Cruiser Bikes

Bad to the bones Bare … err … bones bobber Wait long enough, they say, and everything comes back into fashion but while it might be best to leave that black velvet cat-suit you wore […]

We sit in at a Harley-Davidson Technician Training Course to meet the latest class of Top Guns — or should that be Top Spanners? Charlie Palmer is a Harley-Davidson Global Trainer with “The Knowledge” oozing […]

Glam up the ride, ladies H-D’s Isabel Perez says it’s the little things that make you feel sexy on your bike Getting ready for a ride is just like going on a hot date: it’s […]

XRated Harley’s new XR1200 is a Sportster that lives up to its name You can’t keep a good bike down. Harley-Davidson’s XR750R has been winning flat-track races in the US every weekend for decades, and […]

The Speedmaster chronicles FOR ONCE I was sorry not to be travelling on the M7. I have a particular grievance with NSW’s state administrators who seem to think it fair to slug us extra to […]

Life after mumbo The most powerful V-Star, if that’s your thing I’d like to get one thing off my chest right away. There has been a lot of argument recently about cruiser power requirements. For […]

Saddle up Here is the second of our regular series on customising. You could say we’re, err, starting from the bottom… The seat’s probably the last thing you look at when you’re buying a bike, […]

Getting belted Not comfortable with the idea of belt drives? Here’s all you need to know Words: Terri Dodd Mitch Hedberg once said, “My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my […]

Goldilocks is here Not too this, not too that … in fact, just right Some cruisers can be, let’s face it, a little intimidating. Lots of power, lots of weight, lots of everything. Not that […]

Kevin Kronk once rode a miniature Brough Superior to become the world’s youngest motorcycle rider Words: Neil Kronk Photos: Kronk family Well, it seemed good to The Bear, so I made the phone call. When […]