When I put my hand up to write a piece about EICMA 2022, I foolishly assumed that as with pretty...
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Andrew was born and raised in Australia on a diet of CARtoons comics, farm bikes and far too many Mad Max movies. In 2009 he rolled his sleeves up and spent the next 10 years turning an anonymous Squarespace website into the popular Pipeburn.com custom bike blog. He now owns and operates Machines That Dream, a Sydney-based Auto and Moto Media company. Look out for his new TV show 'Stories of Bike,' launching in 2021.
Review Summary The 2022 Royal Enfield Scram 411 is a keenly-priced and very capable bike that’s light and heaps of...
Review Summary The 2022 Yamaha MT-10 SP offers ample power and tons of rider aides in a comfortable and eye-catching package. The bike’s looks won’t be for everyone, but they definitely set this hyper naked apart from the pack—even compared to competitors like the BMW S1000 RR or KTM 1290...
Next time you see some dinky little beginner’s bike, pit bike, pocket bike or el-cheapo Chinese knock-off that makes you...
What’s that old adage about making something more attractive by telling someone they can’t have it? Well, if ever there...
Last month’s little ditty on on-road two-stokes was just the start. And while we love us some asphalt action, there’s no doubting that two-strokes rock just as hard off-road as they do on. These manufacturers’ persistence in making their dirt-bound ring-a-ding-dingers long after giving up on their on-road models should...
Easy Rider. Motorcycle Diaries. World’s Fastest Indian. These same old, same old movies always seem to be included in top...
The picture I’ve placed above is an interesting one. For those not in the know, it’s an image from the...
If you’re a child of the ’70s and ’80s like me, your first experience of motorcycle ice racing will probably be a lot like mine. The first time I ever contemplated the idea of motorcycles having bloody great spikes in their tyres was when I saw Roger Moore in the...
It’s just after WWI in sunny England, and you’re absolutely gagging to go motorcycle racing. In modern times, this sort...
It’s all too easy to spend your days surfing the web looking at amazing and priceless old motorcycles with a...
Whether it needs a simple fix like replacing the handlebars or a much more elaborate overhaul, rescuing a bike that’s been left to rot can be a rewarding and profitable project. Yes, you heard me right. Profitable. That’s’ because most mere mortals will see a bike that doesn’t start or...
While you could argue that all bikers have a little bit of crazy in them, anybody with a decent amount...
At first glance, reviewing motorcycles and riding gear for a living may seem like a bit of a dream job....
It’s summer in 1915, and freshly famous motorcycle racer Otto Walker powers across the finish line at the Dodge City 300 event to claim victory. Harley-Davidson is on top of the world, and a new motorcycling legend has been born; a legendary brand that is still a house-hold name almost...
The 1970s and 1980s were a golden age for forced induction engines. Like shoulder pads in suits and mascara on...
You can bet your bottom dollar that somewhere out there in the motorcycling afterlife, alongside the likes of Burt Munro,...
Nothing gives you street cred faster than riding on the historical coattails of a famous brand. From China’s new MG Motor to the rebirth of Norton and Brough, the branding ‘leg up’ you get by attaching an old and well-respected name to your new-born moto manufacturing enterprise is as undeniable...
Forgive me if I sound about 10 years old, but as a grown-ass man I still have my childhood obsession...
So, just how much do you know about T.E. Lawrence? Who, you ask? And as you do, the long dead...
All brands have certain challenges to overcome, especially the historical ones. Be it a poor marketing decision, failed product launches, or embarrassing social media boo-boos, it’s almost expected that at some point all brands will make a misstep. Think Ford’s Edsel, ‘New’ Coke from the 80s, or even U2 and...
Being flown all over the place to ride some of the world’s most beautiful motorcycles may seem like the stuff...
I don’t care what other riders tell you, or how they justify their moto purchases. They talk about horsepower and...
Like many teenagers in 1980s Australia, I was a willing participant in the Japanese rotary-engined street racer phase that swept the country at the time. Hell, there was even a magazine called Fast Fours & Rotaries that sold here like hotcakes. But for me, the whole thing crystallized when my...
The last week of March 2021 saw Triumph Hinckley announce ‘phase 2’ of their hush hush, cloak and dagger, top...
You know how the old song goes. “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.” Well, we’re here...