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BMW F 450 GS Official South African Launch: First Ride and First Impressions

After months of waiting—and watching international reviews from the sidelines—the BMW F 450 GS has officially arrived in South Africa. We attended its public unveiling at BMW Motorrad Montana, where the covers finally came off one of BMW’s most anticipated…

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Launch Report

BMW F 450 GS South African Preview: Our First Look Before the Launch

BMW’s new F 450 GS promises to bring genuine GS technology and adventure capability into a lighter, more accessible package. We visited BMW Motorrad Centurion at Bavarian Motorcycles for an early South African preview. The motorcycle wasn’t yet available for…

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg and Ben Viljoen
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Launch Report

TVS Returns to South Africa: First Rides on Its New Motorcycle Range

TVS has officially relaunched in South Africa with a seven-model range. We attended the launch at Linex Lynnwood and rode the NTORQ 125, Raider 125, Apache RTR 200 4V and Apache RR 310.

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Launch Report

Suzuki’s New Motorcycles Are Coming to South Africa

Suzuki has confirmed several exciting new motorcycles for South Africa, including the GSX-8T, GSX-8TT, DR-Z4S, DR-Z4SM and road-focused V-Strom 800.

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Track Report

My First Motorcycle Track Day: Learning to Ride with Confidence

Leandi riding a Suzuki DL250 V-Strom at Red Star Raceway

Taking a motorcycle onto a racetrack for the first time is intimidating—especially when you’re still developing your confidence as a rider. For this edition of The Track Report, Tiaan and I attended Suzuki’s Rider Safety Day at Red Star Raceway.…

  • Leandi Janse van Rensburg
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Track Report

Taking My BMW R1200GS to Red Star Raceway

A BMW R1200GS might not be the obvious choice for a track day, but that was precisely the point. For this edition of The Track Report, I headed to Red Star Raceway to discover what my large adventure motorcycle could…

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Adventure Report

Three Bikes, 530 km and Mpumalanga’s Best Roads

Three riders and three very different motorcycles tackle more than 500 kilometres through Dullstroom, the Panorama Route, Pilgrim’s Rest, Sabie and Long Tom Pass.

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg, Ben Viljoen and Reginald Waldack
  • August 27, 2026
  • The Bike Report

2026 Kove 450 Rally Review: Dakar DNA, But Is It the Real Deal?

Most adventure bikes are designed to look as though they could race the Dakar. The 2026 Kove 450 Rally looks like it simply forgot to remove its race numbers. This is not a 230 kg adventure bike dressed in rally…

  • Tiaan Janse van Rensburg and Ben Viljoen
  • August 27, 2026
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