity adventure bike
The highlights of 2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR
Kawasaki’s new Ninja ZX-10RR exists for one single purpose – to ensure its WorldSBK domination continues Bending WorldSBK’s rulebook used to be the domain of Ducati with its various homologation specials, which bore only a visual resemblance to its road-going siblings. Ext
2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR
Kawasaki’s new Ninja ZX-10RR exists for one single purpose – to ensure its WorldSBK domination continues
Ducati Panigale V4 S
It’s one of the sexiest bikes on earth – but does it belong on the road?
DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1260 S
Ducati’s new Multistrada 1260 S could possibly be the best everyday motorcycle on the market
MOTO MORINI CORSARO 1200 ZT
Thoroughly Italian and delightfully undigitised, this is old-school big-bore streetfighter bliss
Ducati Scrambler 1100 Sport
The Scrambler has stepped up from its traditional design brief and Ducati is now serving up a wonderfully brutish Scrambler 1100
First Ride - 2018 Kawasaki H2 SX SE
Kawasaki’s H2 SX. Putting the sport into touring since 2018
KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R
KTM has a reputation for pushing the off-road end of the adventure bike spectrum. Actually, the Austrian brand doesn’t mind fairly busting through such barriers and roaring their ADV machines deep into dirtbike world. Just look at the antics hero Kiwi off-road rider Chris Birch