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Throwback Thursday | Ken Blake’s Jesser Triumph

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:30:07 +0000

Many of us have dreamt of riding our very own road bike to fame and glory by taking it to victory in a gruelling TT race. But one

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Battling Boxers, The Butler & Smith R90S Superbikes Story

Alan Cathcart — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:13:37 +0000

BMW’s success in the 2024–25 WorldSBK Championship with Toprak Razgatlioglu was the culmination of a strategy set in motion back in 2009 when BMW began reshaping its once-conservative

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WorldSBK Gallery | Phillip Island 2026, Saturday

Bike Review — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:07:53 +0000

Saturday Gallery | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit belonged to Nicolo Bulega, with the Italian completing a flawless day by securing pole position and converting it into a dominant Race

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WorldSBK Gallery | Phillip Island 2026, Friday

Bike Review — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:57:33 +0000

The opening day of the 2026 WorldSBK season at the Phillip Island GP circuit unfolded much as expected, with pre-season favourite Nicolo Bulega stamping his authority on Friday practice… Here

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Throwback Thursday | Over Racing TRX850R Giant Killer

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:30:23 +0000

We’ve brought you Sir Al’s TRX850 proddie test, now his Over Racing TRX850R racer. Born as a Japan-only oddity, the TRX became a giant-killer when Cathcart and Over

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Feature Column | Is the end near for the four pot shaftie?

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:34:43 +0000

With the Yamaha FJR1300, the last four-cylinder shaft drive bike on the market, now only available here and in Canada, four-pot shafties are all but gone. We still

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Travel Feature | How the Poms do MotoGP, Silverstone Visited

Nigel Paterson — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:31:28 +0000

Silverstone Raceway in the heart of England has been a motorcycle racing circuit since around 1949, after it had been converted from an RAF bomber base during World War II.

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Aussies Racing Abroad | October 2025

Edward Stratmann — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:34:05 +0000

Aussies Racing Abroad | October 2025. With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, Ed Stratmann’s column focuses on how

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Bear Tracks | Get Fresh With Fuel, Old beer just may be fine, old fuel not so much

Peter Thoeming — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 02:54:20 +0000

An assurance that you will get from every zythophile is that the best beer is the beer you drink at the brewery. As soon as it is decanted

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Aussies Racing Abroad | September 2025

Edward Stratmann — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:30:41 +0000

Aussies Abroad September 2025 | With many Australians showcasing their skills abroad in a range of disciplines both on-track and off-road, our latest column focuses on how they’re

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