Australian Motorcycle News

There’s never been any doubt that after its debut in this year’s 1390 Super Duke R, KTM’s new-generation LC8 V-twin engine will filter through to further models – and now it’s clear that the next machine to get it will be a completely revamped Super

CHINESE MANUFACTURER Benda is carving out a niche as an outlier that refuses to stick to convention with a new batch of patents suggesting it’s working on its craziest designs yet. The latest set of patents are described as applying to a ‘heavy’ moto

YOU CAN always count on MotoGP to grab headlines, even when there’s no racing on. News that Liberty Media, the owner of F1, has struck a deal to purchase 86 percent of Dorna, MotoGP’s proprietor, has set tongues wagging. If the deal plays out, it mea

The new-for-2025 Indian Scout line-up consists of essentially clean-sheet designs that replace Indian’s best-selling model range, making it the biggest launch since the brand was revived in its current form. Unlike the previous generation, the new 20

CFMoto has released its first LAMS-approved cruiser to the Australian market. Powered by a 449cc 270° crank parallel-twin engine, the 450CL-C boasts ABS and traction control, as well as a 3.5-inch TFT dash with phone connectivity. It’s got an upside-

CFMoto’s tie-in with KTM has been bearing plenty of fruit recently – notably with the 800MT adventure and 800NK nakedbike – but there’s more in the pipeline including a Super Duke-style V-twin. The Chinese company first hinted at such a model way bac

Riding back to Sydney from Canberra the other weekend on my 2023 BMW S 1000 XR, it started raining around Collector, and it rained persistently all the way home. Just south of Campbelltown, while overtaking in traffic, I lost all power – turned the t

It’s no secret that the Harley-Davidson X500 is based on the same platform as the Benelli Leoncino 500 and is built for H-D in China by Benelli’s parent comapny QJ Motor. Unlike Harley’s ‘other’ new LAMS-compliant bike, the unique to H-D X350, the X5

If there’s one thing Suzuki has become very good at in the last few years, it’s building unpretentious motorcycles which represent really good value for money. And while the new for 2023 V-Strom 800 hasn’t quite ticked all the boxes I’d expect and li

Talk about an unexpected flashback! As I throw my leg over the latest version of the Himalayan, Royal Enfield’s do-it-all adventure bike, I am instantly transported from outer Melbourne carpark to upper India mountain pass. It is truly a transition

Creating a retro motorcycle is a tricky business. Nostalgia must blend with modernity. The past must be celebrated while designing for the fast-changing needs of today’s markets. And whatever balance of old and new the manufacturer comes up with, for

Indian’s hulking, matt black, antisocial, licence-shredding Sport Chief is the most recent player in that oversized hooligan bike sector perhaps started by the Yamaha V-Max back when Super Mario Brothers hit gaming consoles for the first time. It’s a

Like a lot of good ideas, it got dreamed up over a drink of or two, consolatory ones the Taylormade team had at Zeltweg’s Österreichring circuit – now the Red Bull Ring – in the summer of 1993. We were drowning ike a lot of good ideas, it got our sor

It may sound ridiculous to be praising a rider as sport’s next big thing with the season just two races old. But there has been enough in the performances of Pedro Acosta in 2024 to suggest he is already MotoGP’s newest superstar, and likely to leave

“Get back on your bike. Now!” It’s the first time we’ve been shouted at since school. The US border guards are not happy with us – or anything we say – for no apparent reason. So, like school kids, we think ‘whatever’. We’re not that interested in ri

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The outer shell on the Ixon Burning is claimed to be waterproof and I can vouch for its ability to keep moisture out, having ridden through several downpours on various bikes without getting wet. For those who like the tech jargon, the outer shell is

It’s the Hammer’s looks that draw you to it. Its styling cleverly combines competing elements – the lovely flowing old-school ‘streamlined’ look with brutish hardware such as the monster V-twin engine, the massive chrome exhausts and the super-wide 2

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MY INJURY AT Suzuka last year really threw me a curveball. There was a lot of ligament damage and the doctors wanted to fuse my wrist for 12 weeks. The penultimate round at Phillip Island was 11 weeks away and I really needed to know if I could ride

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ALL THREE of the Pierer Mobility Group’s off-road brands have withdrawn from the 2024 World Rally-Raid Championship’s entry list, leaving only 11 riders to fight out the remaining four rounds, all on either Honda or Hero machinery. The parent company

LIBERTY MEDIA, the owner of Formula 1, will take over the rights of MotoGP at the end of 2024 assuming the deal satisfies the competition and foreign investment watchdogs in various jurisdictions. The news comes following a $A7 billion handshake that

THE 53RD running of the iconic Australian enduro Kamfari will be held on the Northern Territory’s Cox Peninsula on Sunday 5 May. Held 80-odd kays south of Darwin, the bikes will leave the startline at 10am, 10 minutes before the quads, which will rac

THINGS HAVE gone well for Jason Doyle both off and on the track as the European speedway season got underway. After racing in the Peter Craven Memorial meeting Doyle actually missed the first meeting for his UK Premiership team Ipswich – but he had a

THE WANNEROO 3 Hour was won by the pairing of Ben Stronach and Warren French in perfect conditions at the Western Australian Circuit on 24 March. Healthy fields populated both the 3 Hour and supporting 24-lap Production on GP, with 11 riders lining u

The whole junior scene has changed a lot since you started MotoStars? Yes, we started MotoStars back in 2016 when there wasn’t much in the way of junior road racing in Australia. During that time a lot of kids tried it and liked it, and that led to u

Nursing injuries sustained crashing his Yamaha-powered Bimota in qualifiying, Davide Tardozzi reads a copy of AMCN at the 1988 Oran Park round of WorldSBK. Tardozzi finished 11th and 10th to go into the New Zealand finale a week later just 2.5 points