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

NEW PANIGALE V4 A GAMECHANGER • Iconic single-sided swingarm dumped for new MotoGP-derived aero and electronics

SPIED! 2025 BMW R 1300 RT

HEY, BEAR!

IT’S OFFICIAL! CFMOTO 675SR-R • Slick supersport to run triple engine detuned for midrange urge

250SR-R stablemate

AND A V4 SBK, TOO!

Hydrogen Kawasaki’s first outing

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

SEMI-AUTO MT-09, ANYONE? • Low-cost system adds just 3kg to overall weight

ZERO PLANNING GROM-SIZED BIKE

THE YEAR WAS… 1961

BOB AND WEAVE • A couple of Bobs had a couple of crashes that helped shape political and music history

ACCESS. • AIR YOUR THOUGHTS OR VENT YOUR SPLEEN

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • A common hotrod of the 1960s was the Triton, a Triumph twin engine in a Norton featherbed frame. But many other engines were slotted into this frame, from Vincent V-twins to BSA’s Gold Star single. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email us your answers (and your postal address!) and you could win a neck sock.

LAIDBACK LEARNER • The Kawasaki Eliminator joins what is becoming a crowded segment of the LAMS bike market

THE COMP

GOT SWAGGER • What do you get when you cross one of motorcycling’s most iconic engines with some very convincing retro-cool styling?

THE ROAD TO NOW

RETRO RIVALS

GUERRILLA TACTICS • AMCN jets off to Spain where Royal Enfield’s new roadster aims to draw fresh battlelines in the war for worldwide sales

SHOOTOUT!

BAYLISSIMO! • Take a Panigale V2, add a pinch of gold, a sprinkle of green and a splash of white and it’s ready to wear the famous number 21

RIVAL RACERS

A TIP OF THE LID

Double-sided Poster

RG BARGY • In a period of domination, Suzuki’s RG500 won 11 world championships with four rider’s titles and seven constructor’s. It celebrates its 50th birthday this year

“CLEVER, SHREWD, MANIPULATIVE”

“THE RG WAS EASY TO WORK ON…”

NEW WILD ONES • We go behind the scenes to find the unlikely inspiration for Hollywood’s latest biker movie

THE OTHER SIDE • Dangerous, unsafe and not recommended. Our intrepid global travellers have found themselves in Mexico, where they get an unexpected surprise

YOUR TURN

THE PALUMA RIDE • Epic scenery and fun riding at a tropical retreat near Townsville

THE ESSENTIALS

EVENTS. • YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS

06 THINGS YOU NEED

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

STROOTH!

REVOLVING RACER.

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IN PIT LANE.

THE MO' SHOW! • At the halfway point of the season, everything’s pointing towards a Toprak tie-up

HUERTAS DOUBLE

AUSSIE STANDOUT!

TRIPLE TASER • Vickers forces life into title fight

Waters close to Suzuka podium

Mir signs two-year HRC deal

POINTS LEADER OUT • As Aussies continue to shine

AFTN postponed

MNSW appoints Barilaro

INDOMITABLE DAN

BRAKES PUT ON DUCATI

DOWN AND OUT • Injuries deplete Aussie contingent in UK

TRIPLE DUTIES FOR FRICKE

YIEEW REW!

JAYDEN MARTIN • The young West Aussie and his dad Grant talk about the road to the British championship and where he’d like to end up

REAR VIEW. • FROM THE ARCHIVES