Savic Motorcycles is expecting to deliver 230 new electric motorcycles to customers in 2024, the start of a process of building a brand that will tap into the technologies of the future. Savic is both the surname of the founder, Dennis Savic, and the

We all know Vietnam is covered in jungle, and that growth comes from water and heat, so I probably shouldn't have been as surprised as I was to discover we'd be entering the Ba Be National Park by boat — and we'd have to ride the bikes onto the ferry

Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valve, 3-cylinder Power: 54kW (76hp) @ 8750rpm (Euro spec model) Torque: 67Nm @ 6500rpm (Euro spec model) Capacity: 689cc Bore x stroke: 80 x 68.6mm Compression ratio: 11.5:1 Fuel system: Fuel injection Ignition: TCI

Like a car dealer with a big smile… my phone navigation app was looking to stitch me up! It had directed me down a narrow road into a deep valley. Barely two cars wide and with no runoff room, it was deteriorating quickly and threatening to become di

The Harley-Davidson name is polarising — many riders won't buy anything else, whereas there are so many who say they'll never buy one… and apart from the brief lifespan of the Street 500, you haven't been able to do your motorcycle apprenticeship on

You want to know what you need to go touring? I'm here to help, for this is something I have 40 years of experience with, travelling across town, states, countries… So, put on your riding gear, then head for your bathroom. On foot would probably be b

The family resemblance is very much there, but there's a new generation of Grand American Tourer arriving at your Harley-Davidson dealer in the form of the 2024 Road Glide and Street Glide. Make no mistake, this is the biggest upgrade to these models

Type: Single cylinder, 4 stroke, air-oil cooled Capacity: 349cc Compression ratio: 9.5:1 Engine management: EFI Claimed maximum power: 20.2 BHP @ 6100rpm (14.87kW) Claimed maximum torque: 27Nm @ 4000rpm Fuel Consumption: 2.63 l/100km (claimed) Type:

Responding to user feedback, Triumph has made some tweaks to its shaft-driven triple-pot adventure/touring bikes — both the road-focussed GT and more off-road Rally Pro models. With a primary aim of making the bikes more refined and nicer to ride, th

Quad Lock has released a new range of products to mount action cameras on your bike, and a new phone mount specifically aimed at bikes that have been poorly catered for in the past. The Handlebar Clamp Mount kit ($54.95) replaces any 8mm bolt with a

In June 1990, I stood on the side of the Lassetter Highway next to a dusty and dented Toyota Coaster with an oddball collection of backpackers and budget tourists looking at the scrub and red sand. The landscape was so foreign and intimidating that I

There's nothing worse than being stuck on the side of the road when it's stinking hot and thick with flies so bad every breath means a mouthful… unless it's freezing your wobbly bits off in the middle of the night listening to local wildlife honing i

Motorrad Garage has sent Australian Road Rider one of its digital tyre pressure gauges, a compact, easy-to-use tool with a backlit display which is so cheap — just $12.95 — you should have one under the seat of all your bikes. Its compact shape means

Gold was discovered around Castlemaine in the mid1800s, causing a population and building boom, so it's not surprising the area has something of a European feel to it. Add in a cool climate and the whole region — from Bendigo in the north to Ballarat

RXT's new Stone helmet — available in various shades of black, white and this Classic Stripe model — is a modern helmet with 1970s style. So you get a removable/washable liner, padded and anti-flap strap with double D closure, classic stitched lining

Finding anything today that is totally unique is very rare, but the Barry the Bike book series is just that — totally unique. The Barry the Bike books are based around classic motorcycles, cars and trucks from the late 1950s. The books are designed t

Kawasaki has sold squillions of its popular sporty small-bore Ninja twins, and for 2024 there's a new model — the Ninja 500. With an extra 52cc to play with, Kawasaki's engineers have tuned the bike to offer considerably more torque than the outgoing

Type: Liquid-cooled, parallel-twin, double overhead cam, 4 valves per cylinder Capacity: 353cc (500cc) Compression ratio: 11.9:1 Engine management: Digital, EFI Claimed maximum power: 36hp at 9500rpm (46.9hp at 8500rpm) Claimed maximum torque: 31Nm a

The Thruxton is dead, again. First born in 1965 as a production racer, it was as rare as hen's teeth and almost as desirable, so it should have surprised no one when Triumph used the name on its cafe racer model introduced 20 years ago. Those first s

With the launch of the R 1200 GS, BMW really started to acknowledge its big adventure touring bikes had been growing too big and too heavy — the weight loss of the new model over the outgoing 1150 was significant, 30-odd kilos, with engine output up

The Royal Enfield Bullet is an extremely honest motorcycle. It's not very fast, but it is smooth and nice to ride. It's a very pleasant machine you can use as an imitation vintage bike, because a lot of people will look at it thinking it's a vintage

There's not a lot of direct competition to the Tracer 7 — for some people the slightly bigger, heavier, more expensive but torquier BMW F 800 GS (from $16,685) might suit, but it's also got a higher seat and a little less weather protection. Another

With a history of successful motorcycle importing and retailing, Peter Stevens Motorcycles is now also the Australian importer of the all-electric Zero Motorcycles. Zero, the world leader in electric motorcycles, expects Australians will take to the

It's taken five years since Kawasaki bought a 49 per cent stake in Bimota, but now we have them in Australia. You can actually go and buy a new Bimota — either the Tesi H2 or the KB4 — from your local Bimota dealer, of which there's one in the countr