Nigel Paterson

One of Royal Enfield’s slogans is “Built Like a Gun”… now the company is offering a Shotgun! BY NIGEL PATERSON. PICS TOM FOSSATI The bar end mirrors, blacked-out engine, alloy headlight nacelle and solo seat [...]

Around-the-houses racing has been almost killed off by the Nanny State, but the Postie Bike Grand Prix still happens… BY NIGEL PATERSON   A multi-bike pile-up just seconds into the main race, the defending champion [...]

MACNA BRADICAL JACKET BY NIGEL PATERSON Macna has broken a few rules with its new Bradical jacket, an obvious play on words for this radical new piece of clothing. For a start it’ll be compared [...]

This article was first published in Australian Road Rider issue #170, Feb/March 2023.   Born of the Africa Twin, Honda’s new touring bike is built for long rides… By Nigel Paterson I’d left the freeway behind [...]

Ducati Australia has launched its 2023 DRE Adventure Academy and Adventure Experience Programs, aimed at giving riders a chance to try out the latest adventure bikes, enjoy th elifestyle and potential improve their riding skills. [...]

Scooters offer easy riding, are super cheap to run and often don’t cost much to buy. Suzuki’s new Aventis 125 ticks all of those boxes and should also be a much more fun way to [...]

It’s not the biggest, it’s not the lightest, it’s not the cheapest but it might just be the best MT… By Nigel Paterson Photography by Phil James The sweet spot is where everything doesn’t just [...]

Rixy – ARR165 I was a pre-teen and hooked on I.C.E. The rush of adrenaline, the smell, the feel. They were, and still are, addictive. I take a hit as often as I can. In [...]

Triumph will release an all new Tiger Sport 660 (based on the Trident) and multiple all-new Tiger 1200s in 2022. While the official announcements hadn’t been made prior to this issue’s deadline, ARR’s sources indicate [...]

A sports-tourer with all the bells and whistles… BY: NIGEL PATERSON  |  PHOTOGRAPHY: BMW/PATERSON BMW shocked the world with its first RS model, back in the 1970s, producing a fully-faired machine that was comfortable, fast [...]