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

MORE TWINS TO JOIN ROYAL ENFIELD LINE-UP • Bullet and Classic models expected to grow the popular 650 range

BENDA KNOCKS OFF RE’S KX CONCEPT

LIVEWIRE’S E-CRUISER • Second bike on LiveWire’s modular Arrow platform revealed

SUZUKI DEVELOPING A VVT TWIN

ROCKET 3 STORMS TO POWER • New mega-cruisers are the most powerful production Triumphs yet

RIVAL TAKES AIM AT CFMOTO’S XO PAPIO

CALIFORNIA TO MAKE A COMEBACK

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

VOGE FOUR-POT SUPERSPORT • New RR660S is aimed at the global market

A BABY CRUISER, TOO

GREEN LIGHT FOR STORR CONCEPT

THE KNOW. • HEADCHECK

BILLY LAMONT • The first and the last rider to win the solo Championnat du Monde title at the Paris speedway

ACCESS.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Lights, camera, action! The British GP, a round of the FIM Supercross World Championship, is held at this spectacular indoor venue at Cardiff. Spot the five changes Fred has made to this image, email us your answers (and address!) and you could win a neck sock.

OUT OF AFRICA • The more time you spend with Honda’s Hornet, the more valuable a proposition it becomes

CUT AND DRIED • Yamaha has made its top-selling WR450F lighter, lower and more compact for 2024. Here’s what two-time AORC E3 champ Geoff Braico reckons

AN APP FOR THAT

LANDMARK! • BMWs used to be sensible. Boy, how times have changed

LUXURY SPORT-TOURERS

MONEY MATTERS

BLACK & WHITE • Husqvarna’s Svar tpilen 401, the Black Arrow, and Vitpilen 401, the White Arrow, get a total rethink for 2024 meaning you only have to choose the colour, not the raison d’etre

RETAIL THERAPY

BLACK OR WHITE?

TO THE FOURS

HIT SINGLE • Ducati backs the Hypermotard 698 Mono into the supermoto class with serious intent

THE SUPER-MOTO CLASS

RIVAL(S)

ACCESS GRANTED • We get a rare peep inside Michelin’s MotoGP lab and discover its racing tyres are made by a giant 3D printer!

COLLECTOR AND RESTORER • Four years after Indian giant TVS acquired the collapsed Norton brand, we sit down with the bloke entrusted with picking up the pieces

“IF WE’D HAD THE BIKE READY FROM THE START, WE COULD HAVE WON IT” • The day when Graeme Crosby and Tony Hatton should have won the iconic Bol d’Or 24 Hour – on a roadbike!

EVENTS. • YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS

TOP GEAR. • COOL STUFF

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

SCHMICK!

REVOLVING RACER.

IN PIT LANE.

MARTIN LEADS, ACOSTA AMAZES • Jorge Martin controls the race from start to finish to lead the championship while Pedro Acosta makes his podium debut

CANET FINALLY BREAKS HIS DUCK

HOLGADO MAKES AMENDS

TOP CAT TOPRAK! • The Ducati stars shine but Razgatlioglu shows the true potential of the BMW

SHARED SPOILS

BRAVO BRAVO

TEST THE WATERS • Cru Halliday rose to the occasion on home soil before a Josh Waters rain masterclass

TOPARIS RETURNS

VALE HEIGHTS

CORNEY FIGHTS THROUGH

JACK’S BACK

MOTOGP SET FOR RULES SHAKE-UP • Smaller 850cc engines and a downsize of aerodynamics on the cards for 2027

FERMIN’S PROMOTION

MARQUEZ VERSUS BAGNAIA – ROUND 1

MAVERICK’S WANTS RELIABILITY

PEDRO TAKING MOTOGP BY STORM

QJMOTOR EYES WORLDSBK IN 2026 • Production series’ Chinese expansion increases

WHAT NEXT FOR TOPARIS?

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