1979-1986 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
It is now more than forty-four years since Mike Hailwood came out of retirement to win the 1978 TT Formula One race at the Isle of Man on an NCR...
1975-1978 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans
Dawn struggled hard, but only managed to change the clouds from black to silver-grey. The Metzelers crackled on the dewy grass as the Guzzi was pushed towards my front gate....
1972 Kawasaki Z1 and 1976 Kawasaki Z900
Rolling from a factory in Akashi, Japan, as you read this, is the most exciting mass-produced motorcycle in the world. Kawasaki has built its Super4, a 900cc four-cylinder four stroke...
1994-1998 Harley-Davidson Road King
Coming over that last hill on the outskirts of town, it seemed like the valley and the road wound on to the mountains in the distance. A cloudless sky, a...
Ducati 1972 750GT and 1974 750 Super Sport
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the release of Ducati's first production V-twin, the 750GT in 1971, Classic Two Wheels here presents Two Wheels magazine's original road test of the...
The Muscle Act: 1980 Suzuki GS1000S, Honda CB900FZ and Kawasaki Z1000 MkII
The hyperwave of overkill has been broken upon our shores for more than a year now. Cylinder overkill (numbers), size overkill (capacity), weight overkill, complexity overkill and certainly pricing overkill....
BMW R100RS 1976-1984/1986-1992
The new flagship of the small BMW fleet is really some motorcycle, as it ought to be for a cool $4500 on the road. It is new in several regards,...
Ducati Pantah 1979-1985
Ducati has never claimed that its bikes are for everyone. Like the Italian exotic car industry, Ducati Meccanica S.p.A. does not build mediocre machinery for mediocre people. Lowest common denominators...
1998 Yamaha YZF R1
Reset your mind for the R1. Your preconceived notions of the ultimate sportsbike are a distant speck in its mirrors. Your favourite mountain road is suddenly tighter and shorter than...
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...