Australian Motorcyclist

I’LL start this month’s editorial saying, The Bear and Ralph got it easy the last month as they both got to go to EICMA to not only see all the latest and greatest two wheeled machines, but also all the pretty ladies that adorn a lot of these machine

IMAGINE THIS-Sir David Attenborough is involved in the development of Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 is during the very last marketing meetings leading up to the final release. He says, “I say lads, if this motorcycle were in the animal kingdom it would have be

“IT’S THE VIBE OF IT,” as Dennis Denuto said in The Castle. You can quote all the numbers you like, chasing bike sales figures downward into despond, but a good bike show will pull you out of that quick smart. By my long-established Motorcycle Show M

AS YOU’LL KNOW, most manufacturers have taken one of their litre sportsbikes, ripped its clothes off and turned it into a ballistic naked street weapon. Yamaha has done this with the R1, turning it into the crazy MT-10. The latest model of the MT-10

THIS MAP IS IN response to the massive bushfires roaring through NSW. We can only hope rain starts falling to help bring them under control and to try and inject some life back into the dry, desert-like conditions across not only NSW, but most of the

SMOKEHEAD ISLAY Single Malt Whisky has teamed up with Tyler Lunceford over the past nine months to build a one-of-a-kind customised Ducati, inspired by vintage motorcycles. The time has come to reveal ‘The Smoker’. The expertly crafted motorcycle was

THERE ARE SOME questions that, as a motorcycle writer, I encounter more often than others. One of them is “why is product x more expensive than product y?” An associated question is “why is product x more expensive here in country y (Australia, say)

Benelux revealed the winning ‘Project Scout Bobber’ contest build at the BigTwin Bikeshow and Expo earlier this month. ‘Hasty Flaming Buffalo’, by Dutch designer Luuc Muis of LM Creations, is a beautifully elegant blend of modern technology and the c

BASED IN THE western suburbs of Melbourne (100 New Street, Spotswood, Victoria 3015 to be exact) JAX Garage was created in mid-2019, so they’re definitely the new kids on the block in terms of custom motorcycle building. The company was primarily cre

I ROCK UP TO THE bar of the Terminus Hotel at Morgan with a message from a mate. Tony’s a water man - a bloke whose enthusiasm for boats, especially wooden sailing boats, knows no plimsoll line. A few months earlier he was sailing his new obsession

MARCEL IS THE Business Unit Manager Moto for Pirelli Tyres Australia and is responsible for the premium brands of Pirelli and Metzeler. AMM Marcel you have an enviable position in the Australian motorcycling landscape. Tyres are an expensive item an

ONE OF THE comments you’ll hear quite often following, or even during, a visit to Turkey is how amazingly friendly and hospitable the Turkish people can be. Especially considering how we, the Anzacs, invaded their country during the First World War,

IF EICMA DIDN’T have a single motorcycle but just accessories, clothes and such, I would still be tempted to go. The thing is – you don’t know what you’re missing if you don’t. Sure you can track manufacturers whom you know on the web, but will you a

IT’S OLD HOME MONTH for the Bear in this issue. He’s either been on trips with all of these tour operators, or he’s borrowed bikes from them. Can’t ask for better recommendations, then. Our friends at IMTBIKE in Spain have issued an invitation for yo

OUR ROYAL ENFIELD 650 has made the pilgrimage to, ‘The Island’ for MotoGP. My , goes races year and with a bunch a of mates tries to come up with an alternative route each year. This time round they took the long way and headed out to Bathurst and do

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I REALISE THIS COLUMN will not be read by the people who maybe need to read it. People who are still in their teens and flubbing about on L-plates wondering if this whole motorcycle thing is really all it’s cracked up to be. Listening to a 300cc Kwak