Australian Motorcycle News

BMW has a special code when it comes to show bikes – when they’re called ‘Vision’ then they’re pure design dreams but when they carry the name ‘Concept’ that means they’re heading for showrooms. So expect to see something very similar to the new BMW

The evolution of KTM’s range involves the adaptation of its first variable valve timing and lift system – a Shiftcam-style set-up that’s similar to a design used for several years on Audi car engines. We’ve got spy pics of the latest engine on test i

CFMOTO HAS UNVEILED its first four-cylinder model and, unlike the prototype 500SR that was teased last year, the 500SR Voom is a retro-inspired sports model that could be offered on the Australian market. At the moment the 500SR Voom has been unveile

HONDA HAS STARTED reaping the rewards of 15 years of persistence with its Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT); now CFMoto has joined a list of rivals with its own version. Honda’s system first entered production in 2009 on the VFR1200F as something of a d

After a promising start to the season, former world champ Jason Doyle will miss the remainder of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix series after suffering four broken ribs, a lung contusion, a torn rotator cuff and two snapped tendons during a British Prem

When Ducati launched its ‘Next Gen’ Scrambler range in 2022 there were two glaring omissions: the off-road-styled Desert Sled and the nose-cowled Café Racer. Now they look set to be revived after Ducati showed two concepts at a London custom bike sho

Anyone involved in local filmmaking will tell you just getting a movie into production is a long shot. If you’re lucky enough to get a distribution deal, making a healthy return is one in a million. When Stone hit the screens in June 1974, it was las

It’s probably been since the GFC that manufacturers started pushing out as many models from the one R&D spend as they can and Royal Enfield, like plenty of others these days, is very good at it. Once it was a faired version and a naked version from t

While it’s a very good problem to have, the middleweight adventure bike market is a buyer’s dilemma. With offerings from KTM, Husqvarna, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Triumph, Ducati, Aprilia, CFMoto and MV Augusta, the decision will come down to your budge

It wasn’t so long ago that it would have been unthinkable to conduct a direct comparison of a motorcycle from the Land of the Rising Sun with another forged in the furnaces of the Red Dragon. The gulf in quality between Japanese and Chinese machinery

Despite prolific success both on track and in showrooms, Honda pulled the plug on the CBR600RR in Europe in 2017. A maturing and fast-changing market allied to tightening emissions regulations made the decision relatively easy for the Japanese manufa

> Ben Birchall starts a new era with Frenchman Kevin Rousseau as his sidecar passenger at the Isle of Man TT. Last year Ben and brother Tom set a lap record of 120.645mph in their 11th consecutive TT win.

Heading into the 2024 Isle of Man TT, Michael Dunlop sat second in the all-time list for TT successes with 25 wins, having registered his first in 2009 in the Supersport class. Along the way, he not only became the first rider to lap the 37.73-mile M

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The surprising worldwide decline in electric motorcycle sales after years of sustained growth has left the world’s motorcycle manufacturers on the horns of a dilemma. Should they continue to pour R&D dollars into the development of EVs that might not

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IT WASN’T the first time Pecco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) had followed the zero-to-hero narrative. But, more than any previous weekend, the Catalan GP showcased the very worst and best of the reigning world champion as he responded to the latest bout of

HOME IS WHERE the heart is. That much is true for Pecco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) and the Ducati factory after both produced a whitewash at their home Grand Prix to banish all thought that any rival manufacturer is even close to placing a glove on them

IT TOOK 24 years, but Michael Dunlop has become the first person to draw alongside his late uncle Joey Dunlop and match his record of 26 wins at the Isle of Man TT. The historic win came in the curtain-raising opening Supersport race of the 2024 Isle

THE FASTEST man ever to lap the Isle of Man’s Mountain Course, Peter Hickman had a relatively quiet opening week of the TT as he battled with the injured hand that forced him out of the Donington round of the British Superbike Championship. He had a

PEDRO ACOSTA has signed an extension with KTM that will see him move up to the factory team in 2025 and 2026 after a string of brilliant early-season performances. “There’s no reason not to be happy about coming into a factory team,” he said in Mugel

JUDD PLAISTED continued his stellar unbeaten run in the 160cc class when the Fusport FIM MiniGP Australia Series moved to the Ipswich Go Kart Track over 1-2 June. After qualifying on pole, Plaisted (SA Electrical Solutions) was untouchable in the ope

ONE RIDER CERTAIN of a place on a grand prix grid next year is Joel Kelso. The 20-year-old made a surprise announcement in Italy that he’ll join the Angelus MTA KTM squad in the Moto3 class, with whom he competed in the Italian Championship after mov

THERE WERE plenty of Aussies in action at the second round of the Spanish Superbike Championship held at Valencia over 1-2 June. In Supersport, Harry Khouri had an encouraging weekend, qualifying in ninth and finishing the first race in fourth. Ridin

SLOVAK STAR Martin Vaculik joined an illustrious group of riders when he won the Speedway GP of Czech Republic in Prague on 1 June – his third victory at the longest running venue to host an SGP round. Vaculik joins three triple world champions in Ja

KEEN TO make up for his crash in the opening round, Sam Clarke (Suzuki GSX-R1000) has bounced back big-time at Round 2 of the WA State Road Racing Championships held at Collie Motorplex on Sunday 19 May. Clarke was on pole for the opening Superbike r

$35K THE LEGACY of the late Warren Monson continues to live on through large donations to charities in his honour. Last month a presentation was made to the two charities nominated by Monson who were to benefit from the originally planned testimonial

Well done on Australian Flat Track Nationals being granted official Australian championship status. That’s a huge achievement going into your third year. To be rewarded by becoming a national championship feels good and it was something we were worki

From monstering young television reporters in Melbourne’s old Elizabeth St motorcycle precinct to giving editor Ken Woott on driving lessons on the way to Bathurst in the AMCN Volvo, Fred Gassit has no qualms when it comes to poking a finger in the a