So are modern road bikes. Story: Donovan Fourie. News has been running amok that at the Moto3 pre-season test at Jerez in Spain, Spanish youngster Jose Rueda on the Ajo KTM ended fastest with a lap time of 1:43.2. What …
Moto3 Bikes. Faster than the old 500 GP machines. Read More »
A lot of smaller road bikes seem to be crossing our paths lately. When Suzuki offered us their Gixxer 250 to ride, we kept it for a week… Gixxer or GSXR, iconic letters for any Suzuki fan. They really do …
The SYM NHX 125 urban warrior. R35995.00 Aggressive modern styling. Streetbikes. What to get your kid when he, or she gets her learners licence? Scooters are really practical, but they lack that certain “Cool” factor. The one that makes the …
We haven’t ridden BMW’s S1000XR for a while now, so when we spied a fairly fresh 2023 demo standing at BMW Motorrad East Rand Mall, we twisted Rodney’s arm a little, well it was more like this, “Can we borrow …
The Duke that started it all… In 1994, KTM bust into the street scene with the first motorcycle to carry the DUKE nameplate. That featured a big-bore 609 cc single-cylinder engine, with ergonomics and styling that straddled the line between …
We have missed motorcycle shows in this country, both as riders and as industry ‘professionals’ and media. Expo’s are the best way to get all the role players, major or otherwise, at one venue to showcase the latest and greatest …
Motorcycle Expo 2024 brought to you by AMID and Redstar Raceway Read More »
The Bike: The Suzuki GSX-S 1000 GT. Starting at R253,950 you get Suzukis legendary K5 derived 4 banger 999cc engine, kicking out 106nM’s of torque and 152Hp. The bike tips the scales at 226 kg’s – that’s a 1.5 power to weight ratio. We topped up the 16 lt fuel tank at the start of our ride and did a total of 310 km before topping up again. That took just 15lt’s to top off the tank again, which gave us a figure of just over 20 kays per litre which included a lot of speed limit riding but also a significant amount of hard and fast riding. (Suzuki SA doesn’t publish any claimed fuel figures, but that is what we got with mixed riding).
AntiPants-AntiPoaching 2024 Each year, in January, on or aroundish the third Sunday of the month, two local lasses, Skinny van Schalkwyk and Jolandi Mentz invite, cajole and inspire hundreds of bikers to saddle up, don their Sunday best (under-garments), swing …
The other day, we went around to a private collector and came across this old beauty. At the time, we had no idea of this bikes rarity. It runs and will hopefully be at this years SA Classic TT. Some …
A Blast from The Past: Vincent Grey Flash 1952 Replica. Read More »
The SYM Orbit 2 is the latest model from Taiwanese manufacturer SYM. It comes with a new, faster and more torquey 150cc engine. Same cool stylish look just with just a bit more oomph. This brand new bike is arriving …
