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Last year, Michelin announced the introduction of sustainable materials in MotoE™ tires, tothe tune of 33% at the front and 40% at the rear. This year, the Michelin development teamshave overcome a new challenge by integrating no less than 46% sustainable material in therear...

In the wake of Yamaha Europe’s announcement about introducing a track-focused YZF-R1 for 2025 and beyond, Yamaha Motor Australia has made it clear that it will continue offering both YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M as road homologated models to its customers for the foreseeable future....

BMW R nineT BRAUHAUS RACER WELL, YOU CAN HARDLY CALL ONE OF BAVARIA’S FINEST A CAFÉ RACER, NOW CAN YOU? WORDS/PHOTOS RIZOMA North-west of Milan, near Malpensa airport, lies the Rizoma factory. Long known for its high quality aftermarket accessories, Rizoma recently unveiled what...

Tour leader “Skip” Schippers, somewhere out west – where we can join him. COME ALONG ON MY TOUR It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally found almost the right tour among the many that are advertised in MOTORCYCLIST. Almost the right for what? For inviting you, our readers, along....

ONE WEEK IN UNZUD TRAVEL YOU CAN DO THIS THERE’S MORE TO IT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK WORDS PETER COLWELL PHOTOS KATE COLWELL With air fares across the Tasman so cheap, a week in New Zealand is totally practical. My good mate in New Zealand who runs tours there, phoned up; “Hey, Pete,...

RIDING THE ROOF OF THE WORLD ” THE HIGH TIBETAN PLATEAU WORDS/PHOTOS ROBERT CRICK This is riding like you’ve never imagined; and could never experience anywhere except in this mysterious and enchanting land called Tibet “ If your dream ride is an almost endless,...

‘APP’LY THIS TO YOUR RIDING GO GADGET! GO! WORDS JOHN CONNOR Meet – the Gadget Man! This new technical feature for Australian Motorcyclist is all about the gadgets that we motorcyclists like to have on our machines. Ranging from GPS systems to electronics and those general...

HIGH QUALITY… TRIPLE TREAT WORDS STUART WOODBURY PHOTOS NICK WOOD Stuart is wearing a Shoei NXR helmet, Yamaha MT techno jacket, Held Backflip gloves, Draggin jeans and Sidi Vertigo boots. “ALL THIS TECHNO GUFF MEANS THAT YOU HAVE A PRECISE, STABLE AND GENERALLY EASY TO RIDE...

The KTM 1390 Super Duke range is set to gain a GT model in the near future, as suggested by recently published spy photos KTM’s new 1390 range will grow in the coming months, with a touring variant of its latest hyper-naked range. The KTM LC8 engine grew at the end of 2023,...

The CFMoto 450SR S arrives in 2024 as an upgraded version of the existing 450SR, with most of those updates focused on performance The CFMoto 450SR S introduces a new element to the Chinese manufacturer’s roster, as an upgraded version of the standard 450SR. The base of the...