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Touring motorcycles are becoming popular as riders extend their horizons beyond the local cafe. Touring bikes have larger capacity engines, bigger fuel tanks, more comfortable seats, pillion accommodation, luggage capacity, low maintenance and durability. MotorbikeWriter previews coming touring models, attends launches of touring bikes around the world and road tests the bikes in Australia and overseas.
Harley-Davidson is running another great competition where you test ride one of their Touring models and go in the draw to win a trip to ride the famous Route 66 in the US. It is part of the corporation’s global marketing push this year spending 65% more on advertising and marketing and 35% more on new product …
KTM has unveiled its 1290 Super Duke GT touring sports bike and it’s coming to Australia early next year to fire up the touring sector. It is powered by the same lethal weapon 10301cc V-twin engine in the 1290 Super Duke R, but with new cylinder heads and new combustion and ignition maps for a …
Harley-Davidson Australia is giving test riders of their Big Twins a chance to win one of 20 trips for two to the March 2016 Daytona Beach Bike Week in their latest competition. From September 21 to the end of the year, anyone who test rides a Big Twin (every bike except Sportster and Street) goes in the …
For the first time, Harley-Davidson has shoehorned the Twin Cam 110B (1800cc) Screamin’ Eagle engine into “standard” bikes for more power, rather than just their CVO models. The Softail Slim S and Fat Boy S will get the powerful engine when they arrive at the end of next month. SEE ALL THE NEW MODELS Other …
Apart from the first electric motorcycles from Victory Motorcycles, the Empulse TT, the only changes in the 2016 model line-up are some new colours. READ ABOUT THE EMPULSE TT While Victory Motorcycles Australia and New Zealand hasn’t locked in all their 2016 colours yet, these photos show a few new colours and combinations. Full colours …
The 2016 Indian Motorcycle range is wearing some new paint, including a “pearl white” Chief Classic, a “blue diamond” Roadmaster, “wildfire red” Scout and a silver and black Chieftain. There are no new models added to the line-up, although there had been unconfirmed rumours about a smaller capacity Scout. In the US, they have introduced …
If you’re into towing a trailer behind your motorcycle, this blow-up tent trailer may be just right. American travellers Mike and Mary Setzer have developed the ScarabRV which weighs just 136kg (300lb) and has a 12-volt inflation system that pitches the tent, providing a queen-sized sleeping area for two. UPDATE: They launched an Indiegogo crowd-finding …
BMW looks set to return to cruisers – or at least cruiser-style baggers – with the release of the Concept 101 built in a joint venture with Roland Sands Design. The last time the Bavarian manufacturer and LA custom builder got together they produced the Concept Ninety which became the very popular R nineT, so …
Hot on the heels of the Benelli BN 302 learner-approved motorcycle come two 600cc sports tourers, one of which is a LAMS bike. The two sports touring versions of the BN 600 are the BN 600GT and GTS available in white, black, and matt army green for $8990 plus on-road costs. That includes two-year premium roadside …
The Yamaha MT-09 Tracer is basically an MT-09 naked bike with a swag of accessories that turn it into a tourer worthy of our wide, brown land. It comes standard with hard panniers, adjustable seat, three-position windscreen, centre stand, hand guards, three engine modes, traction control, ABS, sporty fairing and larger fuel tank for $14,999. That’s a whole …