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.

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Australian Motorcycle News

ELECTRIC ROYAL ENFIELD CRUISER SURFACES • Design appears to be ready for production

HYBRID TAKE ON MOTOCOMPO

CFMOTO TEASES 675SR-R

GS ADVENTURE FLAGSHIP LANDS • BMW’s eagerly awaited dirt tourer on order

Is this the end of V-Twin Ducati sportsbikes?

Enfield Guerrilla 450 revealed!

BRIEFS. YOUR QUICK FIX

CFMOTO PATENTS SEATBELTS?! • But it’s actually not as crackers as it sounds…

‘CLUTCH’ PLANNED FOR YAMAHA’S ELECTRIC MXER

THE YEAR WAS… 1999

LETTER OF THE ISSUE

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

SHORT CIRCUIT • This little scooter proves that electric bikes do have a place… so long as it’s nearby

STREET SMART • Affordable sports-touring goes high-tech with these two offerings from Suzuki and Yamaha

TRACE ELEMENTS Sean Mooney

SECOND OPINION Dean Mellor

CROSS TRAINER Sean Mooney

VERDICT

ROLLIN’ • Would you pay $150k for a low-tech, lightweight, hardtail custom? Praga certainly hopes so…

Hard Pressed • In a classic case of making use of what you have, BMW’s landmark new-for-1929 R 11 featured a handful of innovations borrowed from other industries

Poster

“THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN MV AGUSTA OF ANY KIND COSTING BELOW $40,000” • He’s the ‘T’ in KTM and he’s just taken over the reigns at MV Agusta. We grab a word with the opinionated and experienced Hubert Trunkenpolz

Q&A

THE 10 COUNTRIES BIKES LOVE BEST • See the world’s most beautiful countries through the inside of a helmet visor

“If we want another Beattie, Doohan, Gardner or Stoner, we’ve got to move on from dumbed-down components” • The Australian Superbike Championship is approaching a set of crossroads that’s got teams and riders on edge. It’s the performance balancing conundrum

SUPERBIKE RACER X

TEAM OWNER X

SUPERSPORT RACER X

EVENTS. YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS

06 THINGS YOU NEED

BUYER’S GUIDE. A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES

KEEP UP!

SCHMICK! WITH MICK MATHESON

REVOLVING RACER. WITH JARRED BROOK

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IN PIT LANE. WITH MICHAEL SCOTT

PRESSURE TESTED • Bagnaia pounces as Martin flounders

ALDEGUER MAKES AMENDS

ALONSO’S KILLER BLOW

SEVEN WONDERS! • Donington was Toprak-town from first to last as he notched up seven on the trot

TWO MORE

SPANISH SCORE

MIKE’S MAGIC DOUBLE • Jones closes in on points leader Waters, but the young guns made him work for it

HIGH DRAMA

IRWIN’S SNET DOUBLE SECURES TITLE LEAD • Ducati’s Glenn Irwin just four points clear of Honda rival Tommy Bridewell

NEW CREW CHIEF FOR MM93

ALEIX SIGNS AS HRC TEST RIDER

Acosta will visit KTM factory ‘to understand'

DIGGIA EDGING TOWARD RENEWAL

POMS POUNCE TO WIN SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS • Australia just pipped at the post after topping scorechart

First mile to Mees

Herfoss slips to second

PADDOCK PASS • With Matt O’Connell

REAR VIEW. FROM THE ARCHIVES • In his first year of grand prix racing Wayne Rainey finished eighth in the 250cc class with a best result of third at Round 2 at Misano, Italy. Here Rainey and his mentor, Marlboro Yamaha team owner Kenny Roberts, discuss an issue with their TZ250L after a wet practice session.