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.
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SINGLE-CYLINDER DUCATI BUSTED! • New Hypermotard single is nearly production-ready
SINGLES FUTURE
X-WEDGE MODELS LAUNCHED
FOURS TO THE FORE! • China goes mad for race-replicas with a flood of midsize models reinventing the four-cylinder sportsbike
VOGE RR666S
QJMOTOR SRK800RR
ZONGSHEN CYCLONE RC680R
YINGANG 400RR
VINTO GP660
BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX
HOT & NOT • AMCN’S THERMOMETER
BASE V-STROM 800 REVEALED • New street-biased adventure tourer turns up in Aussie docs
RECALL ROSTER
STONE THE CORSA! RETRO CAFE V7
THE YEAR WAS… 1989
MIKE TRIMBY • Founding member of IRTA, this was a bloke who dedicated his life to the betterment of riders
TRIBUTES
ACCESS.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Fans flock to Jerez for the 2005 Spanish GP (Rossi beat Gibernau). Spot the five changes Fred has made to the image, email us your answers (and your postal address!) and you could win a neck sock.
NOW AND THEN • Deano takes a trip down memory lane and finds it’s still a fantastic ride
NAKED and AFRAID • When too much might just be enough?
TOP-SHELF NUDITY
DOT, DOT, DASH • The one-stop shop for all your settings
NAKED GERMANS • BMW’s S 1000 R range has a bike for every taste
DISTANT THUNDER • Two of the most anticipated adventure bikes of 2023 go head-to-head in the dirt
SORRY FOR THE WEIGHT
In the EXTREME • Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales’ historic 1-2 MotoGP finish isn’t the only track-focused result to come from Aprilia’s hard work. Meet the RS660 Extrema
ONE-MAKE WONDER • Rivola’s RS660 Factory Trofeo
WHOLE SHOT
SINGING THE BLUES • Watching Yamaha’s worst season since 2003 unfold has been both baffling and disappointing. What’s gone wrong for the factory which finished last year runner-up, and can it turn things around?
“IMAGINE FINISHING WORK EACH DAY AND BEING OVER THE MOON TO BE STILL ALIVE…” • Former British champ and TT winner Lee Johnston nearly died at this year’s North West 200. He’s finally ready to talk about it
RIDE the DIVIDE • Yes, we know you already know. But have you ever wondered what it’s like to see Australia through a visor for the very first time?
TOP THREE TV
RACING WHAT, WHERE & WHEN
RIDE DAYS & SCHOOLS
RALLIES & SHOWS
06 THINGS YOU NEED
BUYER’S GUIDE. • A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES
SCHMICK!
REVOLVING RACER.
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IN PIT LANE.
INDIAN CRUNCH • Bezzecchi to the fore as Bagnaia wilts
MARTIN MAELSTROM
ACOSTA AGAIN!
MASIA MAGIC
FLASH POINT! • Bautista blunder leaves Razgatlioglu still in the championship hunt
BULEGA BLITZ
STEREO MTMS
WORLD AT THEIR WHEELS • MiniGP champs book tickets to Valencia
DUCATI ADMIT MARQUEZ IN GRESINI TALKS
ROULSTONE GETS MOTO3 CALL UP
DANISH DRAMAS • Zmarzlik disqualified, Doyle hospitalised
SMITH’S SUNRAYSIA
KIRKNESS STILL THE ONE
REW CLOSE!
BROOK’S WORLD ASSAULT
SUMMER CAMEOS?
RACING STATES • The round up from the west, east and south with WA, Victorian and Tasmanian road racing titles
SHARP CLARKE
SUPER SIMMONDS
JESS GARDINER • The Aussie legend gears up for 10 days of enduro racing over three continents to complete 2023
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