The first impression I had of the Rjays Air-Tech gloves was instant comfortability and lightness. It’s safe to say that around 95% of readers would have chosen to purchase a short cuffed, motorcycling glove when first starting your biking endeavours. The reason being, they cover a mixture of styles, prices, and riding applications, ideal for both beginners and intermediate riders. Here’s the deal, gloves are a “must-have” protective gear for any sane rider. Your hands are...
There’s no denying that riding in a group is an absolute blast. The feeling you get when you look around to see your closest riding companions sharing the same road is simply exhilarating. As much as we love group rides, bikers must be aware and educated on correct safety guidelines, to help minimise risk to you and others on the ride. Follow this 3 part series, providing crucial Group Ride safety tips to help your...
With winter well and truly here, it’s beginning to become a little less desirable riding in the early hours of the morning and late at night. To help battle these cooler conditions, here’s a couple worthwhile cheap tricks to keep you slightly warmer on the road. Wind becomes your worst nightmare in winter. In fact the wind can actually make the temperature around you feel a lot cooler than it actually is. According to the...
With the highly anticipated release of Harley Davidson’s® all new Pan America™ 1250 Special, Harley® invited a lucky number of selected media representatives to put the new adventure bike through its paces. One of which was Australian Motocross legend, Jeff Leisk. We had the opportunity to sit down and discuss Jeff’s time riding Harley’s® latest model. Here are Jeff Leisk’s 4 impressive features about the Pan American™ 1250 Special. Cleanable Air Filter One...
There is no reason not to perform a safety check of your bike every time you ride. To make this process quick and easy for you, here’s a 90 Second Pre-Ride Safety Guide you can perform anywhere, at any time. It is important to note that the following checklist is only meant to help riders detect and check key components of the bike, and is not a guaranteed “fool proof” safety inspection. Essential Pre-Ride Checklist...
Celebrating MV Agusta’s 75th Anniversary, MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. has released a 50 minutes documentary film, entitled “You See A Bike”. The film takes customers on an exclusive behind-the-scenes perspective of what the Italian brand has achieved over the last seven decades and what the brand represents today. Inviting 8 testimonials-extraordinaire to tell their own side of the tale, its a compelling look into what makes MV Agusta so exciting. Explaining the origins...
The Kawasaki Ninja H2 is all about pure exhilarating performance on the road. It has become an almost legend on the street, due to the in house designed supercharger developed to perfectly match the engines characteristic. If you’re like me and see one of these machines cruising on the road, you are usually left a little star stunned. It’s just one of those bikes that will capture your attention and can’t help but appreciate the...
Riding Overview: Distance: 205 km Riding time: 2:55 hrs Location: Victorian high country Route: Bruthen > Omeo > Mount Hotham > Harrietville > Bright Difficulty: Challenging: Steep, Tight Corners Great Alpine Road thrills almost immediately as it winds joyously alongside the Tambo River. Corners appear again and again in front of your handlebars. Cruise into the old gold-mining town of Omeo to fuel up, then put on a jumper and get ready for...
Embodying over 90 years of design and European innovation, BMW’s new R NineT blends the iconic boxer engine with a modern take on German retro styling. The end result is a high performing, agile handling and aesthetically stunning motorcycle, ready to turn some heads on the street. A part of the Heritage Family in BMWs Motorrad’s line up, the centerpiece of the bike is of course the iconic air/oil-cooled, 1170cc boxer engine. Delivering...
Royal Enfield, the longest-operating continuously produced motorcycle brand in the world, has just announced a Limited Edition Classic 500 Tribute Black. So what makes this bike special? The iconic manufacture released the Limited Edition Classic 500 Tribute Black, as a tribute to the ever popular model, the Classic 500. With only 240 units of the Classic 500 Tribute Black models being delivered to Australian and New Zealand, this is one of Royal Enfield’s most exclusive...
