Australian Motorcycle News

WHEN I cracked the throttle open, I had to hang on with all my might, tightening my hands around the grips, pushing forward on the ’pegs and squeezing the tank with my legs. The front wheel lofted quicker than expected so I dabbed the rear brake to s

CFMOTO’S PLANNED 1000cc superbike has been mentioned on these pages before (AMCN Vol 72 No 15) when the company filed patent applications related to a 150kW V4 engine at the start of this year. Now it looks to be on schedule for launch near the end o

Editor Dean Mellor Deputy Editor Kel Buckley Sub Editor Mark Fattore Road Test Editor Pete Vorst News Editor Hamish Cooper Founding Editor George Lynn Art Director Brendon Wise Sir Alan Cathcart, Michael Scott, Ben Purvis, Mat Oxley, Neil Morrison, A

BMW has confirmed the all-new R 1300 GS is getting a September unveiling before hitting dealers in 2024, but it’s not going to be the only tempting new option in the big adventure bike market as evidence has emerged confirming there’s a new Honda mod

BENELLI’S SLOW return to prominence will take another step in 2024 with the addition of the Tornado 550 to its range, with the first photo and technical information dropping before its intended unveiling later this year. The new bike was teased via a

Australian Livewire owner Duncan Mallord has been recognised by the Guinness World Records for the highest altitude change achieved on an electric motorbike. Car safety tester ANCAP has added motorcycles to its autonomous emergency braking test for 2

Ducati’s 916 is often credited with changing the face of motorcycling but the Monster – introduced a year earlier in 1993 and styled by Miguel Galluzzi rather than Massimo Tamburini – has arguably had an even greater impact. Not only did its forward-

Time flies when you’re having fun, and it’s hard to believe 21 years has passed since common sense had an impact on the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme in NSW. The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), as it was known back then, announced a two-year

CFMOTO SHOWED its CL-C 450 cruiser in China earlier this year, but until now details of the bike’s specifications have remained a mystery. Now the shroud has been lifted with the model’s type-approval in China, confirming several key details about it

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THE DUCATI Panigale family continues to increase – there are now six different models to choose from, not including the limited-edition Superleggera V4. At the lower end of the Panigale family, but still desirable and a great bike to ride on the road

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I’m sure you’ll agree the Brutale RR looks spectacular. But pictures don’t do this bike – or any other MV for that matter – justice. In the flesh, the Brutale is beautiful. From the overall look to the splashes of raw carbon parts, there’s that tail,

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Take the engine from the MV Agusta F3 800 sportsbike and stick it in one of the most unique and arguably best-looking motorcycles ever made and you have yourself a Superveloce. So beautiful and interesting do I find the Superveloce I was so looking f

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“The last Wraiths will each sell from $US155-165k ($A229-244k) depending on the anodising,” said Lee. “We’re still making the Bomber, we sell that bike for $125,000 ($A185,000). And then we have the P51 Fighter that sells for $100,000 ($A148,000) and

“I did some financing for Confederate in 2017, when the brand came up for sale in 2018 I bought it. I felt like the brand still had legs – there was a good following. I was lucky enough to hire some of the folks who worked for Confederate, and I cred

The two Italian foes, Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi, pushing hard at Lukey Heights during the 2005 Australian GP. Biaggi eventually binned it, while Rossi claimed the spoils. ■

MotoGP was the star of the 30th instalment of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, held annually on the private estate of the Duke of Richmond in the south of London. The festival has been celebrating all things motorsport since its inception and, thanks

THE AUSSIE presence at Goodwood this year was especially pronounced with three former Aussie Champions in Stoner, Gardner and Doohan all in attendance. Though it was Stoner, a large part of Ducati’s show of force, who was most active in the paddock a

THERE WAS NO hiding the fact that Ducati decided to go all in at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with a significant chunk of the Ballroom Paddock given over to the unmistakable red machines. Its dominance of the current season’s standings may have pla

ROYAL ENFIELD currently fields a factory-supported two-rider team in the American Flat Track series and plays host to an all-female initiate called Build. Train. Race which, as the name suggests, teaches women how to build a bike and prepare physical

EVERY RIDER needs a good backpack. I’ve had some great packs over the years, and I’ve had some junk, but even the best of the best didn’t make the first impression that Kriega’s R30 has. I’ve seen and heard a lot about Kriega’s range of packs and alw

THE DJI MINI 2 drone is compact and light, weighing less than 250g and measuring 159mm (l) x 203mm (w) x 56mm (h) when folded, so it’s easy to pack if you only have limited space. The Mini 2 is easy to fly, too, with a simple two-stick controller tha

EVERYTHING HAS its day and today was the MRA sticker’s day. It came off my old BMW’s pannier in bits and pieces separated by the cracks and chips that’d gradually crept in over decades. Forty-plus years isn’t a bad life for a sticker stuck to a motor

SILLY IS as silly does. But although most rider contracts currently expire only at the end of next year, the eruption during the summer break of a frenzy of rumour and speculation may turn out not to be so silly after all. The trigger is the turmoil

Most, Czech Republic 4.212km 2022Winners WorldSBK R1 A Bautista WorldSBK SP Race T Razgatlioglu WorldSBK R2 T Razgatlioglu WorldSSP R1 L Baldassarri WorldSSP R2 L Baldassarri DNF: P OETTL (GER, DUC), E GRANADO (BRA, HON), G GERLOFF (USA, YAM), H SOOM

REMY GARDNER (GYTR GRT Yamaha) started his weekend second fastest on Friday, with only Toprak Razgatlioglu ahead of him. In Superpole he was third fastest, aft er changes to the grid. In Race 1 he was 11th, after pitting for slicks, sixth in the Supe

ANOTHER CRAZY Race 1 starting melee into that impossibly tight first chicane saw several riders touch or run off, with Lucas Mahias’ Kawasaki leaking fuel from its full tank as it lay on the track, alongside lots of gravel and other debris. One heavy

AFTER SUPERPOLE qualifying Jose Luis Perez Gonzalez (Accolade Smrz Racing Kawasaki) launched off the front row, with the combination of Marc Garcia and his Kove 321RR machine making some history with a first front-row start for the Chinese manufactur

THE CHANGE to the schedule isn’t the only tweak to the MotoGP rulebook that will take effect at this weekend’s British Grand Prix, with the control tyre-pressure monitoring system to be introduced which could see riders penalised if their tyre pressu

HONDA WORLDSBK rider Iker Lecuona will deputise for the injured Alex Rins in the LCR Honda squad at this weekend’s British Grand Prix in Silverstone, while it’s been confirmed that Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow will be granted a wildcard entry at t

AUSSIE WORLDSSP rider Oli Bayliss was undergoing surgery in Brisbane during the opening day of Round 8 of the championship at Most in a bid to ensure the shoulder injury he sustained during Superpole at Donington Park doesn’t hinder him long term. “W

THE WORLDSBK who-goes-where in 2024 stories went into overdrive again at Most, with Andrea Iannone (pictured) looking set to sign for GoEleven Ducati to replace Philipp Oett l. The rumours of Jonathan Rea moving to Yamaha also had some gravity built