At first glance, reviewing motorcycles and riding gear for a living may seem like a bit of a dream job....
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Andrew was born and raised in Australia on a diet of CARtoons comics, farm bikes and far too many Mad Max movies. In 2009 he rolled his sleeves up and spent the next 10 years turning an anonymous Squarespace website into the popular Pipeburn.com custom bike blog. He now owns and operates Machines That Dream, a Sydney-based Auto and Moto Media company. Look out for his new TV show 'Stories of Bike,' launching in 2021.
It’s summer in 1915, and freshly famous motorcycle racer Otto Walker powers across the finish line at the Dodge City...
The 1970s and 1980s were a golden age for forced induction engines. Like shoulder pads in suits and mascara on men, turbos were the flavor of the decade. And for a while there, it seemed that if there was any way that manufacturers could bolt on a go-faster snail to...
You can bet your bottom dollar that somewhere out there in the motorcycling afterlife, alongside the likes of Burt Munro,...
Nothing gives you street cred faster than riding on the historical coattails of a famous brand. From China’s new MG...
Forgive me if I sound about 10 years old, but as a grown-ass man I still have my childhood obsession with weird and wonderful WWII vehicles in full effect. Be it their wild creativity, overblown mechanicals or straight-up ‘let’s cross our fingers and see if this works’ hopefulness, they still...
So, just how much do you know about T.E. Lawrence? Who, you ask? And as you do, the long dead...
All brands have certain challenges to overcome, especially the historical ones. Be it a poor marketing decision, failed product launches,...
Being flown all over the place to ride some of the world’s most beautiful motorcycles may seem like the stuff of dreams to many, but somewhat surprisingly, it ain’t. For all the delightful, chocolate-dipped, champagne-quaffing upsides, there’s an equal amount of responsibility and straight up bullshit that comes with it....
I don’t care what other riders tell you, or how they justify their moto purchases. They talk about horsepower and...
Like many teenagers in 1980s Australia, I was a willing participant in the Japanese rotary-engined street racer phase that swept...
The last week of March 2021 saw Triumph Hinckley announce ‘phase 2’ of their hush hush, cloak and dagger, top secret electric bike project. And unlike some other manufacturers who will remain nameless, it doesn’t seem to be all blue sky, smoke and mirrors. So should you get all excited...
You know how the old song goes. “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.” Well, we’re here...