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Locality: Cheltenham, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9583 9922

Address: 1-3 Grange Rd 3192 Cheltenham, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.nrmotoco.com/

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21.01.2022 Naked Racer Bar Cafe will be open as usual for coffees, lunch and dinner this Grand Final weekend! Give us a ring at 0418205575 to get your orders in!

15.01.2022 Bike of the Week - 1929 Harley Davidson J Model At the end of WW1, Harley Davidson found itself in a great position. The devastation of the war virtually ended all motorcycle production in Europe and this allowed Harley Davidson to step right in and fill the void. The J model first appeared in 1915 but it wasn't until 1920 that Harley Davidson found itself in first place in the race of the three American motorcycle manufacturers. The J model was an all purpose motorcycle capa...ble of all uses from basic transportation to professional racing, and was responsible for securing Harley Davidson's place in motorcycling. This 1929 Harley Davidson J model was the very last year sporting all the advancements picked up in the models 14 year run. Cosmetic differences for a '29 model were the solar twin headlights which ran between '29 and '30 on all Harley Davidson models. In 1930, Harley Davidson moved to the side valve engine that Indian have been running successfully since 1916. These engines were much easier to service and made more power. Harley were forced to follow suit. This particular bike here is one of 2886 made in 1929 and is an absolute rare find in this condition and colour combination.

13.01.2022 Bike Of The Week - Kawaksaki Z1300 By 1978, other brands had finally caught up and dethroned the Kawasaki Z1 as king of the Superbikes. The Yamaha XS eleven and the Honda CBX were now pushing on the magic 100Hp barrier and things were seemingly getting crazy. The next jaw-dropping surprise for everyone was this huge beast smashing straight through to 120hp with 6 menacing organ pipes bulging below Kawasakis first radiator. Horsepower might sell bikes but it doesn't win races ...as this new machine was also breaking new records on the scales. At 300KG it was actually heavier than a Harley lowrider at the time. The bike was super smooth and gained many long-distance riding fans with its huge fuel tank and plush suspension. Needless to say on paper this thing looked like it was going to smash the Yam and Honda at the 1979 Castrol six-hour race. The big surprise and lesson was the victory going to the lightest of the big four Japanese giants. Suzuki's underdog GS1000! The big Kwaka six got all dressed up in the USA and became a solid 10 year rival for the Goldwing while Australia stayed naked and upgraded to fuel injection like our prized example here. Sales might have been slow as sporty Katanas and Ninjas disappeared around them during the '80s but it remains the boss's favourite ride choice for the decade.

09.01.2022 Bike Of The Week - Suzuki RE5 Rotary I have to say we are a bit partial to this unconventional model from Suzuki. This is the first big bike that our director rode back when he was an apprentice in the '70s. There are many fond memories as we have always had one on hand in the collection for the last 35 years. Suzuki had somehow become convinced that the Wankel rotary engine was the motorcycle power plant of the future and spent a fortune developing this machine. The engineer...s worked night and day in Japan while styling was done in Italy by Giugiaro. When it finally emerged the public was torn and it became one of the greatest sales flops in motorcycle history. Although the bike was smooth and handled very well, it didn't make up for other perceived shortcomings. Capacity was only 500cc but it drank more fuel than a 1000cc just in time for a world oil crisis in 1974! Performance was the same as a 500 but the bike was bigger and heavier than most 750s. The bike was also very scary to the conventional mechanic. Water cooling was uncommon plus 3 different places for oil and then a super complicated carburettor only added to the mystery. Some hate the styling but we laugh at the dunny roll treatment of the instruments and tail light as we have fondly called them that way since day one. Suzuki changed them after the first year believing that it was holding back sales but they were wrong. The second year styling upgrade model sold even worse, so the bike was withdrawn with heavy cash losses in 1975. Its a treasure to still have one in the collection after so many years have gone by. To this day we are still hypnotically addicted to the lumpy beat of the engine as some senses remain tattooed forever.

07.01.2022 Bike Of The Week - '48 Indian Chief During the 1920's Indian were thriving in the land down under. Our wide-open spaces were perfect for a big V twin to gobble up big miles in effortless comfort. Near the end of WW2 Australia was fortunate to receive a large shipment of military Chiefs and Scouts. These never saw action and were soon brush painted red and sold off for civilian service at bargain prices. The sturdy Chiefs all arrived with sidecars and were perfect for rebuildi...ng our transport starved nation on a budget. For the years of 1946, '47 and '48, the Chiefs were greatly improved. The new hydraulic damped girder fork sucked up bumpy roads like never before while the larger alloy front brake doubled the braking power of the pre-war machines. The only trouble was you couldn't buy one. Rebuilding the now broke British empire meant that purchasing anything non-Commonwealth would be frowned upon and carry a stiff import tariff. As a result, post-war sales virtually ground to a halt as these mighty machines became unreachable to all but the most wealthy or occasional lucky police officer. Today these lovely classics have become the most imported and restored model of all. Parts availability is better than any other bike made to this day. We are blessed to have enthusiasts like Mark Zorro and Jim Parker in town as every single component is on the shelf ready for same-day dispatch in Melbourne! These models have become the backbone of AMC's buying and selling since our earliest days and this restored example has just been sold to our lucky customer Joe.

01.01.2022 The Naked Racer will be open for dine-ins from Monday, November 2nd! We hope to see you soon very soon!