Nigel Paterson

Motorcycle communicators have come a long way since the early units of a decade ago, with the 50 series the pinnacle of Sena’s maturing capable and versatile units. They do a lot more than communicate [...]

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 [...]

Navigation units for motorcyclists have had a bad rap over the years, often deservedly so. More than one rider has told me they simply aren’t worth the trouble, and with smartphone apps offering lots of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are fast become ‘must have’ functionality in modern cars, providing an interface from your smartphone while you’re driving – the technology is becoming available on bikes too, but the roll-out [...]

Ducati has announced the Panigale V2 Superquadro Final Edition, which the company describes as “A token of gratitude and love for the Superquadro family of engines, the most sophisticated twin-cylinders ever produced by Ducati. The [...]

ROAD RIDER TEST 2024 CFMOTO 450NK   CFMOTO’s 450 twin-cylinder engine lands in a practical, all-round chassis BY PHIL JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGEL PATERSON/SUPPLIED Last year we were impressed with CFMOTO’s 450SR, its sports 450… [...]

Royal Enfield has launched the Guerrilla, what would have once been considered a Big Single roadster. It’s the second bike to feature the Sherpa 450 liquid-cooled motor we’ve seen before in the current Himalayan, but [...]