MAXIM Australia September 2022

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THE GUNS of THRUXTON

Spanish Jade. A magnetic piece of art in the form of a Triumph Thruxton transformed from the practical to the beautiful. The antithesis of the raison d’etre of the original 1960s Triumph Bonneville “Thruxton” — a racing machine par excellence built for speed and nothing else. This re-imagination by Tamarit Motorcyles, the renowned Spanish custom builder based in the small town of Elche near Alicante, is the opposite. A thing of beauty built not for speed, but to be adored. To melt the hearts of steely, hardened, motorcycle men. In much the same way that a sidelong glance from a seductive blonde siren would. Arriving at the weekend meet with thighs hugging a fuel tank re-clad in quilted leather, atop a matching quilted leather seat hanging out into the ether above…

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BLACK HAWK

They say it has the heart of a rebel, and the soul of a gentleman. “It” is the Brabus 1300R, the first collaboration in the motorcycle world for the famed German car tuner, based on the KTM 1300 Super Duke R Evo, already a 180 hp beast of a V-twin wheelie machine. Brabus, of course, is most renowned on the high-end Mercedes scene, taking your G-Wagen, for example, and repackaging it with more oomph than Usain Bolt and extra-special sprinklings of The Dark Knight’s design dust, in what they call their signature “Black and Bold” aesthetic. Having chased one of these super-G’s along the Dalmatian coast in a Lamborghini Huracán indicating north of 170 mph on the speedo, I can confirm that they definitely know how to breathe on things to…

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Introducing… WILLOW SIAS

“There’s not quite anything like hitting a blackjack on a $10,000 hand! The rush of excitement is indescribable when I’m on a roll.” Welcome to MAXIM, Willow. Tell us a bit more about yourself. I’m from Winston-Salem, North Carolina U.S.A. and I was an athlete my whole life until I got scouted to be a model at 15. A year after that I graduated and started travelling for my modelling career and I’ve since worked with so many amazing brands and people. I’m so incredibly grateful for the life I’ve been blessed with. Coming from a broken home it was hard at times but having the opportunities I’ve now had, in a career I’m so passionate about, has given me the best life I could possibly imagine. I love life. What do you…

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MILES AHEAD

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has praised your performance in this movie. Was there one particular moment that you clicked with your character, Rooster, in Top Gun: Maverick? Maybe when they put a Hawaiian shirt on me? [Laughs] I don’t know… It was certainly helpful that my character, Bradley, when the first movie came out, he was just a little kid. And now, of course, you’re seeing him over 30 years later, so there were a lot of blanks to fill in. I felt like I had a lot of room for interpretation. Goose was and still is such a beloved character and I feel fortunate to carry on the Bradshaw name with our film. You mention how beloved a character Goose was in the original. What was the pressure like for you, playing…

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JAYDE HEISER

really great to welcome you back to MAXIM for your first cover, Jayde. How’s it feel? Thank you so much! To be on the cover is really exciting and I really loved this shoot. It was really effortless, relaxed and the beautiful afternoon light was magical. You’ve made a couple of appearances in MAXIM before this one. What have you been up to since we last saw you? Oh gosh, I feel like so much has happened! We have all experienced the ups and downs of COVID but it has taught me a lot and really put everything into perspective. We really do have so much to be grateful for. I’m so excited that international travel is back and running again! I just got back from Italy and London and I have a…

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HIGH-TEST HONEY BADGER

Monaco Grand Prix, 2014. We’re milling about on Red Bull Racing’s boat on the sparkling Mediterranean when a fresh-faced Daniel Ricciardo strolls in, beaming with an amicability that’s impossible to dislike. Needless to say at this point Sebastian Vettel is the big dog in the RBR paddock, having come fresh off four straight years claiming the F1 Drivers’ Championship and earning his team the Constructors Championship — and arguably staking claim to Best Driver on the Planet. But what impresses most on this glorious summer day is Ricciardo’s authenticity, and perhaps even shyness that makes you worry if he’s indeed ready for the brutal F1 gauntlet — famously the most ruthless, superlative, demanding category in all motorsport. One wondered then would his humility and sincerity be his downfall in an asphalt…

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