Jeff Ware – Editor/Publisher; Jeff is an ex A grade road racer and has raced 250 proddies, 600 supersport and superbike. Also a bike mechanic by trade and an ex motorcycle courier, Jeff started his journalism career with Two Wheels magazine in 2001 and went on to start Rapid Bikes with Peter Pap in 2004.

Peter Pap – Art Director/Publisher; Peter, or Pappy as his mates call him, has been in the magazine industry for 15 years. A celebrated magazine designer, and ex fitter/machinist, Pete has been riding on and off for most of his life and worked on titles including BMW magazine, Fast Fours, Overlander and Streetbike. Pete started Rapid with Jeff in 2004.

Heather Ware – Photographer/Associate Publisher – and all the other bits in between. Heather left her cushy job as Senior Learning and Development Consultant at AMP to join Rapid in 2006. Heather has been shooting bikes, touring and other features since 2002. She can often be seen tagging along with Jeff in the ‘Pits’, on the back of a bike, and at motorcycling events – Canon equipment in hand!

Wayne Gardner – Track Tester/Columnist; Wayne needs no introduction. The hero of 500 GP racing and 1987 world champion raced professionally for 20 years before moving to pro car racing for a decade. Now retired from motorsport and focussed on his business, Wayne Gardner Enterprises, Wayne is still a huge bike fan and rides his Fireblade every day.

Bernie Hatton – Columnist; Bernie's column, Rapid Riding, is a riding tips column from Australia's best racing coach. Bernie has been a motorcycle instructor since 1985, and is a current national A grade road racer. In 1999 Bernie competed internationally at the Isle of Man circuit where he recieved a silver replica at the manx grand prix . A coach to some of Australia's elite road racers, a qualified motorcycle mechanic and licensed motorcycle dealer Bernie has worked in the industry since the very early 70s - being inducted into the national motorcycle hall of fame in 2005 - and now runs one of Australia's leading rider training schools Toprider. Bernie loves to ride or race anything on two wheels.

Warwick Maguire – Chief Road Tester; Warwick, or Wazza, is an ex B grade road racer and has over 20 years competition on the tar and dirt under his belt. Wazza also worked in the motorcycle industry for a decade and is a postie by trade. Wazza’s experience on the road and track is a cut above the rest and his column, Wazza, is always a laugh. Wazza kicked off his journo career right here at Rapid.

Andrew Pitt – Columnist; Andrew, or Pitty, like Wayne, needs no introduction. This year Andrew is riding in the WSBK for Yamaha Italia and is sure to win some races for us! Andrew’s column, Pit Stop, is written by Andrew himself and always entertaining and informative. Andrew has been a professional rider for seven years and also has a business degree.

Mark Stenberg – Columnist; Mark’s column, Law Stop, is designed to keep you up-to-date and informed about all the things that get you in the dirt on your sportsbike. Mark has been riding all his life and is bloody quick! In fact, he lays more blackies than he has grey hairs!

Jamie Bezzina – Columnist; Jamie is responsible for Dyno Time, a tech Q & A section. Jamie, the co-owner of S&R Pro performance, is one of Australia’s top tuners and looks after the tuning of many of our top road race and drag racing team bikes. Jamie also owns the monster 500-horsepower turbo ‘Busa featured on this site.

Ian Irving – Columnist/Feature Writer; Ian looks after our Workshop section and writes a column called Irving. Ian is an engineer by trade and is regarded as one of the best engine builders in the world. Ian is responsible for many of the top road racing engines in Australia and has a long history in motorcycle-related writing and journalism.

Paul Bates – Feature Writer; Paul, or Batesey, is a pro stunt rider who looks after our stunt section, Flipped. Paul currently rides for Ducati and also runs his own extreme sports and stunt show. Paul has a marketing background as well as 20 years experience on one wheel!

Ben O’Brien – Road Tester/Feature writer; Ben races supermoto for us and tests our motard’s. He is also responsible for the Rapid Motard section. Ben is an A grade enduro rider and B grade road racer and has been involved in motorcycle magazines for three years.

Captain – Feature Writer; with a passion for Motorcycle Drag Racing - and in particular No-Bar Drag Racing, he has played a big part in introducing a heap of new riders to the sport. When he's not working behind the scenes with promoters, or on the staging lane encouraging new riders, he's providing us with all the latest drag news in his section, ET.

Keith Muir – Photographer; Keith is known in the racing industry as the photographer to use. He has been shooting all the major racing events for over a decade and also looks after some of our road test and track test photography. Keith uses Nikon equipment.

Tim Munro – Photographer; Tim has been riding all his life and enjoys both dirt and road bikes. He has been shooting bikes for a decade now and looks after lots of our track and road test photo shoots. Tim uses Canon equipment.

Dean Yates - Started riding aged five and raced motocross until his late teens. He has managed to successfully combine his passion for photography and love of motorcycles and can be found most weekends lurking somewhere on the Old Pacific Highway, NSW, snapping away with his Nikon...