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1976 Australian TT – Il Scandolo Grande!

A concept that promised the world, ended up delivering much less, particularly to investors. What the crowd got however, had never been seen before in Australia. It was history in the making… When something seems [...]
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Spin Doctors: The Rotary Valve Cylinder Head

The rotary valve cylinder head has been around longer than the motorcycle, falling into, and out of favour on a regular basis. There’s a school of thought that says this system offers so many advantages [...]
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Little River – A little bit of history

Like its more famous counterpart in the Irish Sea, the Australian TT was the biggest thing in motorcycling Down Under, and so there would be no squabbling over where the annual event that carried the [...]
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On yer bike, Constable.

Mal Grant turns the clock back more than a century to trace the introduction of the motorcycle to the Victorian Police Force. The story of Victoria’s police involvement with motorcycles can only begin with an [...]
Bikes

SD900 Ducati Darmah: An Alsatian in Tiger’s clothing

Friday night was pub night back in the seventies and early eighties. Our watering hole was the Old Commodore Hotel at Blues Point (North Sydney) where a bunch of us with a common interest in [...]

Inflation is a good thing

December 19, 2018

A tubeless tyre puncture repair kit that fits under the seat of most bikes can be the difference between a good day’s riding, and a trip home in the trailer. These days, roads are littered [...]
BK Performance expands

December 19, 2018
For female feet

December 19, 2018
Mikunis for Triumphs

December 19, 2018

Fourth time lucky for Rennie at Pikes Peak

July 1, 2019

The 97th running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado produced the first-ever Australian winner – none other than Rennie Scaysbrook, our California based son and motorcycle journalist. Rennie was making his fourth attempt [...]
Australian speedway goldmine

May 18, 2018
2018 International Festival of Speed

April 6, 2018

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