To the outside world, attending a new motorcycle launch might seem like the best thing in the world: ride bikes, eat, drink and stay in great hotels before returning to the mundanity of everyday working life.
However, if you’ll believe that there might be a downside to that, it’s not all a bed of roses: modern motorcycle design and manufacture...
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BMW Motorrad Retailers Showcase Customising Chops with R 18 Special Builds
Apart from the BMW R 18’s signature Big Boxer engine, its willingness to be shaped by customers is another of its standout features. The...
Binder Brothers – Official Meet & Greet (16 July 2022)
South Africa's two current MotoGP stars, Brad and Darryn Binder, will be in the country on the 16th of July 2022 to attend a...
The Lightning Bolt Africa 2022
Africa’s biggest winner-takes-all bike building competition returns in November with a R250 000 prize
This coming November, The House of Machines in association with BMW...
Report: the 2022 Suzuki Weekend Away
Every year, around June/July, Suzuki hosts the Suzuki Weekend Away in Hazyview. With the slightly warmer climate, it is always welcome to head in...
Features
Disrupting our day, the 310 way…
When I phoned Jaco van der Merwe, importer of Zontes motorcycles, to ask him if he would be interested in doing a 500-odd km roundtrip with me, he immediately said yes. Even though that...
Harley-Davidson Workshop Myths
As motorcyclists, we all share the same passion, the passion for hitting the open road. It’s on the open road where the bond between man and machine is made. Love, at first sight, is...
Reviews
First Ride: The 2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 Series
To the outside world, attending a new motorcycle launch might seem like the best thing...
ZONTES 310-V: Cool on a budget
Are motorcycle manufacturer stereotypes still a thing? In today’s modern and technological world, where companies...
Harley-Davidson Sport Glide Screaming Eagle Stage IV Edition – Putting more Thunder in the V
I have been a Sport Glide fan ever since I first laid eyes on one...
Mental Floss: Comparing Yamaha’s MT-07 and MT-09
Over the years Yamaha has captured the very essence of motorcycling with their MT-series. They...
Ducati SuperSport 950 S – A Thoroughbred Italian Stallion for the Road
It is an open secret that for many years I have been a massive fan...
First Ride: The 2022 Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Raid
Three years after the launch of the Yamaha Ténéré 700, the Japanese marque extends the...
