SPECIAL FEATURES

You didn’t even know you wanted to know this
Ever wondered how we come up with the ideas for some of our special features? Yep, so do we. From testing – really testing – wet weather gear to working out how much it really costs you to ride a bike compared to driving a car we’ve looked at it all. And if we haven’t, we will. If it sounds like fun.


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‘Waterproof’ gloves

As far as I know we’re still the only magazine in this country to put allegedly waterproof gloves to the test. Technology and models change, so we thought it was probably time to do it again – but this time we added boots ‘n’ suits...

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10 ways to Save Fuel

I am slowly getting used to paying $20 or more when I fill my bike’s tank. No, that’s not true. I am not getting used to it. I am getting to hate it more and more every time it happens...

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A tribute: Erik Buell

Buell American Motorcycles closes its doors...

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Bike Asia 2008

All bike shows are not alike, as we found at BikeAsia. In April, the first pan-Asian bike show took place in Singapore.

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Bikes of ’09

The wizards of motorcycle design have come up with the goods again...

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Bikes of '08

Tommy Hanlon Jnr once said that if he’d known he was going to last this long, he would have taken better care of himself. I find it difficult to believe that I have lasted long enough to be asked to write about the motorcycles of 2008...

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Bikes of 2009

It might have been an annus horribilis for the industry, but not for riders...

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Bikes of 2010

There were not as many new models as usual at the Milan Motorcycle Show but, like this CR&S Duu, they were still well worth seeing

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Davo does distance

Iron Butt Secrets - How does Australia’s best-known long distance rider do it?

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Heaven or Hell?

What is this $US109 million purchase all about?...

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