Table of contents for Just Bikes #434 24-AUG in Just Bikes

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Harley-Davidson has introduced a new benefits program with partnering brands for Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) members. While member benefits, entry to H.O.G. Rallies and access to other Harley-Davidson events have always been a part of the H.O.G. program, this latest initiative offers attractive – and exclusive – new privileges, like discounts on travel experiences, hotel stays, motorcycle accessories and more. The good news with this latest program is that H.O.G. members can also utilise their membership beyond Australian shores, as the benefits are available with selected partners throughout the Asia Pacific region. “We are thrilled to offer these new and exclusive perks for our Harley-Davidson riders,” said Dimitris Raptis, Vice President at Harley-Davidson Asia Pacific. “Our goal is to celebrate the motorcycle lifestyle and empower our loyal community of riders…

Australia’s Carter Thompson made a big impact on his first ride in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship (WorldSSP300), securing a podium on debut. The 16-year-old from suburban Newcastle had been drafted in by Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki in July to replace the injured Petr Svoboda for rounds at Most and Portimao. Thompson, who has been racing in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup since 2023, enjoyed impressive results in the Asia Talent Cup and won the Oceania Junior Cup and R3 Cup domestic titles before taking his skills to Europe. Despite being a newcomer to WorldSSP300 at Most, Thompson was fast from the outset, recording the second fastest time in the Free Practice session, then repeating the feat in Superpole, meaning he’d line up on the front row of…

Less than two months after announcing he’d be retiring from MotoGP, Aleix Espargaro has revealed that he’ll stay connected to grand prix racing beyond this season. The Spanish veteran, currently riding for Aprilia Racing, has signed with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) as a test rider for 2025. The 34-year-old will join HRC’s existing test rider, Stefan Bradl, in continuing development of the Honda RC213V. Since the highs of the Marc Marquez era at HRC last decade, which included four successive Rider and Constructor World Championships from 2016 to 2019, Honda and the RC213V have been on a downward spiral. Winless in the COVID-compromised 2020 MotoGP season, Honda did win three races in 2021 (all achieved by Marquez), but went winless again in 2022, also finishing in last place in the…

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Ahead of its Australian market arrival in early 2025, BMW Motorrad have released details on the R 1300 GS Adventure. Along with the most powerful version yet of the GS Boxer engine, the R 1300 GS features a fully redesigned frame, newly developed auxiliary headlights, an additional riding mode, Dynamic Cruise Control and Full Integral ABS Pro braking, all as standard. The local market will receive five variants of the R 1300 GS Adventure – basic, Triple Black, Trophy, Trophy X and Option 719 – defined by specific colours. The base model is well equipped, with standard features including heated grips, an adjustable windscreen, adjustable levers, engine bash plate, ABS Pro braking, tyre pressure control, cruise control, engine brake control, traction control and hill start control, full LED lighting, multi-function…

This year’s International Six Day Enduro (ISDE) will see the return of a full Australian squad after last year’s edition saw only the Women’s World Trophy team represent. That means the 2024 ISDE, which will be held in Sallida, Spain, on 14-19 October, will see Australian teams racing for victory in the Senior, Junior and Women’s World Trophy categories. Australia’s three Trophy teams for 2024 are as follows: Senior World Trophy • Josh Strang (Sherco) • Cooper Sheidow (Yamaha) • Jonte Reynders (Sherco) • Kyron Bacon (Yamaha) Junior World Trophy • Korey McMahon (GASGAS) • Angus Riordan (KTM) • William Dennett (Yamaha) Women’s World Trophy • Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha) • Tayla Jones (Husqvarna) • Danielle McDonald (Yamaha) The squads, announced in July, see the Women’s World Trophy team unchanged from…

Simon Crafar, the informative pit reporter for MotoGP’s International Programme Feed since 2018, will hang up his microphone at the end of this year to take on the role of Chairman of the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel. The New Zealander, a former GP rider and 500cc race winner, will replace Freddie Spencer, who’s held the Chairman’s position since it was created in 2019. The Chairman of the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel is nominated by the teams’ association (IRTA), with their appointment approved by the Permanent Bureau. Alongside the Chairman, the panel is completed by two other stewards, both of whom are nominated by the FIM and approved by the Permanent Bureau. “I’m really looking forward to taking on this new challenge,” Crafar said. “I did not take the decision lightly…

One bike build inspiring another in the same style is nothing new in the custom motorcycle world, nor is that subsequent build being a better machine than the one that inspired it. Such is the case with the bike presented here, which was built by Wedge Motorcycle in Japan in the style of an earlier creation, but to a very specific brief. Based in Tokyo, Wedge Motorcycle is very much a one-stop shop when it comes to custom bike building. It’s essentially a one-man band, too, with founder Takashi Nihira doing virtually everything himself. With a background in the automotive industry and experience in mechanical work, fabrication and painting, Nihira-san brings a lot of skills to the table. Outside of Japan, those skills were first seen on the BMW Motorrad…

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Following its reveal back in January, Kawasaki’s hydrogen-powered, internal combustion engine concept recently had its first public demonstration run. In what Kawasaki are claiming as a world first for a mass-production motorcycle manufacturer, the run was conducted at the Suzuka circuit in Japan, as part of the annual Suzuka 8 Hours race in July. While it’s built by Kawasaki, the concept is actually a product of the ‘HySE’ (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine technology) hydrogen engine development team; a Japanese industry co-operative that includes Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Toyota, as well as Kawasaki. Focussed on hydrogen technology, HySE is actively conducting research on hydrogen engines, hydrogen filling systems and fuel supply systems in order to produce hydrogen-powered small mobility vehicles, including motorcycles, in the future. Designed and built as part…

Prima Pramac Racing have announced they will end their 20-year collaboration with Ducati Corse at the end of the 2024 MotoGP season to run Yamaha’s YZR-M1 in a “multi-year” deal with Yamaha Motor Corporation (YMC). Effective from 2025, the upcoming switch will see the return of a Yamaha satellite team to the MotoGP grid for the first time since 2021. Under the new deal, Prima Pramac Racing will receive the latest YZR-M1, not a year-old model, they’ll remain independent and continue to operate out of their current base in the UK. “The new partnership with Prima Pramac Racing will take a different form than we have used in the past,” said Lin Jarvis, Managing Director, Yamaha Motor Racing (YMR). “Rather than a satellite team, Yamaha have put their trust in…

They say that if you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in our life. For Jon Munn, the founder and boss of Classic Style Australia, it’s an adage that rings true. And for Jon, motorcycles have been a constant, even before he turned his passion into a business. To hear Jon’s thick accent, you’d assume he’s from the UK, but he was actually born in Australia to British parents. In 1956, when Jon was still a child, the family moved back to the UK and he spent his formative years there. Jon returned to Australia for work in 1966, was transferred back to the UK before coming ‘home’ to Australia in 1989 and settling here for good. TINY SINGLES AND BIG DOUBLES Jon’s first motorcycle was…