1987 Moto Guzzi 1000 Le Mans
A run of the mill bike the Moto Guzzi 1000 Le Mans definitely is not. In fact, as Harleys, Ducatis and BMWs get more refined, reliable and sophisticated - more...
1998 Honda VFR800FI
Honda has a special place in its corporate heart for the VFR. This bike embodies so much of what Honda is: Innovative, but rather humble about it; conservative, but highly...
1978 Kawasaki Z1-R
Kawasaki has launched the Silver Bullet as its answer to the opposition's total performance quest. The Z1-R makes the King Kawasaki into an instant classic and one of the best...
1974 Ducati 750 Sport
In a Classic Two Wheels special feature on this fabulous bike, we kick off with Brian Cowan's original Australian road test from Two Wheels' October 1974 issue, followed by renowned...
1973 Suzuki GT250 vs Yamaha RD250
Yamaha or Suzuki? It was the burning question on many a young dude's mind in 1973, and it took Australia's most comprehensive road test to pick the best 250 stroker....
1975 BMW R90S
There is universal agreement among motorcycle enthusiasts that the BMW is about the world’s finest motorcycle. The marque still seems to set a standard all but unapproachable by most makes...
1973 Norton 850 Commando
Conqueror of distance and time, this twin has the stamina to survive until the wheel turns full circle, returning simplicity to motorcycle powerplants. And, if that hasn’t already happened, the...
1986 Laverda SFC1000
Lining up bikes to test in Two Wheels has always been an aspect of the job which has its fair share of coincidences and twists of fate. As a rule,...
1975 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing
It's big, bulbous and ostentatious, but Honda's innovative GL1000 is a technical tour-de-force and the most significant new model in motorcycling in a decade! Brian Cowan has the full story....
1987 Yamaha FZR1000 vs Suzuki GSX-R1100
Geoff Seddon compares Yamaha’s new FZR1000 and the current Two Wheels Bike of the Year, the Suzuki GSX-R1100. Every other bike he’s ridden now seems a bit insignificant. Virtually from...
1984 Harley-Davidson FXST Softail
It has been said that every man alive, from dunny cleaner to High Court judge, has at some stage in his life dreamed of rolling down the road on a...
1984 Yamaha RZ500
Yamaha has claimed for years that its two stroke twins are the next best thing to TZ racers with lights. Well, that may be open to discussion, but the RZ500...
1975 Moto Guzzi 850T
The concept of a "special touring mount" is one quite new to motorcycling - a result of the specialisation of the breed. Sure, you can still buy an all-rounder -...
1972 Suzuki GT750
Suzuki’s water-cooled triple is no boulevard brainsnapper. You lose at the lights, but win the race in open touring country – or just with suavely-styled good looks! Derek Pickard reports....
1986 Kawasaki 1000GTR
At last a Japanese factory has brought its engineering expertise to bear on the production of a true sports/touring motorcycle. The company is Kawasaki and the bike is the 1000GTR....