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.

‘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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Bent ’Busa

Noel took a Hayabusa and bent it to his will — with spectacular results...

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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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Bike Handling

Ooops! You dropped it. Here’s how to pick it up again...

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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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