January/February 2024

Australian Motorcyclist

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Editor
As we entered 2024, the core directions for Australian Motorcyclist were revisited. “We’re for the Rider” encapsulates the renewal. Australian Motorcyclist draws upon the work and knowledge of several top Australian motorcycle writers. I encourage yo
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Australian Motorcyclist
Publisher: Tony Clemenger Editorial Manager: Susan Plunkett susan.plunkett@clemengermediasales.com.au Sales: Leslie Maxilom leslie.maxilom@clemengermediasales.com.au Design: Southern Bear Creative Solutions Contributors: Nick Edards, Boris Mihailov
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Views
What do you consider to be beautiful bike design. Sleek lines, “art on two wheels”, iconic livery, “understated design”, “distinctive and beautiful design”. These are terms and phrases that can be found in many rider polls and website model descripti
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News
Harley-Davidson’s long-awaited X range has finally hit the dealerships. Milwaukee is having a serious tilt at the Australian LAM market, with its two all-new offerings, the X350 and X500. Having briefly ridden both models at the recent press launch,
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Aussie World Assault In 2024
Australia has some high-class talent taking on the world in 2024, from the recently held Dakar rally with Toby Price, to riders in Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP, Motocross, and Supercross. In Moto3, two Aussies will be competing for the title. Joel the Ginger
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Aussies Abroad
Aussie talents, Dylan Wood and Joel Wightman, have set their eyes on AMA supercross. Joel and Dylan are Australian pro Motocross and Supercross riders, and have set off to the USA to compete in the AMA Supercross Championship. Joel had an impressive
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Keep Cool!
Summer is here, and in Australia we experience the heat, like a taste of our pending eternal damnation. Let’s face it, our country seems to be headed that way, and along with your free sample, your engine also gets a little taste of Hell’s fiery wrat
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20 Splendid Years Of Adriatic Moto
It all started 20 years ago in a home garage with two motorcycles and three avid people: Matej and Martina Malovrh and a good friend, Blaz Zganjar, who are all still very much involved in running the company. Matej had this vision of getting foreign
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Be Cool!
You don’t need to be told it’s hot, because you’ve probably worked that out. Being told you’re hot is great, and actually being hot is quite a burden to bear. Thanks to IXS, you can be both cool and attractive and therefore hot with the IXS-RS-700 Ai
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MV Augusta Ramps Up
High-end Italian motorcycle manufacturer, MV Augusta, is set to increase its production after a strong year in 2023. 12 months ago, MV Augusta announced a strategic partnership with Pierer mobility AG. Since the announcement, MV Augusta has launched
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H-D Recall
Due to a manufacturing defect, affected motorcycles may lose stability whilst operating under certain conditions at higher speeds. This could result in a loss of vehicle control. H-D will be contacting owners however those owners can also request cor
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The Ten Things To Watch
2023 WAS AN WONDERFUL year in MotoGP. Ducati continued its complete domination, and Valentino Rossi’s proteg… Francesco Bagnaia wrapped up his second world title from a hard-charging Spaniard Jorge Martin, who pushed the Italian right to the last rou
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2023 Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory King Daddy
YOU KNOW HOW PARALLEL twins are now the hot chick in the room, right? Yamaha kicked it all off some years back with the MT-07, and within a few years everyone was busy shoving their versions of the 270-degree-cranked mid-sized upright-twin onto the m
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2023 Harley-davidson Sportster S
IF I’M HONEST, I’VE never been able to completely understand the whole Harley-Davidson thing. I don’t mean this in the negative sense. I’ve just never really had much to do with Harleys, apart from observing those who ride them and love them. It’s no
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AUSTRALIAN Motorcyclist
EXPLORE RIDE EXPERIENCES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2024. NSW: Spring Cart Farm Ride with Bob Wozga 3rd, 4th and 5th of May = Weabonga NSW 2340 Spring Cart Farm, there will be a supplied BBQ on Friday and Saturday night, breakfast Saturday and Sunday. Will
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Beautiful Bike Designs
I ASKED FIVE OF OUR regular contributors to provide their ‘take’ or perception on what makes for a beautiful bike design. The following pages provide those views. If you would like to contribute to the discussion, please email yourview@clemengermedia
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Bird Of Play
My theory of excellence in motorcycle design goes a little like this: A bike should be pleasing to the eye, nay beautiful; it should perform at least as well as the manufacturer claims, and the amalgamation of parts that go into making said fast and
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The Exemplar Of Great Bike Design
I’m a simple mechanic, so my brain works a certain way. I’m hardwired to appreciate function over form, and I will always pick a well-engineered bike over a bike everyone reckons is gorgeous, has “character”, and is therefore beautifully designed. To
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Beautifulbikes
Let us understand the proverb, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This is essentially true. That is the nature of proverbs, after all. But they are not entirely true, especially when it comes to motorcycles, because there are some motorcycles wh
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Speed Triple, The Original Streetfighter
In 1994, Triumph released the first Speed Triple and created a new market segment, the factory streetfighter, sportsbike performance in an unfaired bike with a riding position that didn’t require you to have early chiropractic intervention. Today tha
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How To Transport A Motorcycle (complete Guide)
THERE ARE SOUND PRINCIPLES that apply to save you time and money when it comes to motorcycle transport. We’ve created this guide to make the process seamless as possible. We’ll take you through the advantages and potential disadvantages of the variou
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The Ecstasy Of Speed
I’M A FILTHY DEGENERATE. No two ways about it. I speed every chance I get. I always have. I always will. My licence has been shredded more times than a Liberal senator’s meeting notes. You’d think I’d have learned my lesson by now. But some dogs can’
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Meet george Jetson
“YOU’RE AFRAID OF CHANGE. I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin.” Recognise the quote? It’s Keanu Reeves’ character Neo from The Matrix. I find it oddly comfo
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Naked Aggression
THE ROCK I WAS sitting on was hot. Rocks get hot in summer. It is the nature of both the season and the rock. I was hot too, and a little dry-mouthed. But not from thirst. When your entire being has been fire-hosed with adrenalin-powered endorphins,
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Triumph Tiger 1200 Gt It Burns Bright
ONCE UPON A TIME, Triumph’s efforts in the big-bore Adventure bike category were less than optimal. Its Tiger range was big – in every sense of the word. As was its direct competitor, the niche-defining BMW GS. But the Germans had finessed their big
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Worldsbk 2024 Preview
THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR any WorldSBK fan, well maybe not so much the Ducatista, would be that 2024 turns into another year of let’s-chase-Bautista whilst he hauls off into the distance on the Aruba.it factory Ducati V4. Make no mistake, the Spaniard
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2023 Ukraine Neal Bayly Rides
THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY in my soft, comfortable life, images of destroyed buildings, dead and injured civilians and outnumbered soldiers fighting for their country filled Internet news feeds and TV screens. It didn’t seem possible that in plain view
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The Definition Of Stupidity
YOU’VE HEARD THIS DEFINITION of madness. It’s excellent. It’s a straight tooth-busting punch to the face kinda definition. And it goes: “Madness is repeating the same action over and over and expecting a different result.” I’m thinking you could easi
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The Yin And Yang Of The Nadege Cus’tom Kawasaki (my Wife’s Motorcycle):
HERE IS A SIMPLE café racer preparation based on a Kawasaki Zephyr 550. The idea of the project was to make a pleasant cafe racer without making major and expensive modifications, to remain within an affordable budget (isn’t that the basic philosophy
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Who Are You?
I’M NOT A NODDER. There, I said it. Nor do I wave to other bike riders on the road. There are exceptions, of course. I’ll wave to people I know. Sometimes, if I’m in the absolute middle of nowhere, I might even wave to someone I don’t know. But that
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Held Sambia gloves
AS YOU CAN SEE, I have been using these Held Sambia summer gloves since early spring last year. They have done a lot of miles. Why? Simple. They’re my go-to summer glove. To be honest, I pretty much exclusively wear Held gloves, and have for years. I
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