In this issue

What’s inside?
Pg 4 - Trade News
Pg 8 - Ducati MH 900
Pg 10 - Great Bikes - The Vespa
Pg 16 - Lightweight Bikes
Pg 26 - Riding Tips
Pg 28 - Mike Scott - Pitlane
Pg 34 - MotoGP Round Up
Pg 40 - Interview Pierre Terblanche
Pg 46 - State of the Nation
Pg 52 - Swamps of Sedgefield
Pg 56 - Zontes Cup Championship Pg 60 - Post Covid Motorcycle Trade
Pg 62 - Birds Eye View
Pg 64 - Gariep Dam Tour
Pg 72 - Charley’s Chat
Pg 74 - MV Superveloce
Pg 90 - Social Summaries
Pg 94 - Classifieds & Events

DUCATI MH900E -FORM MATCHED BY FUNCTION

Our correspondent from Europe, Alan Cathcart, got the chance to ride the Ducati MH900e when it was launched at the beginning of the millennium. Here are his impressions.

4 mins

THE Vespa

Is there anything more Italian than the Vespa? It can be mentioned in the same sentence as pasta and pizza as a definition of Italian lifestyle. Imitated a thousand times but never bettered, it got the Italian population mobile after the second world war as much as the FIAT 500 did and remains in production in virtually the same form 75 years later.

3 mins

Lightweight Bikes: Light On The Pocket Big On Fun

Bigger is better. Speed is everything. Fast is sexy. Only a top-of-the-range bike can generate envy; only the best is desirable.

10+ mins

Riding Tips: He Eyes' Have It...

Whilst this might seem like a bit of an obvious topic to cover - using your eyes when riding - as always, there’s more to this than meets the eye…sorry for the pun. There are a couple of tips that it is essential to adopt if you are to be as safe as possible on our crowded roads.

4 mins

THE MOTOGP ROUND-UP -23 AUGUST - AUSTRIA TWO :HOW MAD CAN IT GET?

I’m loathe to say that this season has been interesting because of the absence of Marc Marquez, but it’s a difficult assumption to refute. Without his presence, have those who would have measured their performance against him seized the opportunity to occupy the top dog position, leading to an escalation in self-belief, were it even needed?

10+ mins

A Man With A Passion : Pierre Terblanche Interview

Pierre Terblanche needs no introduction to motorcyclists the world over. Following stints with Ducati, Royal Enfield, Confederate and our very own BST, his designs have helped shape the face of motorcycling, not without their fair share of controversy along the way.

10+ mins

Cross Country Alive & Kicking

The Emperors new clothes. For Charan Moore this was his first competitive event under the new colours of the factory KTM team and he didn’t disappoint. Third place overall and a strong win in the OR1 class to head into the National event one week later in good form

8 mins

ZONTES CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

The Art of Coming Last But Still Having Fun

5 mins

Post-Covid Motorcycle Trading

Selling your motorcycle privately has both its dangers and its benefits. I have often suggested that you should partner with a trusted dealer and let them manage the trade-in and finance if applicable. However, there is a new business- or dealer-trend that is very worrying.

3 mins

THE GARIEP DAM TOUR

“In days gone by, when De Aar was a ‘full-steam-ahead’ kind of town, the locomotive drivers would yank their whistles late at night as they approached the Karoo settlement. Each driver would have his own signature tune, and his family living in the town would know it well. They’d set out the supper dishes the minute that whistle went off.” (Karoo Keepsakes; Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit; MLM Publishers; Cradock; 2009)

10+ mins

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