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I TOOK my ’96 Fireblade out for a ride on the weekend. A couple of mates and I had organised this Sunday-morning escape several weeks ago, and nothing was going to stop us, especially not a bit of drizzle. As often seems to be the case, that drizzle

THE FIRST four-cylinder bike from CFMoto is a hard one to pigeonhole. It combines a category-bucking 500cc engine with semi-retro styling that evokes 1990s sportsbikes. The 500SR Voom is already making a stir and now we have some extra facts and figu

WE’VE BEEN left waiting three decades for a new sportsbike in the 400cc class and suddenly the market seems to be getting flooded with them as a host of Chinese brands jump in on the action. QJMotor is the latest with the as-yet-unreleased SRK400RR y

The national Helmet Law Reform Organisation held its Second Anniversary Freedom Ride on 18 July in Melbourne. In his address to the crowd of riders at the assembly point, the president made it quite clear that the run was not about banning helmets, b

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THE CAMERA in my iPhone 11 carked it a couple of years ago after I had mounted it to a Quad Lock, apparently due to the vibrations caused by large-capacity twin-cylinder motorcycles. The failure of my phone’s camera was not an isolated incident and a

LEATHER RACE suits are not something you replace every day so I was stoked when I picked up this new Ixon Vortex 3 the other day and tried it on for the first time. The suit is made from high-grade leather with four-way stretch nylon panels on the to

AS MUCH AS possible, I avoid the M1. It’s boring, it’s constipated by the tinned folk and it’s bloody dangerous. Dangerous? Yes, thanks to some idiot thinking the only way to keep traffic flowing is to make sure there’s no chance to pull over other t

MOTOGP IS GETTING crowded. It’s always been tough at the top. But so numerous? Back in the 1950s there was some mechanical and personal variation. Then the Japanese turned up and the smaller classes went mental. But the premier class hasn’t seen this

YAMAHA RUNNERS Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins had a new engine to try in Assen, however it didn’t have the desired effect, with the Frenchman still complaining of an overly aggressive bike. One positive on the horizon is that this engine was one of t

IN A STARK contrast to Yamaha, Honda’s riders are still awaiting significant updates after the factory acknowledged it had taken the wrong development direction earlier in the year. “Maybe in September there we will make a step,” said Joan Mir. “Not

MAX STAUFFER is the latest Aussie to be announced to ride in the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race, with the 45th running of the event taking place over 19-21 July. Stauffer will be the youngest Aussie on track and will be riding with Team Kadama, a ride

THE SGP3 competition has produced more good signs for the future of Australian speedway. Reigning Australian Under 16 250cc champion Beau Bailey finished second in the final staged at Gorzow on 28 June. Bailey went into the final heat one point behin

AS THE ASBK mid-year break draws to a close, rumour has it if a Ducati wins at Morgan Park next weekend, Motorcycling Australia plan to slap a 500rpm reduction on the V4 R engine in the name of performance balancing. Speaking of mid-year performance

RISING AMERICAN Flat Track star Tom Drane clawed back valuable points at the Lima Half Mile last weekend to hold off reigning champ Kody Kopp and secure the AFT Singles main event win. The Aussie held a 1.5sec lead at the midway point as Kopp battled