Australian Road Rider

STORY: GREG LEECH PHOTOS: SPENCER LEECH • ABS • Back rest pad • Engine protection bars • Panniers • Quick-release screen Reborn Triumph knew it had to get seriously involved in the cruiser category. Yes, it had its America and Speedmaster, but it wan

STORY AND PHOTOS: STEF MALLACI Most motorcycle riders know the Manic Street Preachers, a Welsh indie pop band that thrashed their guitars into the limelight throughout the ’90s for their hit song, “Motorcycle Emptiness”. First released in 1997, the r

STORY: SPENCER LEECH PHOTOS: DEAN WALTERS When the crew at BMW aim their sights on a new market, they rarely miss. Take for instance the GS series and its place in the adventure market, the R Nine T models in the retro segment, or even the S1000 rang

Classically styled jeans with traditional waist and straight legs with slight boot cut to fit over riding boots. Does it get much more basic than that? Well, there is more than that; they are CE2-approved, fully lined with ROOMOTO protective lining f

STORY AND PHOTOS: NIGEL CROWLEY I had a few reasons to head off for the weekend, not the least of which was to help a mate celebrate his birthday: dodgy geezer by the name of Mick Matheson — you may have heard of him. It was also time to take our lon

STORY: SPENCER LEECH PHOTOS: GREG LEECH For those who’ve just joined us, this is one of our long-term test bikes. It’s Suzuki’s middleweight LAMS sportster and the newest iteration of the long-lived SV650 platform. I have been testing this bike for o

STORY: BRIAN RIX PHOTOS: BRIAN RIX AND SHIRELY HARDY-RIX “Is this a two-way road?” My American mate, Dave, who lives in Florida is wide-eyed and can’t stop the grin from showing underneath his helmet. We’re surrounded by snow heaped up over the heigh

STORY: GREG LEECH PHOTOS: SMAC! MEDIA AND KTM “Still, it was a delight. In a very masculine, adrenalin-soaked, holy shit kinda way” Certain things define certain brands. Ducati? Performance and handling. Harley-Davidson? Street presence. Honda? Unbre

Here we have a set of retro-style goggles. They’re produced in Italy and made for the road. The Vintage goggles combine modern technology in the frame and lens, with highly specialised hand-finishing on the sewn leather and metal components. The fram

Soft, generic ear plugs. I’ve been using them for a long time now and frankly, they drive me berserk. I never seem to get a perfect seal, they pull out when I’m putting on my helmet and after a few days on the road, irritate my ears. I have persisted

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In my time I’ve had many pairs of motorcycle boots, but my default has always been to buy the best race boot I could afford. My rationale is that if they’re designed to prevent you from crashing your brains out on a circuit, they must off er good pro

STORY: NIGEL CROWLEY PHOTOS: HEATHER WARE I’m going to start this review from the wrong end, sort of. When you read the following, keep in mind that this bike has an RRP of a dollar under 12½ grand. The reason I’m saying this upfront isn’t because th

Dear ARR, I continue to be impressed by the ongoing evolution of ARR — it’s very much for the better! The 132 pages of interesting reads mean great value for money. In fact, it’s the only magazine I subscribe to and I have for many, many years. Chang

STORY AND PHOTOS: MARK JONES A lone motorcyclist, crossing the desert of Arizona. Dark, ominous clouds building to the left. A bend in the road means heading straight into their path. Thunder, to make Thor proud, booms in rolling waves. Lightning fla

Harley-Davidson plans to develop 100 new bikes over the next decade, with part of its future range consisting of electric bikes. Bill Davidson, great-grandson of Harley founder William Davidson and vice president of the Harley museum in Milwaukee, ha