Bike SA - April 2022

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WHAT’S INSIDE?
Pg 4 - Trade News
Pg 6 - BMW 2022 K1600 Range Launch
Pg20- TriumphStreetTriple1200RR&RS;
Pg 30 - Long Term Update Suzuki Katana
Pg 34 - 2022 Dj Rally
Pg 38 - Ducati 500 Bicilindrica GP
Pg 52 - Drysdale V8 Part 2
Pg 56 - Charleys Chat
Pg 58 - Technical : Pump it up
Pg 64 - Mike Scott : Pit Lane
Pg 68 - Short Circuit Series Round 1
Pg 76 - Old School Riders Charity
Pg 78 - Classifieds & Events

SPECIAL On Two wheels 2022 BMW K1600 RANGE K

First ride in Andalusia on the latest Euro 5 compliant versions of BMW's four six-cylinder luxury tourers, the sportier K1600GT and more lavishly equipped K1600GTL, and their Bagger sisters the K1600B and full-dress K1600 Grand America

10+ mins

BMW K1600 Technical Funny Front Fork

BMW's choice of a so-called 'funny front fork' for all its K-series bikes up to and including the 2022 K1600 family of models was a typically brave and free-thinking decision from the German company, often given insufficient credit for being not only Europe's largest manufacturer of premium motorcycles, but also the most technically advanced, and versatile.

3 mins

Sibling Rivalry

Local test Triumph Speed Triple 1200RR & 1200RS

9 mins

A Ladies Perspective

Triumph Speed Triple 1200rr & 12oors Battle of the Triumphs

4 mins

Suzuki Katana Long Term Update

I have had the katana for almost a year already, isn't it true how time flies when you're having fun! In-between all the rain and riding various test bikes, as well as riding my own Speed Triple, I try and get on the Katana as often as possible.

3 mins

2022 DJ Rally

Gavin Walton wins fifth DJ Rally for classic motorcycles

4 mins

Well, Sort of...Ducati 500 Bicilindrica GP

Classic Race Test: This article marks the 50th anniversary commemorated in 2021 of the debut of Ducati's first-ever 90° V-twin racebike in the 1971 racing season

8 mins

World Exclusive Drysdale History Part 2/5: 25 Years on From Creation of First 750-V8

Full inside story of the Australian-built V8 Superbike in limited series production for the past 25 years, plus details of some of lan Drysdale's many other innovative creations

4 mins

Michael Scott MotoGP Pit Lane

Michael Scott - a regular in the MotoGP paddock since 1984 and familiar to motorcycle racing fans worldwide through his best selling books on the likes of Wayne Rainey and Barry Sheene has been covering MotoGP since long before it was MotoGP. Remember two-strokes? Scott does.

3 mins

Michael Scott Pit Lane: The Wrong Honda and Other Tales of the Desert Night

Everything was wrong at the opening round in Qatar. Or if not actually wrong, somehow inverted.

3 mins

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