FIVE-CYLINDER engines are, as a whole, something of an oddity. They don’t have the perfect primary balance of an inline four or the ideal primary and secondary balance of an inline six, but they can be relatively smooth-running and as such have appea

THE ROLL-ON effect of eight-time world champion Marc Marquez joining the factory Ducati squad for 2025 alongside reigning world champ Pecco Bagnaia sees Aussie Jack Miller looking for a job next year. The confirmation that Marquez had signed came aft

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 1 July, 1979. The first Grand Prix on the revised circuit. A landmark day with Australian riders taking first, second and third places across the three solo classes. It was a controversial meeting. Problems trying to cure

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I HAVE TINY hands, so finding a pair of gloves that keep my digits warm when the temperature drops into single digits while still allowing me enough feel at the ’bars, levers and switches has always been difficult. Which is why I’m hoping Mana’s Chil

The Suzuki GSX-8R is a fantastic example of platform sharing done right. Based around the 776cc parallel-twin engine that sees service in the V-Strom 800 adventure bike and the GSX-8S nakedbike, the faired 8R is different enough to attract new buyers

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BARTOSZ ZMARZLIK just keeps rolling along, this time ticking off more milestones by winning the rain-delayed Speedway GP of Sweden at Malilla on 15 June. Not only did he maintain his record of qualifying for every final so far this year, he won his f

TOMMY BRIDEWELL produced his first British Superbike Championship win for Honda Racing UK at Knockhill on a soggy Scottish summer weekend that saw three different race winners. Bridewell took the opener in tricky conditions, capitalising on his pole

IF MICHAEL Dunlop owns the Supertwins category, he positively possesses the Supersport class. Thirteen of his 29 wins have come from his Supersport successes and his Supersport Race 2 victory was his sixth on the trot in the category. His win in the

Forty years ago, America’s Eddie Lawson surprised many grand prix insiders and fans by winning the world 500 championship in his second season. Yamaha had last won the premier-class riders’ title with Kenny Roberts in 1980 and no Dunlop rider had tak

The idea of self-shifting motorcycle transmissions – or at least those that eliminate a clutch lever – has been around for decades but it’s suddenly coming of age as both BMW and now KTM will be joining the semi-automatic fray with their 2025 adventu

The Road Glide is built for touring on the open road, not for poking around town, but to get out of town most of us need to crawl through the ’burbs, and so it is when I pick up this hefty hunk of American iron from Harley-Davidson’s HQ in Sydney’s n

Electric powertrains might still be less than ideal for mainstream high-performance motorcycles but they’re proving to be a strong option for competition motocross bikes and Suzuki is the latest to be developing just such a machine. Honda’s CR Electr

THE 2024 edition of the Isle of Man TT will be remembered for many reasons. And you can’t talk about this year’s event without first acknowledging the feats of Northern Ireland’s Michael Dunlop. One of the most unique characters in modernday motorcyc