Australians, like our American and British brethren, are spoilt for choice when it comes to buying and customising bikes. We’re lucky enough to have global access to pretty much any…
Let’s be blunt: the BN302 is Benelli’s first Chinese-built motorcycle – and it’s most affordable model to date – but if you think that equates to cheap ‘n nasty, you’d…
In 2014 Yamaha pulled the covers off the MT-09 in what was arguably the launch of the MT (aka Monster Torque) range so far. Since then nearly every year, or…
THE FIRST BIKE out of revamped Italian brand SWM is a modernised version of the Husqvarna TE630, a bike cut down in its prime when BMW bought the company. Reviving…
There aren’t many motorcycles that can call themselves genuine Aussie legends. The ubiquitous postie bike is certainly one. And perhaps the next most appropriate candidate for that title would be…
“We ARE rocket scientists” – so reads the slogan on the sweatshirt of Robin Tuluie. In fact, Tuluie was originally an astrophysicist before he moved to Mercedes-Benz in 2011 and…
The MT-07 had a scratch. Two in fact – one on the tank decal and one just beneath it. “Wonder how that happened,” I pondered out loud to my colleagues.
Ask people to name five classic British motorcycle marques and a few names will invariably come up. Triumph, obviously … Norton, of course … and Royal Enfield, even if it…
There’s something about the Grom that brings out the grom in everyone, no matter how miserable they are. Even the guy in his tray-topped dick extension who, upon seeing me…
Sitting astride the Moto Guzzi V7 II Special Scrambler, I look down to be greeted by a familiar sight. Just ahead of my knees are the exposed alloy rocker covers…
The XDiavel is a completely new bike, a new motorcycling experience, and it doesn’t need all the theatrics for me to recognise and report that it is a truly brilliant…
There’s no arguing the new Brutale 800 is stunning. It’s still the jaw-dropping poster bike the original model was 15 years ago. This is the first machine to come from…
