Australian Motorcycle News

Australian Motorcycle News covers all things motorcycling from around the world, featuring new-model releases as well as comprehensive bike comparisons and race reports in every issue.

2023? Bring it on!

Australian Motorcycle News

Show time! • The EICMA motorcycle show in Milan has delivered a smorgasbord of ‘new talent’, but we're still awaiting confirmation of some other glamour models

HONDA TRANSALP RETURNS

V-Strom goes hardcore • Suzuki’s serious middleweight adventure bike

PEUGEOT’S ADV SCOOT

BIMOTA’S SUPERCHARGED ADVENTURE

TRACER 9 GT’S NEW TECH NOT FOR OZ

GSX-8S in the fight • Suzuki joins middleweight parallel-twin nakedbike war

HONDA’S BUDGET STREET SCRAMBLER

HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGICA RANGE • Four new premium electric bikes heading for Australia

APRILIA’S ELECTRIC FUTURE

KAWASAKI GOES GREEN

BENELLI ON THE BOIL

HYPERBIKE!

RE’S 650CC SUPER METEOR

Briefs • YOUR QUICK FIX

Headcheck

The day KTM bought a slice of MV Agusta • The most powerful man in European motorcycling has picked up a stake in Italy’s most prestigious manufacturer

access • AIR YOUR THOUGHTS OR VENT YOUR SPLEEN

socials

mental twisties • SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Classic catch • Deano pinches the keys to AMCN’s long-term Classic 350 Chrome

Razor sharp • In the small sportsbike orbit, the single-cylinder KTM RC 390 sings from a different song sheet than its competition

COMPETITIVE TYPES

CROSSING OVER • Fresh from Bologna, the DesertX goes where no Ducati has gone before

BLING ME UP

THE RIVALS • The DesertX has some red-hot opposition in the adventure ranks

BREATHING NOT-SO EASY

GSV-AARGH! • Suzuki is now done and dusted in MotoGP, where its GSX-RR was lauded as one of the most complete bikes in the paddock. Let’s go back to when its four-stroke journey began

UNDER THE FAIRINGS

2023 STARTS NOW • MotoGP’s official post-season test in Valencia threw up more than a few surprises. Pitlane commentator Simon Crafar gives us the tech low-down

YAMAHA

HONDA

KTM

APRILIA

DUCATI

TOUR of BEAUTY • With international travel well and truly back on the cards, have you ever thought about a riding holiday in Portugal?

YOUR TURN • We signed up for a self-guided tour of porto, Portugal with Freeride Spirit. If you fancy a go at the same tour, here’s what you need to know

WHY TOUR? • Why pay for what you can do yourself?

CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE • Elvis Presley is the king of rock’n’ roll… and he loved motorcycles

Top 3 TV

Racing where & when

Ride days & schools

Rallies & shows

topgear

buyers’guide • A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES

Time to clock on

Australia calling

Sayonara Suzuki

Ace of diamonds • In a round where Razgatlioglu was imperious, Bautista is crowned 2022 WorldSBK champion

King Dom Come

Boy Bayliss • WorldSSP 14th/14th

Battling the elements • Despite the cold and wet conditions, nothing could stop the 2022 WorldSBK riders fighting like caged beasts for one last time

Old and new

Ducati versus Ducati • In a weekend of high drama, Josh Waters continued his winning switch to Ducati while the man he was drafted in to protect crashed out of contention – twice

Bramich breaks through

Dunker on the brink

Cluzel and Laverty sign off • A smoking French farewell and an unlucky Irishman

HARD WORK PAYS OF

KING PHILLIP

MCCONNELL AND WYMAN TAKE ON

Going Postal • After a two-year hiatus,...