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News June-July 2026

Ducati's ugly duckling, Jul 6

From Ian Falloon: "Over the years Ducati has exemplified the Italian flair for style, exhibiting both the best, and the worst. The best was brilliant, and the worst just made you ask what were they thinking?"

See the story at his Retrospective Substack.

And see the 860 GT that lived in our shed.

Winter Run – Gold Coast Motor Museum, Jul 5

We've been in Brisbane for a few days and with a bit of time to spare popped down to the Gold Coast Motor Museum today. If you have a little fuel flowing through your veins, you'll enjoy it.

See our Winter Run road diary.

Hot Boxers, Jul 4

Remember these? The Sport was the third variant in BMW's hot boxer platform, delivered across 2005-2009.

There are four available in the local market: three at bikesales and one via The Bike Shed Times.

See our profile on this exceptional series.

Get a Krauser, Jul 4

A rare Krauser MKM1000 with the factory four-valve heads popped up on the market in Australia, via The Bike Shed Times, priced at Au$40,000 (US$27,800, GB£20,800, €24,300).

See our Krauser profile.

Shed bomber of the week – Kawasaki ZX-12R, Jul 3

In the mad pre-amble to get away on our Winter Run last week, we took numerous transports of delight for a quick gallop to keep them happy. And the one that really got my attention? Yep, the mighty Kawasaki ZX-12R.

It's a seriously fast gadget with loads of grunt and, I guess, is probably up or 'old school' muscle bike bragging rights.

In any case with a claimed 190-ish horses on tap, it's an enormously entertaining thing.

See the story and video report on the one in the shed, here.

And the Winter Run story.

Ducati marque for sale, Jul 3

In the midst of Ducati celebrating the centenary of its brand name comes the news that its owner, the Volkswagen group, is likely to have it it on the market. This story from Ride Apart provides the background.

See the Ducati stories on our features page.

Winter Run climate change, Jul 3