Australian Road Rider

EDITOR Nigel Paterson npaterson@umco.com.au DESIGNER Malinda Hadiwidjojo REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Geoff Seddon, Brian Rix, Phillip James, Ian Neubauer, John Turton, Dominic Graham, Chris Daly EDITORIAL npaterson@umco.com.au SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES mailord

Australian Road Rider had the opportunity to sit down with Royal Enfield leaders Anuj Dua (Business Head of Asia Pacific Markets) and Yadvinger Singh Guleria (Chief Commercial Offi cer) for a conversation about the Super Meteor. “The 650 platform can

A super-lower-seat height in a compact and small package, the CMX has been a big hit with people wanting to get their feet on the ground despite having short legs. The engine is the same unit we’ve seen in a tranche of Honda 500s and the engineers ha

“You bought the wrong bike.” Australian Road Rider’s editor, Nigel Paterson, was pretty blunt when I called him to discuss this story and told him about the trials with my beautiful Kawasaki Z900RS we’d bought and set up for this trip. Turns out your

Coming in cheaper (650) and more expensive (800) than the Transalp are Suzuki’s V-Stroms. The 650 basically invented the road-biased adventure bike and the current version with laced wheels is a ripper. $13,990 ride away and with a lower seat than th

Honda’s brought back the Transalp name for the bike, unsurprisingly in this time of retro nostalgia, although beyond being a twin-cylinder midrange adventure bike, there’s little real connection between the old 1980s-to-early-2000s models and this 20

All the bikes in this class are very good, and choosing one to buy will come down to fine margins and personal preferences. On paper the Honda is closest to the 450SR. The 471cc engine is one of the most refined twins on the market and the suspension

Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valve, parallel 2-cylinder, 270° crank Power: 46hp (34.5kW) at 10,000rpm Torque: 39.3Nm at 7750rpm Capacity: 449.9 Bore x stroke: 72 × 55.2mm Compression ratio: Not given Fuel system: Bosch fuel injection Ignition: Di

Another American V-twin cruiser with very similar style and specifications. From engine size to performance to weight and price, the Chief Bobber and Street Bob aren’t very far apart. Like German engineering? the R 18 is a solid ride and a bit roomie

“You want me to pretend to be Seddo? Gees Nige, you been giving the petty cash a flogging at the pub or something? Nobody does Seddo…” Poor Nige. The bugger’s been subbing my shit since Two Wheels days back in the 1990s. More than once he’s had to ma

Modular helmets often act like a windsock if you try to ride with them open, even those with a latch for the chin piece to stay up, something that makes them legal to use in that position. The $609 (RRP) LS2 Advant FF906 is a bit different. The chin

After 10 years unchanged, Rocky Creek Designs has taken advantage of some new technologies to make its famous MotoPressor Pocket Pump even better, with the V2 model now available — smaller, lighter and now with a cover on it! It still pumps over 130

Andy Strapz has great sockz too… non-itch, fine merino wool made in Victoria. A terrific all-day sock, they are 6cm longer than your regular sock so are more comfortable in bike boots. Heels, toes and sole are reinforced and padded. Special stay-up t

LS2’s MX701 Explorer Carbon lid dropped on my desk just in time for the launch of the Honda Transalp… and I almost left it behind. I’ve been wearing a large helmet from every brand (including an older LS2, about a decade ago) but the Explorer Carbon

The months are warming up and for hotter rides I’ll be wearing new Falco boots, the shorter Airforce for urban rides and the Atlas 2 Air for touring. Looking a lot like a fashionable basketball boot, the Airforce boot is Falco’s protective yet highly

This is my second Klim Latitude suit and the fifth generation of the company’s road touring jacket and pants. Klim tweaks its gear based on feedback and an aggressive development schedule to offer the best products it can, and that’s reflected in how

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