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  • Australian Road Rider2 min read
    Everyday Lid
    If you ride often, you need an everyday helmet, and the new AGV K3 is an excellent choice. I’ve been lucky enough to have access to premium helmets over the year and yes, they are great — super-snug and ultra-aerodynamic lids for high-speed work on r
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Harley-davidson Cvo Road Glide
    Type: Milwaukee-Eight™ 121 VVT 45° V-twin, air-cooled with liquid-cooled heads Capacity: 1977cc Compression ratio: 11.4:1 Engine management: Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) Claimed maximum power: 115hp / 86kW @ 5020rpm Claimed maxim
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Aussie V-strom Luggage
    Andy Strapz is now manufacturing a soft luggage system for Suzuki’s V-Strom 800 DE. The lightweight but strong steel frames keep saddlebags steady and located perfectly and are designed for use with throw-over bags which put the weight on the seat. T
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Benelli’s Little Adventure Commuter
    Benelli has announced the BKK 300, a small dirt-road-capable adventure bike which is also at home commuting or being a fine mount for learners practising their skills. Thirty-odd horsepower is produced by the BKK’s single-cylinder engine, while the b
    Australian Road Rider2 min read
    Honda Wants To Eliminate The Clutch
    Honda’s Dual-Clutch (DCT) systems have been available fora few years now and are proving to be the first technology motorcyclists have really been willing to embrace which eliminate the clutch lever and adopt automatic shifting. Now the company is in
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Carry More Comfortably
    Macna is best known for its quality riding gear, and now the European company is producing innovative and comfortable ways to carry a bit of extra stuff on a ride. The Hip Bag ($69.95, 35×9×14cm) features Ripstop/3D mesh and EVA materials and feature
    Australian Road Rider10 min read
    Bmw’s Nuke’em Naked
    I’m just going to say this straight up. This bike is bloody fast. Even by the lofty standards of litre nakeds… it’s bloody fast! Now we can move on. All the top naked bikes are fun and track capable, yet… they’re usually emancipated versions of their
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Specifications
    Type: Liquid cooled, inline 3-cylinder, 12 valve, DOHC, 240° firing order Capacity: 660cc Bore: 74.04mm Stroke: 51.1mm Compression: 12.05:1 Maximum power: 70kW (95PS) at 11,250rpm / LAMS: 41.9kW (57hp) at 6750rpm Maximum torque: 69Nm at 8250rpm / LAM
    Australian Road Rider5 min read
    Boss Cocky
    Wayne Gardner’s victory in the inaugural World Championship Australian 500 Grand Prix in April 1989 was a watershed moment, especially for me as a budding motorcycle journalist. The best riders in the world attracted some 92,000 spectators to Phillip
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Competition:
    The Austrian firm’s entry-level ADV machine is sized and specced to suit on-and off-road riding. It delivers 44HP from a 373cc single-cylinder engine, and has 170mm wheel travel at each end, with 19/17-inch mag wheels and a 14.5-litre fuel tank. Hond
    Australian Road Rider2 min read
    Last Look
    Back in 2022 I did a tour of the Himalayas on a Royal Enfield Himalayan, and wasn’t the least bit surprised to see the small-bore single adventure bike was the most popular modern machine around… but I was a little shocked to see how many old Bullet
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Flippedout Lid
    A flip helmet with a 180° rotating chin guard, the LS2 FF901 Advant X Helmet offers convenience and comfort for year-round riding. The Advant X offers an excellent balance of comfort and safety, with a multi-density EPS liner, Emergency Release Syste
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Motorrad Garage Honda Xl750 Transalp
    Honda’s brand new XL750 Transalp is set to arrive in Australia real soon and Motorrad Garage already has a full line up of new SW-Motech products designed to make the mid-size Honda even better prepared for outback battle. Check out www.motorradgarag
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Versatile Tankbags
    Shad’s new range of compact, versatile and affordable “Click System” tankbags makes carrying a small amount of gear really convenient and simple, without risk of damage to your tank. You bolt a Click System ring to the fuel filler of your bike (inexp
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Cfmoto Targets The Fun Market With Mini Retros
    Your minimoto options just expanded thanks to the new CFMOTO XO Papio machines being launched in Australia. There are two models to choose from: the XO Papio Racer or Trail. With styling from the 20th century, the Papio Racer will appeal not just to
    Australian Road Rider11 min read
    American Premium
    While outwardly the changes seem relatively modest, when you ride the new CVO Road Glide or Street Glide, the changes made by Harley-Davidson with these new bikes make them so much better it’s not funny — it’s kinda tragic for those who own older mod
    Australian Road Rider6 min read
    Never Mind The Isle Of Man
    A multi-bike pile-up just seconds into the main race, the defending champion having to ride through the pack, and crash corner living up to its name meant the action never stopped at Cessnock’s annual Australian Postie Bike Grand Prix last November.
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    The Street Glide
    I was also able to have a ride on the Street Glide CVO — basically the same bike as the Road Glide, but with a newly designed version of the Batwing handlebar-mounted fairing and lower handlebars. With its fairing moving with the ’bars, the instrumen
    Australian Road Rider6 min read
    Honda Goes Retro
    Soichiro Honda moved a nation out of the ruins of WWII with his small and reliable motorbikes that got better and better through the following decades. The ‘60s and early ’70s saw the nicest people riding Hondas as the marque infiltrated the dominanc
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Electric Shock
    Little more than a week after the new Himalayan 450 media launch ride in India, Royal Enfield sprung a complete surprise at the EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show in Italy by unveiling the brand's first-ever electric motorcycle, the prototype Him-E. While s
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    2024 BMW R 1300 Gs
    Type: Air/liquid-cooled 2-cylinder 4-stroke boxer engine with two overhead, chaindriven camshafts, a counterbalance shaft and variable intake camshaft control system BMW ShiftCam. 4 valves per cylinder Bore x stroke: 106.5 × 73mm Capacity: 1300cc Com
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    That Bike Of Yours
    MOTUL CARE PACK WINNER SUBMIT YOUR PIC Scan the QR code or go to: links.roadrider.com.au/TBOY
    Australian Road Rider2 min read
    British Sport: Triumph Brings Back The Daytona
    Triumph has announced a new Daytona. The latest machine to carry the legendary name is a street-focussed middleweight sportsbike, and it’ll be here in March. With 95hp (70kW) and 69Nm of torque, the Daytona 660 will comprehensively outperform its sta
    Australian Road Rider2 min read
    The Radical Bradical
    Macna has broken a few rules with its new Bradical jacket, an obvious play on words for this radical new piece of moto gear. For a start it’ll be compared with anorak (pull-over)-style jackets, even though these hardly exist in the world of motorcycl
    Australian Road Rider10 min read
    Backroad Touring On Honda's Soft Roader
    It was GP time again, and our long-term Transalp was nominated for the trip. It would be interesting as back in 1981, I owned the Transalp’s great grandfather, the XLV750. It was a great bike, way ahead of its time, only spoilt by an easily damaged a
    Australian Road Rider3 min read
    Suzuki V-strom 650
    Affordable, versatile, capable, reliable… not particularly exciting or collectable, simply a great bike to enjoy a good ride, no matter what the road surface, while also being useful as a commuter or day-to-day transport, Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 has ear
    Australian Road Rider11 min read
    Revolution, Not Evolution
    The new BMW R 1300 GS is lighter, more compact, more powerful, and more capable than its predecessor — despite being larger in engine capacity. And it nearly didn’t happen. Five years ago in May 2018, when Markus Schramm took over as CEO of BMW Motor
    Australian Road Rider8 min read
    The Joy Of The First Big Ride
    “Hey, I like your bike!” I click the fuel cap back into place and turn to see a girl, around eight years old, head poking out from the back seat of her dad’s 4×4, grinning at me and my Honda CB500X. “Thanks! I’ve ridden it from Sydney,” I wave and re
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Easier, Faster More Accurate Suspension Set-up
    Street bike suspension set-up is key for performance and safety. Every bike needs to be set up for the rider’s weight and adjusted for different riding conditions and load changes. Slacker makes it super simple for any rider to make these adjustments
    Australian Road Rider1 min read
    Australian Road Rider
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