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Shannons have launched a competition where you can win “Two American Legends” - an Indian Scout Bobber Twenty and a RAM 1500 Express pickup. As well as both vehicles, if the winner is a Shannons Club member, they’ll also receive $5,000 cash for a total prize pool valued at $113,000. The Scout on offer is the latest Bobber Twenty variant, with the “Twenty” referring to the original Scout from 1920. The 2021 tribute is defined by stripped-down bobber styling and features a solo saddle, bobbed front and rear mudguards, mini-ape hanger ‘bars, shotgun exhaust and chunky tyres on old-school 16-inch wire spoke wheels. Power comes from a 69ci (1133cc) liquid-cooled v-twin, producing 97Nm of torque. A six-speed transmission, 298mm disc brakes front and rear, tele fork front and dual shock…

CFMoto have upgraded their popular, LAMS-legal 650NK naked commuter with the 650NK SP. The first release in what CFMoto say are many new and exciting models coming in 2021, the 650NK SP is essentially a spec upgrade on the 650NK. There are no changes to the tube steel diamond frame and swingarm, while the DOHC liquid-cooled 650cc parallel twin engine that’s Euro 5 compliant and produces 41.5kW and 62Nm is unchanged mechanically, but adds a new-look muffler. The 6-speed gearbox has been tweaked, though, and now delivers what CFMoto say are optimised gear changes. Enhancing this is the addition of a slipper clutch as part of the SP spec. Also added to the 650NK SP is a suspension upgrade on the form of KYB componentry front and rear. Travel from…

Yamaha Factory Racing are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of their debut in grand prix competition back in 1961, with several initiatives and activities planned for this year. The first was presented on the eve of the 2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship, at the Qatar MotoGP Test, where a retro look for the YZR-M1 of Yamaha’s new test rider signing, Cal Crutchlow, was unveiled. The unique livery of white with red ‘speedblock’ graphics was replicated on Crutchlow’s leathers, too. “The WGP (World Championship Grand Prix) 60th anniversary coloured YZR-M1 means more than just a milestone and a look back at the footsteps of our forerunners,” said Hiroshi Ito, Yamaha’s General Manager of Motorsports Development. “It is a sign of our determination to have a passion second to none, believe in the…

BMW Motorrad are no strangers to the factory-supported custom game. JUST BIKES has featured many factory-sponsored, BMW-based creations from some of the world’s best builders in the past, particularly units based on the R nineT. Now, with their R 18 cruiser, BMW are looking to get that model in front of as many eyeballs as possible, so they’ve commissioned a fresh series of custom creations from third-party builders, as well as a couple that they produced themselves. One of those outside builders to get a gig was Bernhard Naumann, better known as “Blechmann” (“Tin Man” in German, or “Tinny” more specifically) for his handiwork in forming complex shapes in metal. Most of the R 18-based customs released so far have polarised opinion. Blechmann’s creation is no exception… MAN OF MYSTERY…

The reborn Brough Superior motorcycle company has released a new model – the Lawrence. A bike that looks both forward and back, the Lawrence features modernised styling, but takes its name from the most famous client of the original Brough Superior brand – T.E. Lawrence. Better known as Lawrence of Arabia (and immortalized in the 1962 movie of the same name), Thomas Edward Lawrence was an avid motorcyclist, with a passion for going fast. In the 1920s and ‘30s, a Brough Superior was the best machine to fulfill that passion and Lawrence owned no fewer than seven of them (some sources say eight), including sidevalve SS 80 and overhead valve SS 100 v-twin machines, which were capable of achieving 80mph (128km/h) and 100mph (160km/h), respectively. Lawrence’s enthusiasm for Brough Superior…

The second version of BMW’s classically-inspired R18 cruiser, the R 18 Classic, has arrived in Australia. Joining the base model variant that debuted last year, the R 18 Classic is a simpler version of the R 18 that comes with many touring-specific features as standard. The big 1802cc boxer twin is unchanged as the bike’s focal point, and while a “no frills technology” tag suggests the R18 Classic is lacking in rider assistance features, there’s still ABS, ASC, three riding modes, keyless starting and running, cruise control and dynamic engine braking control as standard. Three grades will be available: the base R 18 Classic; R 18 Classic Custom; and R 18 Classic Deluxe. The differences are in the standard features, with the Custom and Classic adding items that are extra-cost…

Kawasaki Racing Team have launched their campaign for this year’s Motul FIM Superbike World Championship with presentation of the new livery on the Ninja ZX-10RR and new-look leathers for team riders Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea. While the WSBK season start has been delayed to late May, Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) have joined most of their WSBK rivals in revealing their 2021 livery well in advance. Overall, the 2021 KRT livery is said to be inspired by Kawasaki’s superbikes from the 1990s, and while Kawasaki corporate green remains prominent, including an all-green front mudguard and more green on the tank and tail, there are a few notable differences for 2021. There’s a more prominent white section on the lower fairing that carries Kawasaki identification and each rider’s race number. Graphics…

The Yamaha XMAX 300 is what a scooter should be - easy to ride, lots of space and enough torque to get you off the line quickly and safely. But it’s no lie to say that a large number of scooter manufacturers build machines to suit the enormous Asian and European population, rather than our small Australian market. So, in understanding that, it’s natural to ask if the 2020 Yamaha XMAX 300 works on our long and bumpy roads. In short, yes it does. But there’s more to this LAMS-approved scooter than that… A NEW TAKE ON TWISTIES When I head out for a twisty ride on a fast machine, I often come back feeling underwhelmed, because the roads are mostly full of lazy drivers who don’t check their mirrors.…

As the world starts to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, group rides are back, and one of the greatest and most important group rides of all - the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – is back, too, with a new date and new energy for its tenth anniversary. Normally held in September, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride gets a new date for 2021 - Sunday, 23rd of May. To celebrate the ten-year anniversary, Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) organisers are calling on gents and ladies all over the world to dress dapper, ride classic and classically-styled motorcycles and raise money for men’s health initiatives this May. Since 2012, the DGR has connected hundreds of thousands of classic and vintage style motorcyclists around the world and, to date, has raised US$27.45 million for men’s…

Triumph has released details of Phase 2 of their electric motorcycle programme, presenting a finished powertrain prototype and renderings of the bike that this powertrain will be fitted to in the future. Phase 1 of the four-phase programme got underway in May, 2019, when Triumph announced a collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering (an offshoot of the Williams Racing F1 team), Integral Powertrain and WMG at the University of Warwick to develop a “sporting electric motorcycle”. What was planned as a two-year project has been delayed by the impact of COVID-19, but March’s announcement detailing Phase 2’s completion of an electric powertrain prototype and battery shows the UK Government-funded initiative is back on track. Triumph are leading the project, providing all the cycle parts and specifying what’s required from their partners.…

Further changes have been made to the 2021 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship calendar, including a new opening round in Aragon and the addition of a new circuit. On 9 March, the FIM and Dorna World Superbike Organisation (DWO) announced the updated calendar, citing the changes were necessary due to ongoing local restrictions on mass gatherings and travel under COVID-19. This year’s season had originally been scheduled to start in Assen on 23-25 April, with only European rounds held before the flyaways began in October. Back on 16 February, DWO announced that the Assen round had been rescheduled to 23-25 July and the new season opener would be at Estoril, Portugal, on 7-9 May. The 9 March update has moved the Estoril round to a TBC date later in the…

Even before the R 18 was officially released, BMW Motorrad had gifted units of the 1800cc boxer-engined cruiser to some of the world’s most talented and individual bike builders, like Custom Works Zon and Revival Cycles, to work their magic. COVID-19 interrupted the flow of one-off creations last year, but Roland Sands Design and Bernhard Naumann, aka Blechmann, still managed to turn out their own take on the big boxer twin. Earlier this year, Kingston Custom unveiled what’s arguably the most beautiful – and unquestionably the most individual – creation on the R 18 platform – the ‘Spirit of Passion’. PAST SUCCESSES, PAST INSPIRATION The town of Gelsenkirchen probably draws a blank, even amongst German natives, but it’s large enough to have a ‘north’ and ‘east’ sub-township. Nestled between Essen…

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