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Triumph Speed Triple
Without a superbike in its range, Triumph relies on the Speed Triple to uphold brand honour in the big-bore performance market. So is it a thinking rider’s sportsbike, or a task too far?
RACING LEGEND BARRY SHEENE
Temperatures were on the rise, and so was Barry Sheene on the two-stroke Suzuki
Careering across the Coorong
When the Auto Cycle Union refused to ratify speed records between our two largest cities, speed demons in the City of Churches rejoiced.
VanderHeide - carbon-fibre feast
The market for crazy-expensive, super-exotic bikes appears to be booming as customers rush to get their hands on limited-run bikes like the Honda RC213V-S. And now those lucky enough to be in the market for an AUD $220,000 motorcycle have an even tougher decision to make. That
Aussie Motorcycle jeans capture global attention in the Motorcycle Brand Contest
“Game changing” Aussie Motorcycle jeans capture global attention in the Motorcycle Brand Contest of the German Design Council
DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 ENDURO
One of the most coveted items in the world of press launches isn’t the T-shirt or the factory embossed Swiss army knife or even the ‘must bring back for the kids’ one-off baseball cap. No, we are talking here about the limited edition hardcover souvenir book. The one I now
First ride on the Harley-Davidson Roadster
As the bike rolled into the car park for my Sunday group ride, the owner of the new 883 beside me stared at the Roadster with dinner plate eyes. “What’s thaaat?” he queried, with a combination of wonder and longing in his voice. It was the same thing you hear at Christmas w
Sykes Wins As Rea Retires In Race Two
A halted and restarted second FIM Superbike World Championship race at Laguna Seca was won by Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) after the first attempted running got red flagged. The restart made 21-laps of the intense 3.619km circuit in central California. A final podium battle
Rea From Sykes In Race One
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won his first ever race at Laguna Seca after a 25-lap contest with his team-mate Tom Sykes, who eventually finished 0.819 seconds behind. In third place Nicky Hayden (Honda World Superbike Team) held off a final corner attempted pass from his
Sykes Again The Superpole Master
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) once again proved the fastest Superpole runner, taking his 37th career pole position and his seventh of the season with a lap of 1’22.155. In his latest pre-race triumph Sykes was 0.055 seconds ahead of his team-mate Jonathan Rea, and 0.324 sec
Yamaha YZF-R6 SP 60th Anniversary
The yellow, black and white Yamaha YZF-R6 is screaming bonkers through useless earplugs and holds only two gears throughout the tight track while the Bridgestones go through their warm-up cycle. We’re at Wakefield Park in NSW for some track testing, and it’s all a
MOTO GUZZI 500 V8 RACER
THERE is an aura about the Moto Guzzi 500 V8 that defies the fact that it raced for only two years (1956-57) and somehow never won a World Championship GP. Created exactly 60 years ago in a small workshop on the shores of Lake Como by a team of just 12 men, including the thre