Hey, every morning when we wake up we don’t know if life’s gonna give us a lekker thing that day or a crappy thing but we bikers all know that when a lekker thing comes along then we mustn’t go and stuff it up by pulling the wrong move.
I mean like there I am just last Saturday morning busy sitting at the lights on Rosettenville Corner on my way to the old Triumph Shop in Edenvale and even though my eyes haven’t got their focus working all that lekker yet after all the night before’s dopping I can clearly check across the road that there’s this oke on his boney and I can hear by the way he’s revving his motor that instead of waiting for me to cross he’s sommer gonna skiet in front of me as soon as the lights change.
So now of course I’m pretending that I’m all stupid and that I don’t know what he’s planning to do and so while I’m waiting for him to make his move I’m busy peeping from out of the corner of my eye at the robot on my left so that the split second it goes orange I can drop the clutch and unleash the more power of the Guzzi pistons inside my Bonneville’s engine and skiet forward and cut him off and make him look stupid.
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KTM 890 DUKE
You can’t say that KTM isn’t prolific but, when motorcycles are as good as they generally always are from the Austrian manufacturer, who are we to complain?
ZONTES 310V
A while back, we covered the Zontes ZT310-X1 as part of the small bike feature. There was no way we could not help but be impressed by nearly every aspect of the bike, be it equipment, performance, frugality, price, comfort, looks or quality. It was clearly a bike that was punching way above its weight.
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Britain’s Peter Williams, often acclaimed as the finest GP racer/engineer of modern times, passed away quietly on December 20 in his sleep, after a long illness. He was 81 years old.
Peter Williams Engineer
Williams and the magnesium alloy wheeled ‘Arter’ Matchless. Note the front and rear disc brakes that Williams also helped develop for motorcycles. Despite the front one being tiny by today’s standards, it was still an improvement over drum brakes.
Great Bikes? Yamaha V-Max
Some bikes earn reputations, be it for speed, looks, wayward handling, whatever. Some bikes are spoken about in hushed tones, generally tones of awe or fear. Some bikes achieve greatness, some have it thrust upon them! Some we forget.
The Franskraal Tour
Much selling and buying of motorbikes happened in the Yell household over Christmas. It was with great sadness that I finally decided to sell Sir Galahad (my 30-year old Honda Africa Twin XRV750) and buy a half share in a bike more suitable for Annette to ride as well. We’d been talking to her ex editor’s husband, De Wet, about the possibility of buying his tricked-out 2008 Suzuki DR650 for some time, and struck the deal as soon as Sir Galahad was sold.
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Think Bike Giving Back To Biking
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The Custom Builders - Part 3: Reconstructed
I first became aware of Theunis from Reconstructed custom workshop a few years ago, when he arrived at a Triumph Day in Modderfontein with his radical Rocket 3 custom. It drew a lot of attention and comment, which was exactly what Theunis was aiming for from his first build.
Magni MV Italia Yesterday Once More
There’s certainly no company more entitled to produce a retro model using current MV Agusta hardware than Moto Magni, whose founder the late Arturo Magni was the architect of the historic Italian marque’s remarkable haul of 75 road racing World Championships in 26 years.
Accessories To Climb
Field tested
Overland Adventure East: Part 1
Kicking off the multi-state adventure at Rausch Creek Off-Road Park
Ready. Set. Go
We made it easy for you. We asked our travel experts where they want to go in 2020. Their answers will surprise and inspire you. Presenting 27 adventures to get you out in the world this year.
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Backcountry Discovery Routes
A Decade of Adventure
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