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...
If there’s one problem with philanthropy, it is that one’s good trust in humanity is constantly being attacked by miserable reality. Most folk discard the whole concept of human good...
You know the scene which is stuck on the end of all motor racing films? The one where the hero wanders out on to the deserted track opposite the grandstands....
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...
Perhaps 30 years is long enough. It should be. Most of the people involved are dead or wrong in the head by now, and that's just my mates. The few...
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...
Being as I spend most of my time on, under, dismantling, dreaming about, scheming about, lying about, lying next to, sliding next to, sweating over and swearing at motorcycles of...
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 -...
Long-time readers of this illustrious rag may remember Lester Morris' tales of memorable rides in the late Fifties with his mate Fred. Well, we recently heard from Lester again, and...
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....
SO you want to be a road tester, huh? Piece of cake, lots of fun, any idiot could do it. We get a lot of mail wondering how we do...
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....
The widespread adoption of 30 years as the entry age for club rego has put some great bikes into the collectibles frame. Guido from AllMoto.com picks the gems from 1990....
The thought of testing Ducati’s new 750 Sport had chief roadtester Geoff Seddon weak at the knees in anticipation. Did the name Sport herald a new King? Would this be...
Just when you thought too much bike was barely enough, Suzuki let rip with the maddest, baddest machine we had ever seen. Mick Matheson’s roadtest of the original 1999 Hayabusa....