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.

ED’S DESK.

Australian Motorcycle News

CFMOTO SHOWS FUTURE SPORTSBIKES • Upcoming 675cc triple and 500cc four-cylinder revealed in public

CFMOTO TO MOTOGP?!

MEET THE SPIRITUAL HEIR TO THE RS250

SUZUKI GSX-8R CLOSE!

BMW DEBUTS NEW F 900 GS AND F 800 GS • Bigger engines for BMW’s middleweight GS models

CAN-AM EXPLAINED

NEXT-GEN AFRICA TWIN

2024 DUCATI DESERTX RALLY

EURO 5+

VVT FOR 2024 HAYABUSA • Variable valve timing could save the ’Busa’s life

HONDA PLANNING CBR750R

SUZUKI READIES GSXS1000X

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

HOT & NOT • AMCN’S THERMOMETER

MAEVING’S PERFORMANCE LEAP • British electric bike illustrates advancing tech

$200K ELECTRIC BIKE, ANYONE?

IVAN ERCEG • A bloke who truly embraced the spirit and camaraderie of the Australasian Safari

ACCESS.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Photographers tussle for the shot at the 2005 Spanish GP at Jerez. Spot the five changes Fred has made to the image, email us your answers (and your postal address!) and you could win a neck sock.

CIVIL WAR • A laid-back take on the adventure theme, these two compatriots offer an inexpensive ticket to retro off-road exploration

NESTING HORNET • We’ve tested it and compared it but what’s the Hornet like to live with?

OPTIONED UP

HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED

MAGIC World launch BULLET • Far more than the sum of its parts, Royal Enfield’s all-new Bullet 350 is as significant as it is capable

“WE HAVE MADE QUALITY AN OBSESSION” • If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have discarded Siddhartha Lal’s comment about quality being an obsession as quickly as I heard it. You and every other manufacturer, Sid. I’ve heard it all before…

ELECTRIC ENFIELD • Everything points to a Royal Enfield-branded electric bike as early as 2025

THREE-BULLET CARTRIDGE • Three versions and five colours make up the new Bullet range

BAVARIAN BAGGER • BMW has just added the fifth model to its R 18 line-up and for those after a bagger-style cruiser from an untraditional source, the Roctane hits the nail on the head

Hot ROD • Do you like to stand out in the crowd, but don’t want to compromise on performance? Meet the Diavel V4

PIMP MY RIDE

WHOLE SHOT

“LIFE OUTSIDE THE GP PADDOCK IS A LET-DOWN” • Thirty years ago Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc world title, guided to the top by Garry Taylor, team manager of the British-based factory Suzuki team. Now, for the first time, Taylor talks

THE PINNACLE • The world’s highest motorcycle museum went up in smoke in 2021. Between passion, relentless dedication and a whole lot of cash, it reopened its doors less than 12 months later

TOP THREE TV

RACING WHAT, WHERE & WHEN

RIDE DAYS & SCHOOLS

RALLIES & SHOWS

SMOOTH DUALLIE • With a brand-new version now on showroom floors, we look back at Big Red’s original capable all-rounder

06 THINGS YOU NEED

BUYER’S GUIDE. • A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES

STROOTH!

REVOLVING RACER.

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IN PIT LANE.

NOALE ROCKETS • Espargaro and Aprilia on cloud nine

APRILIA THRILLS

DIXON DELIVERS!

ALONSO AGAIN!

TWO BLUES, ONE RED • It was dramas piled on dramas with two winners across the three scorching feature races

TWO FOR BULEGA

WIN WIN FOR BUIS BUIS

MASTERY! • Martin makes the most of title rivals’ struggles

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