When I was 17, on my provisional license here in Australia, one of the blokes in the riding group that I had latched onto rode a mint 1984 Suzuki RG250 …
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Ducati’s reassertion of its WorldSBK supremacy in 2022-23, with double title wins for Bautista after the Italian factory went a decade without any championship success, prompts a look in the …
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Europe was going through dramatic changes with their motorcycle manufacturing in 1973, Japan had well and truly proved that they could match and best the bikes of the Western world. …
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Dave Ward, the owner of this 1980 Ducati Pantah 500 race bike, is the proprietor of Moto Italia workshop. Moto Italia specialise in all things Italian – from servicing to …
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Open roads and searing heat, every rider has had the thought “Maybe I should ride across Australia?” Tony couldn’t let it just stay a dream, putting his plans in motion …
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Andrew’s 1998 Yamaha SZR660 is certainly a one-of-a-kind build, drawing attention everywhere he goes. I was lucky enough to be allowed to take it for a quick spin to see …
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We will call this one an “unofficial” Wes Cooley edition because Suzuki never actually marketed the bike a Wes Cooley GS1000S. It was simply a blue and white S version …
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My first love, or rather my first ‘real’ bike, was a brand new 1977 Yamaha RD250. I was 17 at the time and a poor apprentice fitter earning a 34 …
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I’m an absolute Yamaha RZ nut, I’ve ground-up restored an RZV500 for a mate and my first road bike was a RZ250FN. Here is a look at the rare 125, …
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Back in 1987 my Suzuki RM80X got nicked and it broke my heart. With the usual living expenses as a family, there was no hope of me getting another bike …
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