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.

ED’S DESK.

Australian Motorcycle News

KTM 990 SMT PROTOTYPE • New LC8c engine is already starting to spread across model range

AND A 690 ADVENTURE AS WELL?!

$95K DIAVEL, ANYONE?

2024 KTM 390 ADVENTURE • Dakar-inspired redesign to rival recent RE Himalayan and CFMoto 450MT

SPOILER ALERT! APRILIA’S REAR WING PATENT

WHEN ART AND BIKES COLLIDE

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

MOTO PARILLA EYES ELECTRIC • Iconic 1940s Italian brand plans radical range

FAST! YADEA’S QUICK-CHARGE SPORTSBIKE

THE YEAR WAS… 1997

CECIL SANDFORD • The oldest surviving world champion was the go-to rider for Italy’s famous brands

ACCESS.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Fans always pack Catalunya’s MotoGP stands. Spot the five changes Fred has made to this image from the Spanish round, email us your answers (and postal address!) and you could win a neck sock.

OLD-WORLD CHARMERS • The LAMS-approved retro segment is shaping up to be hotly contested

CHANGING OF THE GUARD • There’s a new LAMS-approved sportsbike in town and we’re keen to see if its bite can live up to its bark

DREAMS AND SCHEMES

WHAT WATTIE THINKS

The GIXXER ELIXIR • Just because you’re forced to do the LAMS thing doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune or buy someone else’s problem

BUT WHICH ONE? • Despite sharing so many components, the two Gixxers look really different and also are quite different to ride

MONEY TALKS

ONE FOR THE ROAD • Lower spec, lower seat height and less expensive, Triumph's latest Scrambler 1200 X is now more things to more people

BROTHERLY LOVE • What’s the top-spec XE like?

SAYONARA! • The Marquez/Honda era was something special, one of MotoGP’s all-time greatest relationships

Poster

GATECRASHER! • Moto Morini – currently on the hunt for an Australian distributor – is on the move and is the latest marque to join the mid-capacity party

ONE-ON-ONE

ONE-ON-ONE

GOOD WARNING VIETNAM • After four visits to the southeast Asian country, I’ve learned a thing or two about riding in Vietnam. This is just a warning…

SPEED FREAK! • A short history of one of motorcycling’s most influential minds

RACING WHAT, WHERE & WHEN

RIDE DAYS & SCHOOLS

RALLIES & SHOWS

CHAMPION LID • MT Helmets offers an off-the-shelf FIM-approved race lid and it’s now available in Oz

LATINO FRESH • As Piaggio plans to revive the Gilera brand with a Shiver remake, let’s look at the original 750

06 THINGS YOU NEED

BUYER’S GUIDE. • A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES

KEEP UP!

SCHMICK!

REVOLVING RACER.

IN PIT LANE.

DRAMA OF DAKAR • New marathon stage will make world’s toughest rally a fight for survival

PEDRO’S PREDICTIONS • The rise and fall of Dakar’s top 12

BRIEFS

VOIGHT SHINES • Harrison Voight dominates under lights at Summer Night Series opener

PADDOCK PASS

DRANE BEATS MILLER! • Young star shines brightly in Newcastle and Brisbane

HOLDER SET TO DEFEND

STATE TITLES UNDERWAY

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YOUNG GUN TAKES 2 HOUR • Low entries make for high drama at Tasmania’s annual endurance race

MARK McGREGOR • We unpick 2023 with Addicted to Track’s head honcho and look towards the 2024 season

REAR VIEW. • FROM THE ARCHIVES