In this issue

What’s inside?
Pg 4 - Trade News
Pg 10 - Book Review
Pg 12 - Great Bikes - The Megola
Pg 14 - Howie Zowie
Pg 22 - BMW R18 Launch Test
Pg 28 - Harley-Davidson VR1000
Pg 34 - The Collectors : Part 1
Pg 40 - BMW F900R
Pg 44 - Yamaha Tenere 700
Pg 48 - State of the Nation
Pg 56 - Country Garden Tour
Pg 60 - Pitlane - MotoGP
Pg 70 - Birds Eye View
Pg 72 - Kawasaki H1R Racer
Pg 82 - Charley’s Chat
Pg 84 - Social Summaries
Pg 88 - Classifieds & Events

THE Megola

Article about engineering dead-ends in motorcycling but, in choosing the Megola

3 mins

BMW R18

The BMW R 18 is a cruiser motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad and was officially introduced in April 2020 and launched in September 2020 in Germany.

6 mins

Harley-Davidson VR1000 Roadster Street Superhog

‘While I am trying to make Bike SA more relevant to the South African motorcycling scene, some stories that don’t necessarily adhere to those aims are too good to not be told. This is one of those stories, made all the better for being a small but significant and completely out-of-character blip on the normally staid and traditional Harley Davidson company. Ed.'

6 mins

THE COLLECTORS : PART 1 Rob Coutts

There are some fantastic motorcycle collections throughout South Africa, some large, some small, most of them hidden away and rarely see the light of day. I thought it would be interesting to take a peek behind the garage doors at some of the hidden gems lying within some of these collections, talk to the people who have built them up over the decades and the stories behind them.

10+ mins

BMW F900R Second Glance

BMW Motorrad India has launched two new middleweight motorcycles in India, the F 900 R and the F 900 XR.

3 mins

Yamaha Ténéré 700- The Next Big Thing In Adventure Bikes?

The Next Big Thing In Adventure Bikes?

5 mins

The Country Garden Tour

The day didn’t start well. With the two old legends serviced and prepped the day before, the last thing you want to do is run out of petrol in your driveway.

10+ mins

DARRYN'S TURN

MOTO3 - CATALUNYA, BARCELONA

3 mins

Suzuki's Turn 18 October - Aragon 1

These MotoGP weekends are getting far too nerve-racking! The absence of first Marquez and now Rossi has meant that many have had to choose new favorites to support on race day.

4 mins

Charley's Chat

Another story of charley and friends’ madcap adventures...

6 mins

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