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HONDA V3 CHARGER • Three cylinders and an electric supercharger are likely to go into mass production!
Less is more for Ducati’s new V2 • Lighter, cheaper Panigale and Streetfighter
Suzuki reinvents the DR-Z
RSV4 world’s most powerful • MotoGP aero and engine boost is tamed by predictive electronic rider aids
China takes on Ducati • CFMoto’s 156kW V4 previews its planned WSBK contender!
KTM 1390 Super Duke GT • Brutal new 140kW sports-tourer joins the line-up
BMW F 450 GS • ‘Concept’ really will hit showrooms next year and start a whole new model line-up
Tuareg goes hard • Rally version builds on recent race victories
Moto Guzzi Stelvio Duecento Tributo • Limited-edition introduces radar rider aids
KEL’S TOP 5 EICMA PICKS • AMCN flew to EICMA to get an exclusive look at the hottest bikes of 2025
BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX
MARTIN IS KING! • Bagnaia’s gutsy clean-sweep not enough to hold off the new world champion
Jorge Martin: From crisis to championship
Miller on KTM time: I’m disappointed
KTM to not directly replace Sterlacchini
Maverick’s donation
Espargaro: Hard work beats talent
CANET’S COMEBACK
ALL HAIL ALONSO
RESULTS
2009-2012-2017-2024 • Josh Waters makes Australian title history in an epic Superbike showdown
NAHLOUS CRUISES TO THE CROWN
ASBK BEND OFF-TRACK ACTION
HERRICK HERO OF AFTN TITLES • Ripper finish against hard-charging international stars
MINI-CHAMPS DO US PROUD • Plaisted, Paige and Russo make the Super Final
ALL CLASSES UP FOR GRABS • An entire season came down to one final race day…
ACCESS. YOUR SAY
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
BRUTALLY HONEST FUN ON TWO WHEELS • The 798cc Brutale RR proves that thrilling Italian flair doesn’t always require a 200hp ticket to the chiropractor
Gold rush • 50 years ago, the Honda GL1000 Gold Wing swooped in to essentially invent long-distance luxury touring. But there have been plenty of bumps along the way.
TALL ORDER • Even with the shortest test rider AMCN has to offer, BMW’s huge new R 1300 GS Adventure is ready to take on anything
GUZZI GLADIATOR • Dosw the Stelvio have enough Italian zest to entice buyers away from the establiushed adventure menu?
UNBELIEZABLE • Time to check in on the global whereabouts of adventure duo Mad or Nomad. A clue? They were last spotted in Central America…
“IT’S ALL THE SAME JUICE” • When it comes to blending boards with bikes, Dare Jennings proves that sometimes two wheels and a wave are all you need to ride the same creative current
TROY’S KING HIT • In his first major interview since taking out MotoAmerica’s King of the Baggers title, Troy Herfoss tells AMCN how he stepped out of his comfort zone to win
CHARLIE HALLAM • The technician who became a soulmate to a champion
MOTORCYCLE MAVERICKS • Oskar Schindler and Kiwi tennis star Anthony Wilding shared an unlikely obsession with motorcycling
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SANDERS TALKS DAKAR • Chucky reveals the mental and physical obstacles he overcame to make KTM a winner again
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