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Identity is significant. We preserve our identities as we all are different from each other in some or the other way. It's the same thing with motorcycles. Enthusiasts, like you and I, like to name our machines. For others, it might sound absurd but for us, it strengthens the bond with the machine. In today's world, custom-built motorcycles are...

Last issue you heard me say what I believed it means to be a motorcyclist. In this issue, I'm going to get a bit more specific and tell you what it means to me to be a motorcyclist, being a teenager in the early 70s and growing up through this era. This was a time where every kid had...

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Swapping chrome for black and powered by the muscular Milwaukee-Eight 107 engine, the new Road King Special motorcycle pushes Harley-Davidson’s touring line in a dramatic new styling direction, expressing a contemporary perspective on the classic Road King model. “The Road King Special pounds down the boulevard like a gleaming locomotive rolling through a train yard at midnight,” said Brad Richards,...

When BMW first announced the R nineT back in 2014, all of us who follow the world of motorcycling knew that the Bavarian giant had just opened the floodgates for custom bike builders. This new retro styled roadster was simply a blank canvas for customizing. However, it looks like BMW Motorrad had their own design team trying to take...

When BMW Motorrad dished out the RnineT, everyone took notice, especially the custom builders. No other motorcycle has received such attention since the café racer scene picked up over the last few years. This modern classic has the perfect base and the retro charm to please most schools of thought and over the last few years we’ve seen some...

Kawasaki wants to make it easier for you to ride faster, that’s the main theme of the ZX-10R. With two WSBK titles to their credit in the past three seasons, Kawasaki has certainly managed to make their race riders go faster and the company has tried to add all the possible learning from racing onto the ZX-10R. Born on...

Let me start by assuring you that nothing in this article is made up or exaggerated. The story you are about to read will touch your heart, no matter how much of a hard-boiled motorcyclist you might be. This is a true story of a man who started from literally nothing and went on to achieve his dream and...

Moto Guzzi World Club; is the official Moto Guzzi owners club which unifies and directs all official Moto Guzzi clubs around the world. It was established in 2002 by Moto Guzzi and is headed by its president Mr. Mario Arosio. The headquarters of the club is based in the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario, Italy, where all...

I’ve been so busy riding motorcycles these last few years, I’ve barely had time to give scooters a thought. For a while, I even forgot they existed. Let’s be honest, how often do we see one on our roads here? Even the delivery motorcycles are, well, not scooters. The thought of riding a scooter came back to my mind...

In August 2017 Yamaha will introduce two limited edition enduro models to complement the company's current off road competition line up. These specially developed enduro race bikes are inspired by the Outsiders Yamaha Official Enduro Team factory machine that took Loïc Larrieu to 3 overall in the 2016 E2 World Enduro Championship, and secured an Enduro GP class victory at...

One’s got a reputation to uphold, especially when it says something like - The King of Sportbikes. No doubt the tag is big, but when you have the kind of credentials the GSX-R line has had for the last 15 years since its launch, the job becomes a wee bit easier. While others with such achievements would rest on...

Sitting on an upturned cinder block in their garage and flipping through the pages of motorcycle magazine, molding every part and particle of whatever fancies them in their mental garage. This is not a unique scenario. Customisers, when they are not customising, spend their time imagining what can be done to existing bikes. Yamaha’s Yard Built program seeks these dreamers...

The Himalayas, a daunting yet extremely appealing landscape for die hard motorcyclists. The ride from New Delhi to Khardung-La, the highest motorable road in the world is considered by many to be a motorcycling pilgrimage. Having done this route in various capacities over the last decade, I can assure you that riding here is no walk in the park....

There are two types of people in this world: those that talk about it and those those go out there and do it. Our girl Sabah Mukri is most definitely the latter. With a racing career spanning over just two seasons she has managed to gain the backing and respect from renowned motorcycle related outfits such as Vendetta Racing,...

Christian von Koenigsegg was just five years old when he watched the Norwegian stop motion animated movie Flåklypa Grand Prix. The protagonist in the movie is a bicycle repairman who builds his own racing car. And that’s it! Little Koenigsegg now had a dream - to build his own racing car. A moment of inspiration and the rest we...

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez unveiled the 2017 RC213V during Repsol Honda's team launch in Jakarta. Can he relive the magisterial dominance of 2016 with this new bike? That remains to be seen, but for now we can take a look at what has changed and what has been updated. Overall, the bike remains true to the essence of the...

How much power is too much power? That is the question. Manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of technology and that’s resulted in riders getting access to insane amount of power available at the twist of a throttle. Will the horsepower game ever end? I doubt. As we progress from internal combustion engines to electric motors, the quintessential human tendency...

Let's look at what it means to be a motorcyclist and where motorcycling is going? This is a lot different than who motorcyclists are. If you want my humble opinion; and I'm thinking you probably do; motorcycling in its purest form is about you and the road and your bike; that's it. Everything else is just that “everything else”. But...

If you follow the custom-bike scene in the Middle East you would undoubtedly know of the Bikers Cafe Build-Off. Introduced by Bikers Cafe - Dubai in 2015, it showcased three amazing builders like Moto, 86 CYCLES and Deus Arabia. This exciting event paved the way for other budding-builders to throw their creativity into the mix and see what they can...