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
KAWASAKI’S HYDROGEN FUTURE • Four new models will take aim at a wide and diverse market
WHY HYDROGEN?
The Elsinore could be making a comeback!
Triumph teases Speed Twin 1200 RS
CFMOTO 675 GLOBAL ROLLOUT BEGINS • New triple sportsbike one step closer to Australian launch after hitting the US market
NAKED 675NK COMING TOO
KTM 990 Duke R in Hooligans debut
Tickets to the Oz GP + the GP24 video game
BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX
HONDA REINVENTS THE SIDECAR • Electric motor transforms handling and performance
Voge RR660S debuts
THE YEAR WAS… 1997
“THEY CARRIED ME AROUND IN FRONT OF A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND CHEERING FANS”
ACCESS. • AIR YOUR THOUGHTS OR VENT YOUR SPLEEN
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
JEKYLL & HYDE • The new Yamaha MT-09 is a ripper of a ride. The MT-09 SP is even better. But is it worth the extra coin?
HIGH FLYERS
ELECTRIC AVENUE • The future appears to be here, so does it fit in with us or do we have to fit in with it?
THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT
SILENT ASSASSINS
HIGH ROLLER! • Meet MV Agusta’s $110,000 retro-styled sportsbike!
THE ELITE
TAKING ON THE WORLD • A couple of Aussies have spent the best part of a decade developing a radical racebike to take on the Moto2 category
Harry Voight – the perfect test rider?
WHOLE SHOT
NICE GUYS DO FINISH FIRST! • David Alonso is ripping up trees in the Moto3 category this year. But it’s not just his speed raising eyebrows…
DEMON DENIM • Stretch material and easy-access pockets make fitting armour protection a breeze
RACE GRIP
FAST TRACK
COASTAL CLASSIC • There’s one thing better than the New South Wales South Coast; a quick gallop through it on a bike
EVENTS. • YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS
TOP GEAR. • COOL STUFF
BUYER’S GUIDE. • A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES
SCHMICK!
REVOLVING RACER.
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IN PIT LANE.
HE’S BACK! • Vintage Marc Marquez dominated at home, while Bagnaia’s title took a hit
DIXON BACK IN THE MIX
HOLY JOSE!
CONTENDER! • Marquez back to his best with back-to-back wins
Ai ON THE PRIZE!
FUTURE KING
NO QUARTER • Weather determined much at Magny-Cours, but it was injuries that played the biggest part
STOP & GO, GO, GO
WEATHER WINS
DASH AND SPLASH • Josh Waters kept his cool under pressure, but the next wave of riders has arrived
SIMPSON BRIDGES THE GAP
NASSIF NABS IT
WATSON UNSTOPPABLE
MARQUEZ MIRACLE! • From darkness to double victory
Ground control to MotoGP?
Apology won't fix crash row
ASIA SERIES CALLING
RYDE-ING HIGH! • Yamaha star closes the gap at Cadwell
Brook dominates
Drane doubles
ZMARZLIK EYES FIVE • Polish star finds form as Aussies struggle
ALVARO IN, ADRIAN OUT
BILLY McCONNELL • The stalwart of the British championship is finding his mojo in the super-competitive premier class
REAR VIEW. • FROM THE ARCHIVES