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

BMW’S R 1300 GS • Through the scrub on a 1300cc 250kg behemoth? BMW seems to think so

CHINA UPS THE REVS • The world’s second most populous country in expansion mode

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

NAKED NORTON FOR 2024

H–D TARGETS INDIA WITH X440

THE KNOW. • HEADCHECK

ACCESS.

SOCIALS. • WHAT YOU SAID

QUIZ. • MENTAL TWISTIES

FUN FACTORY • Aprilia has given its Tuono 660 the Factory treatment, and the parallel-twin is just asking for trouble – in a good way!

PRICE WARS

THE SPECIALIST • The 200 units of KTM’s latest track-only 889cc sportsbike sold out in less than three minutes, sight unseen. We had to ride it!

PADDOCK TALK JEREMY MCWILLIAMS

ONE-ON-ONE MARKUS KRAMER • Markus Krämer, 41, manufactures the KTM RC 8C and has turned his hobby into a successful business

VALENCIA HANDOVER

PLUS THREE • Yamaha’s sports-tourer middleweight takes an inflow of new technology for 2023

PACK HORSE

ALL-ROUND RIVALS

GREEN & GOLD • Zero emissions and made in Australia, the Fonz NKD can be anything you want it to be. Literally

UNCLE ARTHUR

SILENT MAJORITY

WHOLE SHOT • Watch out for Aussie Joel Kelso in the second half of the Moto3 season! The CFMoto is already humming and, now he’s fully recovered, he’ll have plenty to prove.

CIRCUIT BREAKERS • MotoGP’s all-electric racing series enters a new, and much faster, era

DING DING: ROUND 1 – LE MANS

DAPPER DAY OUT • AMCN donned its finest attire to attend this year’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, motorcycling’s undispiuted global charity showpiece

A DISTINGUISHED BOXER BMW R 18

A DAPPER TWIN ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650

“I WISHED I’D TAKEN IT IN MORE AT THE TIME” • Daryl Beattie and the blokes who were there helping him remember the Mulga man’s first 500cc victory

THE MEN HE BEAT FOR HIS FIRST

BEATTIE AROUND THE BUSH

HOCKENHEIM RECORD

EVENTS. • YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS

TOP GEAR. • COOL STUFF

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

OLD SCHOOL.

REVOLVING RACER.

SUBSCRIBE TO AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE

IN PIT LANE.

DUNLOP TARGETS THE TOP • Michael Dunlop takes a determined fight to Peter Hickman and Dean Harrison in week one of the Isle of Man TT

DUNLOP DOMINATES

DUNLOP EQUALS MCPINT

AND ANOTHER (FEW) THINGS!

OVER 120 IN 100TH

THE AUSSIES

WORLD DUCATI WEEKEND • Gold in colour, gold in nature

ITALIAN DUELS

WILDCARD WINS

O’SHOW ON SONG • O’Halloran on the top step at Donington

AUSSIES RACE TOWARDS 2024

UPGRADES FOR OZ’S OLDEST TRACK

TOPRAK’S RIPPLE EFFECT

REYNDERS' FIRST A4DE WIN • Tassie rider builds on Sherco’s winning streak to take maiden four-day victory

VACULIK LIKES PRAGUE

MEES WINS, DRANE PODIUMS

LAGUTA’S LIFELINE

MICHAEL HILL • We grab a quick chat with the host of WorldSBK’s popular Paddock Show

KEEP UP!

SPORT. • WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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