Blog
A Day at the Races
Motorcycle racing is in the doldrums we’re told, dominated by the international racing we can see on TV, with no crowds going to the local races. All true, sort of. While there was a brief […]
Articles by Nigel Paterson
News
Packed Phillip Island WorldSBK schedule
Fresh from Phillip Island… …. 15 races and on-track action from 8:30am to 5:30pm across all three days Only two weeks to go till the world superbike riders hit Australia’s Phillip Island, and with […]
News
TeamMoto Indian?
Indian motorcycles will soon be sold through Motorcycle Holdings in Australia, the ASX-listed retailer best known for its TeamMoto stores. MotorCycle Holdings will represent the Indian Motorcycle brand in Brisbane, Gold Coast, two locations in […]
Bike
Harley’s new Fat Boy
Harley has announced a 30th Anniversary Fat Boy. We’ve knocked up this slide show to tell you about it.
Blog
Getting your Knee Down
Getting your knee down – sliding a knee scraper on a racetrack through a corner – is one of the most exhilarating experiences a motorcyclist can enjoy. It’s a rush only a small percentage or […]
Products
Mitas Sport Force for our FJR
There’s a new set of tyres going onto the Australian Road Rider Yamaha FJR1300, Mitas Touring Force rubber in the standard 120/70ZR17 and 180/55ZR17 sizes. Mitas isn’t a name you might associate with road bike […]
News
Yamaha’s Sydney Motorsport Park R-Experience
Yamaha is hosting a day at Sydney Motorsport Park – it hasn’t been called Eastern Creek for a while now – where you can ride your R-Series Yamaha, get some training from motoDNA to improve your […]
Tips & Tricks
Australians riding a rental motorcycle in the USA
For issue #153, Roderick Eime wrote an article about riding in the USA, and with the help of friend came up with these general tips for Australians looking to ride in the USA. Now this […]
Bike
BMW strokes the R nineT
Back in The Old Days BMW would indicate model generations by putting a stroke (or what younger readers might call a forward slash) and number after the basics – so the R50/5, was part of […]
Gear
Ugly Fish Peeper Protection
When we got invited to the Australian launch of the new Royal Enfield 650 twins [#151] I dug out my coolest open-face lid then looked around for some worthy eyewear to go with it. I’d […]