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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BMW R 12 AND R 12 NINET • Smaller cruiser and retro roadster models added to 2024 range

GILERA SHIVER AND GLR900

TRIUMPH THRUXTON 400 SPIED!

CHINA’S FIRST SUPERBIKE! • Big four-cylinder has MV engine and cutting-edge Euro styling

TRIUMPH’S MOTOCROSSER SER REVEALED! • New TF 250-X eyes world championship debut

LANGEN LIGHTSPEED

BRIEFS. YOUR QUICK FIX

FIRST ZONTES TRIPLES BREAK COVER • Two 700cc models launch a new era for fast maturing Chinese brand

BENELLI T500 HEADED DOWN UNDER

THE YEAR WAS… 2002

DOUBLE JEOPARDY • Aussie stunt duo establish a world record in their own backyard

LETTER OF THE ISSUE

ACCESS. YOUR SAY

BIG BIRD • Finding your Gen III Hayabusa a bit sluggish? Phil Tainton Racing can help you unleash the beast

TTS PERFORMANCE HAYABUSA • Turns out Phil Tainton isn’t the only tuner improving the breed for hungry ’Busa fans

10 TO ONE! • Ten of the year’s best bikes duke it out for the biggest prize in Australian motorcycling!

HOW WE DID THIS • The plan: assemble a cross-section of 10 bikes and riders, then head south

THE JUDGES

DIRT SQUIRTER • It’s a bit late to the party, but Aprilia’s dirt-hungry Tuareg 660 needed to be with us on MOTY 2023

M FOR MAGICIAN • BMW’s high-power, high-tech M 1000 R hypernaked also has real-world practicality

PLUCK ’N’ FUN • If maximum fun and minimal dollars are your bag try CFMoto’s pint-sized sportsbike

CRUISE MISSILE • Ducati has raised the power cruiser bar by dropping a 125kW Granturismo V4 into the Diavel

RATBAG RIDE • A parallel twin-powered Honda might sound like the beige cardigan of motorcycling but…

THE SLAYER • If you like your adventure bikes big, brawny and bad-ass, meet KTM’s 1290 Super Adventure R

WINGING IT • Moto Guzzi’s V100 Mandello S brings high-tech adaptive aero and more to the table

YELLOW FEVER • In the realm of mid-capacity, entry-level adventure, Suzuki’s V-Strom 800DE is ruler

MIDSIZE BLASTER • Moto2 tech filters down to Triumph’s Street Triple 765 RS to make it an absolute blast

LIGHT AND EASY • Yamaha has found a sweet spot, creating a fun, comfortable and affordable all-rounder

MOTY 2023 BIKE SPECS

THE 2023 MOTY IS… • The BMW M 1000 R scores a convincing victory as a ‘do-it-all’ roadbike

NUMBER CRUNCH • See how our judges scored each bike within the five criteria. *Combined judges’ scores

SINGLE PARENT • Ducati’s wild new single-cylinder Hypermotard is following in the wheel tracks of one very rare and coveted Bologna-built racebike

THE 2023 WHOLE SHOT • Pictures tell a story and there are plenty of tales to recount over a hectic 2023 that saw amazing things happen throughout the motorcycle world. Here’s how we saw it through the lens

STAND AND DEFEN • Jorge Martin may have been MotoGP’s fastest rider in 2023. But eventual champion Pecco Bagnaia always made it count when the big points were on offer. We sit down post celebration and find out how

THE 2023 GASSITS • Absurd and idiotic, serious and spectacular, AMCN’s annual Gassit Awards pick up where the Logies left off…

“I AM SO PROUD” • Spain’s Alvaro Bautista successfully defended his Superbike World Championship at the track it all started on 17 years ago with a 125 GP win

NEXT BEST! • Top Australian international racers who never found their way to the top of the podium

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