Real World Motorcycles – Part Two - Mcnews.com.au

People have ridden postie bikes around Australia, 1970’s 250 commuter bikes across the Nullabor and Yamaha R1s around the world, including vast stretches of gravel and unmade roads. The top selling motorcycle is Kawasaki’s Ninja 300. Cruise down any street in Australia and you will see Ninjas by the dozens and the reason is obvious. It is the most popular LAMS bike, sportsbike cachet a big part of that appeal but its dominance is under growing threat from plenty of new machines in the learner segment, including Yamaha’s excellent MT-07. And it is the demographic that very... Most are middle aged men who, back when they were in their 20’s, rode the current hot bikes but then gave riding away as the pressure of work, family commitments and the mortgage kicked in. Fast forward 30 or so years and they have the house... As most of us who rode right through know, once you’re bitten, you’re bitten. An increasing number of returning riders are also going the adventure-touring route, and with amazing machines such as BMW’s R 1200 GS and KTM’s 1290 Super Adventure now available, who can blame them. Excellent performance married with excellent ergonomics and high. Source: www.mcnews.com.au