1979 Honda CBX1000: Touring in the Fast Lane
This was no jaunt; no weekend parade across two states to wash out the brain beans. This was an Open Road extravaganza. Some 5000 km in four weeks laid back...
1969 Kawasaki Mach III 500 and 1972 Mach IV 750
A Two Wheels road test may mean testing a 750cc sportster or a 50cc step through. It is difficult to be objective, for we love motorcycles and motorcycling and it...
2004 BMW R 1200 GS
The little clearing in the scrub is perfect for the night’s camp. Plenty of firewood, no chance of human visitors, comfortable ground to roll the swag out on and a...
1971-1974 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport
Guzzi’s V7 Sport is close to the perfect motorcycle. And that’s allowing that the bike’s general specifications will give it appeal only to a smallish number of riders, and that...
1994 Triumph Speed Triple
Speed Triple. It's a name which begged to be used at some stage. Whether this is the Triumph which deserves it or not is another matter. Perhaps some model more...
1980 BMW R80G/S
The BMW R80G/S is an important motorcycle. Not because it will sell a million. It won't. Not because it’s everyone's ideal. It may be, but it's $5000. Not because it’s...
1998 Ducati 900SS
Ducati’s 900SS had it all its own way for years. Only Ducati understood the joy of a compact, simple, large capacity sporting twin. Character, individuality, stirring if humble performance, compact...
Comparison: 1993 Honda CBR900RR vs Kawasaki ZXR750 vs Suzuki GSX-R750W vs Yamaha YZF750R
Like Honda's 900 last year, the YZF had the Sunday road cafes abuzz with excited riders, eager to see what Yamaha could come up with after so long out of...
1978 Triumph Bonneville T140
If you believed all the stories you heard about British motorcycles, it would have to come as a giant surprise to learn that they are still alive and well, and...
1976 Honda CB750F1 Super Sport
It was Soichiro Honda who first gave the world the modern multi for the masses when in 1969 the incredible (at the time) 750 four-cylinder CB750 upstaged the opposition. It...
2001 Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod
Some bikes you can just climb on, hit the button and ride hard, confident that you know what the bike is about and that it will respond to your slightest...
2005 MV Agusta F4 1000 Agostini
This stunningly beautiful creature's credentials go more than skin deep, for it is also the most powerful 1000cc sportsbike on the road. Forget its claim of 122kW because it does...
1972 MV Agusta 750 S
How do you start to write about the MV Agusta? Do you detail the way they have dominated the world championships, do you point out that the factory's craftsmen only...
1997 Honda VTR1000 Firestorm
It’s amazing the amount of interest the new generation Japanese twins have stirred up out there in motorcycle land. In nearly every place motorcyclists gather - bike shops, pubs, rallies,...
BMW R75/5
Living with a BMW for any length of time is like being exposed to old guard aristocracy. One is continually aware of the need to tidy up shortcomings, to make...