Reviews

Ducati clinched yet another victory at the hotly contested Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, just outside Colorado Springs this past weekend. It's the seventh...

In many ways this has been my most challenging review to date. The 790 Duke is an extremely important bike for KTM. The middleweight...

Here is an exotic Italian sport touring bike with some serious new tech, SCS, for Smart Clutch System, which basically dispenses with using the...

Husqvarna has existed in some form or another since the late 1600s making muskets, sewing machines, typewriters and most importantly, since 1903, motorcycles. Husqvarna’s...

I believe that the supercharged motor that Kawasaki rocked the world with a couple of years ago in the manic H2 has come home....

In the current beleaguered economy it is encouraging to find quality products that don’t make your wallet cry out for a transfusion. If you...

The biggest stir of 2018 so far has surely come from Husqvarna. The recent launch of its street bike range – first seen in...

I was fortunate to crack an invite to the Harley-Davidson “Ride, Ride, Slide” World Media Event hosted in the fascinating country of Croatia from...

The smallest member of the Ninja family started it’s life as a 250cc, grew to 300, and now, with styling inspired by the championship-winning ZX-10R...

It is hard to explain to the modern generation of bikers what an impact the launch of the original Z900, called the Z1, had...

The iconic Ducati Monster celebrates its 25th birthday this year. But what's truly remarkable, is that the contemporary Monster still resembles the design that...

How to make a motorcycle better? The usual recipe is to put more power and retrench some weight. Honda, obviously followed this path. But...

The Scout model from Indian carries a magnificent heritage. It has always been Indians’ performance model, taking the fight to Harley-Davidson. Well, nothing has...

111 000 hours of human work, 60 people being involved full time in the R&D department, 604 800 kilometres of intensive dyno testing and...

The original 1988 Honda Africa Twin was a real game changer, as it put an end to the single-cylinder trail bike era and it...

Suzuki introduced the V-Strom a number of years ago. It was one of the stable of Suzuki’s which used their new at the time...

Morocco. Winter. Snowy Atlas mountain foothills, a fleet of brand new 2018 Triumph Tiger 800 XCa's, some tents in which to sleep, everything is...

With nine models to choose from, there's something for everyone in Harley-Davidson's new Softail line-up. From classic cruisers like the Heritage and the iconic...

Oubaai, the Ernie Els golf estate development at Herolds Bay, just outside George, was the scene of the official launch of the G 310...

In 2004, a film-maker called Morgan Spurlock released a movie called: Supersize Me! The target, to eat as many burgers as possible. In 2018, a motorcycle...

Neo-retro scramblers are all about style, right? Sure, most of them look like they rolled straight out of On Any Sunday, but aren't they...

The pit straight at Valencia MotoGP racetrack is only 876 meters, that doesn’t prevent the new Ducati Panigale V4 S reaching a speed of...

Any conversation about modern BMW boxers is going to be dominated by the R 1200 GS. It makes sense: the GS is BMW's best...

While the rest of the motorcycling world is strutting about, showing off their new-found ‘retro’ chic, the people at Harley Davidson must be looking...

“This is a revolution!” This expression was made famous by the late Steve Jobs but it could be assignable to Ducati too. In 2010,...

The birth of Harley-Davidson's new Softail platform meant the death of the beloved Dyna. But the Motor Co. wasn't about to ditch some of...

35 years after the iconic Z1, this new 900 Kawasaki will warm the hearts of biking enthusiasts and stir up plenty of nostalgia for...

The introduction of a Tracer version of Yamaha’s excellent 700cc parallel-engined middleweight, brings a whole new set of skills to this class. Naked motorcycles,...

For 2018, the Ducati Monster 821 enjoys some new aesthetics and technological improvements. Nothing really major but enough to renew interest in this great...

Out of all the bikes I have ridden this year, the one that surprised me the most was the 2017 Yamaha T-Max. Why you...

This is a new, badass version of the famous Scout: welcome to the Indian Scout Bobber, a model designed for a younger and urban...

Last year, Harley-Davidson made its own revolution for the MY17 range, with a brand new engine, the 8-valve Milwaukee Eight that was available in...

My first motorcycle was very nearly a Ducati—the Monster 620 Dark. As a new motorcyclist, my reasons had little to do with performance. It...

Since 1985, the Suzuki GSX-R has been an icon to sport bike lovers. With several victories and titles in local championships as well as...

We’ve seen lately the creation of a new motorcycle category: the smallish, dual-purpose bike. After Kawasaki and the Versys-X 300, after Honda CRF 250...

A few months ago, I was considering buying a daily run-around, come highway commuter bike. I work in Pretoria but at least twice a...

What is it about an adventure bike that is so appealing? And why do they sell in the volumes that they do? On my...

I recently got the opportunity to ride Suzuki’s new 2017 SV 650 both at Red Star Raceway as well as in Mpumalanga. The two...

Why is it that some bikes gain all the headlines but some others fly below the radar? And why is it that sometimes the...

BMW has a truly fanatical fan base: if you need proof, a visit to the BMW Motorrad Days is all it takes. It’s an...

The Yamaha R6 is an enigma. I absolutely love it and yet there are times when I detest it. Here is the thing. I...

What’s Hot and What’s Not Two months into my time with the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT and I’m still enjoying it as much as...

It could be said that, when BMW entered the retro-bike market, it really kick-started the whole movement. After all, if a brand as staid...

Street Cup, Street Twin and Street Scrambler. This trio of Triumphs all share the new 900cc, water-cooled twin, tuned for mild-horsepower but good low...

We initially rode the Kawasaki Versys-X 300 when it was first launched back in April 2017. At the time we only got to test...

It’s no secret that the lightweight motorcycle war is entering a new and intense phase.  Recent entries to the fray are Kawasaki, with their...

For the first time, BMW Motorrad is entering the under 500cc market with their newly developed G 310 R, which offers a quality BMW...

Shoei launched their NXR helmet as a replacement for their popular XR1100. Whilst the X-Spirit is their premier helmet for racetrack use, the NXR...

Sometimes a bike is so good at what it does that you wonder why the manufacturer bothers to try and improve it. Such a...

The local launch of the new Fireblade was held recently at Redstar Raceway. The President of Honda in SA, Toshiaki Konaka, reaffirmed the Fireblades...