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 MODEL YEAR STARTS HERE • Triumph kicks off a season of reveals with a one-lung Bonnie!

MOMENTUM TO MAKE SA OZ MOTORCYCLE MECCA • State government steps in to secure yet another major championship

R-RATED FUN AS BMW ADDS TO SMALL TWINS RANGE • New roadster and sports models extend the LAMS 450 engine platform

PRICING ANNOUNCED FOR ZXMOTO

CULT WORKHORSE SET TO RETURN • The mighty Motra is being revived in ICE and e-bike versions

More power to the party! • The MOTY shortlist just got a little less short

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • It’s the best fun you can have outside of MotoGP! And you don’t need top-shelf talent to compete. Commuterlites and 150 Production Racers at NSW’s Pheasant Wood Circuit even feature a Le Mans start for these budget bikers. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email answers (and postal address!) and you could win a coveted AMCN neck sock.

TWO TO TANGO • A two-point deficit doesn’t seem to mean that much to Mighty Marc

FOUR PLAY! • Aprilia created history with a whitewash result – but not is all as it seems

THE PECCO PUZZLE • Two world titles, flashes of brilliance but a baffling loss of consistency. Just what is going on inside Francesco Bagnaia’s helmet?

BURNING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS • Bulega wrote his own chapter in the history of WSBK with a clean sweep at Estoril, taking his season tally to an astonishing 29 wins. With one round still to go…

AUSSIE GRIT

ARENAS THE CHAMPION

NEWS BRIEFS

BULEGA SMOKES THE GRID • Ducati’s star signed off from WSBK with another Jerez treble, 32 wins from 36 starts and a career victory tally to match Troy Bayliss. Really, we expected nothing less!

AUSSIE GRIT

ONE UP, ONE DOWN

ARTIGAS MAKES CERTAIN

MARIA THE CHAMP AS RAMOS WINS BIG

HOME TURF HERO • Billy Ryan toppled flat track royalty at Griffith, while Grace Hudson sealed the Pro Women crown with a round to spare

MAYHEM IN MOROCCO • Chucky was upstaged by an unconventional course, some clever tactics and the youngest winner in Rallye du Maroc history

AUSSIE ROOKIES SHINE IN DUSTY TORTURE TEST • Brutal conditions, broken bikes and shattered Trophy dreams couldn’t stop Australia’s next generation from striking Gold in Portugal

MINIATURE MAYHEM! • Thirty-eight riders, five classes and one high-revving finale… before Spain

RYDE ON TIME! KYLE THREEPEAT • History made as champion repeats a feat first done three decades ago

OLD SCHOOL RULES • A wild weekend in WA delivered historic racing, legendary company and a hailstorm that nearly put an end to Bracksy’s hire car

READY TO RAID • Bigger fuel capacity, better suspension and smarter electronics have turned the much-loved Tenere into a genuine long-haul dirt weapon

THE ODYSSEY • Adam Child journeyed to Greece to ride the adventure bike KTM riders have been waiting years for. Somewhere along the way, things got personal

Watch this space! • What happens when one of the world’s most exclusive watchmakers joins forces with one of motorcycling’s most exotic marques? Alan Cathcart straps in to find out

ROAD TO FRUITION • Sir Al had a hunch Brough Superior’s latest exotic might spawn something for the street. He didn’t have to wait long to be proved right

SMART BIKE, SMART CHOICE? • Tech-laden, semi-active suspension, heated everything and the sort of touring kit you find...