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davidcohen.co

A collection of original motorcycle tests, photography,
video, features, memoirs and digital designs – compiled
from a life behind the handlebars and almost 25 years
in the Australian and NZ Motorcycle Media.

Explore the stories 12 Favourites

Personal Favourites

Featured

Long-form projects from the road and the archive.

Interactive comparison

High Tech Compared

Five luxury touring interfaces, tested by a rider.

MV Agusta featured among 12 favourite motorcycles

Road tests

12 Favourites

The motorcycles that stayed with me.

Restored archive

The Triallists

Sydney reliability trials of the 1930s.

Gallery

The Fast Bikes

Licence-threatening machines, remembered.

Fresh from the road

Tested

Featured bike reviews.

Road test · New

Indian Pursuit 112

Two weeks aboard Indian's premium PowerPlus tourer, with a full test and video.

First ride

CVO Road Glide

Harley-Davidson's luxurious, high-tech flagship tourer.

Red Indian Chieftain photographed beside a river

Road tests

The Chieftains

Indian's luxury bagger, including the latest PowerPlus 112.

Harley-Davidson Street Glide photographed by the sea

Street Glides

City streets, hinterland corners and long-haul touring.

From Dave's Place

Blogged

Notes, motorcycles and stories as they happen.

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From rainforest to towering alps

Ridden

Press launches and journeys across Australia and New Zealand.

Far North Queensland

Buell to FNQ

A thousand kilometres from rainforest to red dust.

New Zealand

The Victory Tour

A journey to the Burt Munro Challenge.

South Island

Winging It

Eight days in motorcycle heaven.

Sydney to Brisbane

Livin' the Dream

A flagship CVO and one unforgettable ride.

The personal archive

Recollected

People, places, design and a life in motorcycle media.

Memoir

The Facility

A halcyon decade in New Zealand.

Custom motorcycle photographed for Heavy Duty

Published work

In Heavy Duty

Fifteen years and 150 feature bikes.

Timeline

Bikeography

My story, as told in motorcycles.

Memoir

The Three H's

Design, print and the analogue age.

Motorcycle photography

Your bike deserves its hero shot.

Private shoots with an experienced motorcycle press photographer—editorial craft, magazine-quality images and a relaxed process.

Photography packages