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Ninety nine years ago, Alfred Angas Scott released the 1908 Scott. It had water cooling, a lightweight duplex frame, and a low centre of gravity. It also had telescopic forks. Its roadholding was pronounced superb. The forks had no...

In the beginning was the bicycle. And about the same time was the internal combustion engine and the extinction of the dinosaurs. And then some guys saw fit to add a small internal combustion engine to the bicycle because...

There’s this bloke I don’t know. But each time I see him, he makes me smile and shake my head in awe. I run across him from time to time in the meat-grinder that is Sydney’s Victoria Road during...

On 7 October, 1922, Fukuoka City, Japan, could boast another addition to its growing population. That person was Hideo Yoshimura, and his name would ultimately become synonymous with superlative motorcycle performance. But it would be another 32 years before...

Here’s a little prediction for you. In the wake of the bushfires, you’ll be seeing a few more dead animals on the roads. If you’re lucky – and yes, luck plays a big part in this equation – you’ll...

Racing has always been at the heart of Honda. From the very beginning, company founder Soichiro Honda insisted his engineers prove the company’s engineering capabilities by testing their creations in the crucible of competition. As former HRC president Masumi...

I fear we have reached Peak Bollocks in terms of motorcycles. And it is wondrous and terrible all at the same time. We now have motorcycles producing well in excess of 200 horsepower, and with the advent of the...

We are scant weeks away from the start of the 2020 MotoGP season. And given all that has transpired – and will doubtlessly still transpire in this time – this will be a season that could well become folklore...

“No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.” William Hazlitt   THREE-SENTENCE SUMMATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE READING Ducati’s Monster has occupied the top of the naked category for more than 25 years for very...

BY BORIS MIHAILOVIC Australian motorcyclists reckon Wayne Gardner’s a top bloke because he was the first Aussie to win a World MotoGP Championship. They love that Casey Stoner took it the greatest riders in the world and beat them...