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If winter is the time when you usually park your bike up for a while, it’s also the time when you should start thinking about a sheepskin seat cover for comfortable summer riding. As explained in the feature on Sheepy Hollow sheepskin Seat Covers in issue #312, the benefits of sheepskin for you and your riding are numerous. So, while your bike is parked up, now is the perfect time to order a new sheepskin seat cover from Sheepy Hollow. Sheepy Hollow make each sheepskin seat cover to order, with a huge catalogue of patterns on file to suit cruisers, nakeds, sportsbikes, adventure tourers, nakeds, and even scooters. New bikes - and new seats - are coming out all the time, though, so Sheepy Hollow are looking for more seats…

Even before it kicked off at Phillip Island in February, this year’s 25th season of the World Superbike Championship season was looking intriguing. World Champion Sylvain Guintoli’s defection to Honda after winning the 2014 title with Aprilia was just one of a number of rider moves ahead of the 2015 season. With last year’s World Supersport champion Michael van der Mark also joining the Pata-sponsored team, Honda, it seemed, would dominate. Kawasaki was once again represented by 2013 champion, Tom Sykes, but the Brit would be partnered this year by former Honda rider Jonathan Rea, after Loris Baz’s move to MotoGP. Aprilia had Leon Haslam (also previously with Honda) and Superbike newcomer Jordi Torres, while Ducati – for a while at least – saw the return of Troy Bayliss after…

THE 59 CLUB The official Australian Branch of The 59 Club, London. Membership open to anyone interested in classic bikes & cafe racers of any make. Regular rides, meetings. Contact: Shadow, PO Box 60 ,Healesville ,VIC,3777 Ph: 0490 185 536 or Em: the59clubaustralia@hotmail.com VIC A CHOPPERS AUSTRALIA An Australia-wide networking club and website, servicing, supporting, encouraging and helping chopper riders build their bikes, get together and share their love of the coolest bikes on the planet. Not a traditional motorcycle or outlaw club - no meeting, no committees, no minimum attendances, no back patches, no politics - just groups of friendly chopper enthusiasts in most states who keep in touch, help each other and ride together (no obligation) Our website and events are G rated, so wives, kids and grand…

The LAMS market is hot at the moment, and with Yamaha’s release of the YZF-R3, it’s about to get hotter. Filling the gap between the YZF-R15 and YZF-R6, the YZF-R3 carries the look and style of the bigger bikes, but in a learnerfriendly package. Power comes from a 321cc parallel twin, producing 30.9kW and 29.6Nm, and employing technology used on Yamaha’s larger capacity supersport bikes. Part of the R3’s brief was to create a ‘supersport machine you can ride every day’, so the engine combines good rideability in the low to mid-speed range, together with a strong and responsive character at higher rpm, and good fuel economy. A 2-into-1 exhaust with R6-style muffler, and progressive throttle pulleys for smooth acceleration are other features. A 6-speed transmission, longer R1-type swingarm, newly-designed…

We’re looking for vintage, classic and newer bikes of all types to feature in future issues, covering restorations, custom bikes, choppers and original survivors. That includes scooters, mopeds, trikes and outfits, too. It’s not just road bikes we’re interested in, either: dirt bikes, trials and enduro bikes are also welcome. If you’ve a got a cool bike for sale, the additional exposure that an article in JUST BIKES provides can help in selling the bike, too. Do you have a collection of bikes, racing memorabilia, or other motorcycling-related collectables? Maybe you’ve undertaken an epic road trip, or just seen, built or done something of interest and relevance to JUST BIKES readers*. To have your story featured in JUST BIKES, email all the details - and be sure to include images…

Following huge customer demand, Greaser’s motorcycle workshop in Adelaide is looking to expand into a DIY motorcycle garage along the lines of Melbourne’s Kustom Kommune, Sydney’s Rising Sun Workshop and Brisbane’s Moto Arcade. The enterprising pair behind the venture have launched a membership drive and crowdfunding campaign to support it. Gerrard and Josephine, the proprietors of Greaser’s, have put out the call for members which can help make the dream of a new DIY garage in SA a reality. “We have been hatching a plan to create an inner-city hub and community for Adelaide’s motorcycle lovers for a while now,” Gerrard explained. “By partnering with other businesses and individuals, we’re hoping to build our collective expertise to help each other out and have lots of fun while doing it!” The…

Yamaha has released two new versions of their MT-07 middleweight naked, designed to appeal to newcomers and experienced riders. The existing MT-07LA, the LAMS 38.3kW (52.1ps) 655cc parallel twin, now features ABS braking as standard, with a new colour – Extreme Yellow – added to the Competition White, Matt Grey and Deep Armour colours available. The second addition is the ‘High Output’, which features a 55.0kW (74.8ps) 689cc version of the twin engine, and is only available in Race Blu. The HO model is not learner approved and is not available with ABS braking. Both versions feature a 6-speed transmission, lightweight frame, 805mm seat height, 17-inch wheels, full LED instrumentation and 14-litre fuel tank. Listed weight for the MT-07LA is 182kg, with 179kg for the HO version. Available now from…

The Doctor is in! For bike fans, the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed was extra special for a couple of reasons, the major one being Valentino Rossi. The nine-time MotoGP champion made his debut appearance at this year’s event, just hours after winning the Dutch TT at Assen. Every year since 1993, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has been a showcase for all manner of road and racing machinery from all facets and eras. Held on the grounds of Goodwood House, the estate of Lord March in East Sussex, the focus of the Goodwood Festival of Speed is the hillclimb course; a narrow tarmac strip 1.16 miles (1.86 km) long that snakes through the grounds and runs literally past the front of Goodwood House. Here, vehicles of all types take…