Oh how distant seems the day when I first became absorbed by the mystique of our mutually beloved form of transport, the sublime Motorbicycle. How many are the years which...
“What did you think about during the ride?” Guido and I are finally sitting on the verandah of the Tintaldra Pub after seven hours of more-or-less constant road time. He...
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...
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...
“Ah, it’s those pricks again. Quick, John, chuck this sheet over ya bike." Mid-stroke the coffee cup got diverted to the bike lift as I stood up and flicked the...
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...
Things have been quiet in the office for getting on an hour, ever since the Iced VoVos ran out. Only the incessant whirr of Boggles’ nicotine-stained fingers punching out news...
Few names in motorcycle racing evoke more emotion than that of Mike Hailwood, a legend to two generations of racing fans the world over. Don Cox, in the third of...
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....
There’s no doubt about it. I’m a typical tradesman. Well, it’s not that I’m a real tradesman. I left the Fixing Things business shortly before The Powers That Be declared...
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...
Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand in 1952 and studied engineering at Victoria University in Wellington. In 1976 Ian began working for the New Zealand Ducati distributors Baker, and...
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...
With care born of years of painful experience I raised the eyelid covering my left eye, at the same time making a concerted effort to restrain the eyeball located therein...