2025 KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX REVEALED

Triumph Trident 660 gets strong new tech package

Triumph’s 2025 Trident 660 introduces a major tech upgrade with advanced electronics, including an IMU for lean-sensitive ABS and traction control, plus a new quickshifter and connectivity features, all at an accessible price.

05 November 2024

King-bling Scrambler to mark 10th anniversary

Ducati special edition is planned using exotica from Rizoma range

05 November 2024

Honda CB1000 Hornet and SP finally arrive

Honda's eagerly awaited CB1000 Hornet, now set for a 2025 release, promises competitive pricing, impressive midrange performance, and an upgraded SP version alongside the standard model

05 November 2024

Yamaha R9 finally revealed

All-new, lightweight, Deltabox-style frame shows racetrack focus.

02 October 2024

2025 KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX REVEALED

The 2025 Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX has been revealed. Entering its 5th generation, Kawasaki says its new, larger dispacement Ninja sport touring platform is aimed at…

02 October 2024

DELAYED HONDA HORNET 1000 NEARLY HERE

The delayed Honda Hornet 1000 is nearly here… and there’s a performance version coming as well. When Honda announced the new four-cylinder Hornet CB1000 at last year’s…

30 September 2024

MotoGP

AKI AJO TO LEAD KTM FACTORY RACING MOTOGP TEAM FROM 2025

KTM has reached an agreement with Aki Ajo to take the reins as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager from 2025. He will take over from…

27 September 2024

KTM 1390 SUPER DUKE GT FIRST DETAILS

Upcoming 2025 KTM 1390 Super Duke GT specifications confirmed in type-approval documents. It’s always been inevitable that the ‘1390’ engine that made its debut in this year’s KTM 1390 Super…

06 September 2024

HONDA ELSINORE COMEBACK

A Honda Elsinore comeback is on the cards according to a new trademark. Honda’s Elsinore name was used in the USA on 125cc and 250cc two-stroke off-roaders back in the…

06 September 2024

RE GUERRILLA 450 PRICING | FROM $8590

Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 pricing has been announced starting at $8590 ride away. The new Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is soon landing in Australia with pre-orders being taken for the…

06 September 2024

CFMOTO 675SR ON THE WAY

The new CFMoto 675SR triple sportsbike is one step closer to Australian launch after hitting the US market. The CFMoto 675SR three-cylinder sportsbike has just had its first international launch…

28 August 2024

RIDE INTO SPRING WITH ROYAL ENFIELD

Saturday 14 September is your chance to ride into Spring at Royal Enfield dealerships around the country. The Royal Enfield Ride into Spring Open Day will take place at participating…

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Bike reviews

05 November 2024

Sportsbike

FIRST RIDE | ASTON MARTIN AMB 001 PRO

With only 88 of these astonishing bikes being unleashed on the world, David Dumain had the huge privilege of testing the very first to roll out of production in France.

02 October 2024

Adventure

TESTED | BENELLI TRK 702X

If you’re anything like me you might associate the Benelli badge with iconic machines like the Tornado 900 or the mighty TNT 1130, but times have changed,…

01 October 2024

QUICK SPIN | YAMAHA MT-09 SP

The Yamaha MT-09 SP takes the already impressive base-spec MT-09 and elevates it to a new level of performance and technology while throwing in a dash of bling. Priced at…

25 September 2024

MOTOINNO TS3 RACEBIKE TO TAKE ON MOTO2

A couple of Aussies have spent the best part of a decade developing the radical Motoinno TS3 racebike to take on Moto2. Ray Van Steenwyk must have a thing against…

25 September 2024

ZERO SR/F REAL-WORLD TEST

We send petrol-head Wattie out to do a Zero SR/F real-world test. Here’s what he thinks of it… Call me old fashioned, but I’m not convinced by all the EVs…

05 September 2024

AUSSIE LAUNCH | INDIAN SCOUT

We sent Roothy to the Aussie launch of the Indian Scout. This is what he thinks of it… A tribe of new Indian Scouts on the Gold Coast? Wow, I…

05 September 2024

HUNTING GROUND | HUSQVARNA SVARTPILEN 801

Svartpilen meaning: Black arrow. Now fitted with a 799cc twin, it feels as if the Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 is now being shot from a compound bow. When the Vitpilen and…

29 August 2024

QUICK SPIN | CFMOTO 450NK

While exploring my local backroads on the new CFMoto 450NK, I can’t help but be reminded of Hyosung and the waves the Korean brand was making in…

27 August 2024

DUCATI SCRAMBLER FULL POWER

The Ducati Scrambler Full Power was playing mind games with me with me. You know what it’s like when you have a bike in your garage and you find it…

22 August 2024

TESTED | BMW R 12 NINET

What do you get when you cross one of motorcycling’s most iconic engines with some very convincing retro-cool styling? The BMW R 12 nineT, that’s what… Every now and then,…

15 August 2024

DUCATI PANIGALE V2 BAYLISS

This is the Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss. In 2001 Troy Bayliss rode the wheels off a 996R to win his first of three WorldSBK titles and then continued on to…

13 August 2024

KAWASAKI ELIMINATOR SE

There’s no doubt the Kawasaki Eliminator has a big job ahead of it; the LAMS sales battleground is more competitive than ever with new riders able to select from a…

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Features

Interviews

GRID TALK | BEN HENRY

…on Broc Pearson’s ASBK success, the Troy Herfoss factor, crucial staff changes and future plans for the team.

GRID TALK | JARRED BROOK

Despite a podium in last year’s inaugural Flat Track World Championship, Aussie dirt track star Jarred Brook missed out competing this year but is giving his all in the…

FAST TALK | DAVID ALONSO

David Alonso is ripping up trees in the Moto3 category this year. But it’s not just his speed raising eyebrows… It’s a dangerous game hyping racers up when they’re still…

Opinion

IN PIT LANE | AI OGURA APRILIA SIGNING

Michael Scott ponders the Ai Ogura Aprilia signing and what it means for Honda… It’s a curious state of affairs when Honda’s favourite protege signs for Aprilia. Talk about topsy…

Interviews

GRID TALK | BILLY MCCONNELL

Billy McConnell, the stalwart of the British championship, is finding his mojo in the super-competitive premier class. AMCN’s Matt O’Connell talks to him… It’s been a huge step for you…

AUSSIES’ WORLD LONG DISTANCE RECORD

Two Aussies set a world long-distance non-stop motorcycle record with the aid of three magic sticks. It was a scene reminiscent of the intercity speed records that took place every…

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON BIKES

With automatic transmissions gaining popularity in the motorcycle world, AMCN’s Ben Purvis asks, is the manual transmission heading for extinction? History shows that when an easier way of performing a…

REVOLVING RACER | DECLAN VAN ROSMALEN

Declan Van Rosmalen set aside some time between his busy race schedule to pen this Revolving Racer column for AMCN… I’ve just completed an amazing week in…

REMY GARDNER EXCLUSIVE

A previous stint in MotoGP for Aussie Remy Gardner had a brutal ending. But, as the former Moto2 world champion is gradually getting the hang of the Superbike World Championship,…

A COUPLE OF BOBS

A couple of Bobs had a couple of crashes that helped shape political and music history. BOB HAWKE Born in 1924, Neil Hawke was the first-born son of Ellie, a…

IN PIT LANE | THE NUMBER ONE PLATE

The Number One plate, according to Mick Doohan, is nothing more than a target for the other riders: “When you’re on the bike, you can’t even see…

Interviews

GRID TALK | JAYDEN MARTIN

In Grid Talk this fortnight, young West Aussie Jayden Martin and his dad Grant talk about the road to the British championship and where he’d like to…

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Products

TOP GEAR NOVEMBER 2024

Check out this selection of Top Gear for November 2024 that the AMCN team has thrown together. There are things for your head, your back, your feet . . . and for your kids!

TESTED | ADVENTURE GEAR

Here’s some great new adventure gear we have been testing at AMCN recently. ARAI TOUR-X5 I have run this Arai Tour-X5 helmet for almost a year and there’s no doubt…

NEW GEAR FOR YOU AND YOUR BIKE

Here is some off the latest gear for you and your bike. To see heaps of other awesome gear hit THIS LINK. MINI PUMP The…

IXON AIRBAG FOR ANY JACKET

The Ixon airbag has been designed so that it can be worn under any set of race leathers or jacket. Its official model name is the IX-AIRBAG…

IXON VORTEX 3 LEATHER SUIT

Leather race suits are not something you replace every day so I was stoked when I picked up this new Ixon Vortex 3 the other day and tried it on…

Products

NEW GEAR | IXON, FIVE & GOPRO

Over the past few months we have been running this new gear from Ixon, Five & GoPro in all kinds of conditions on all kinds of bikes.

Reviews

TESTED | BELL RACE STAR DLX FLEX

When it comes to time spent with my head inside this Bell Race Star DLX Flex, the old adage ‘time flies when you’re having fun’ certainly rings true. I can…

TOP GEAR MAY 2024

Check out this selection of Top Gear for May 2024 that the AMCN team has thrown together. There are things for your feet, your body, your head…

TOP GEAR APRIL 2024

Check out this selection of new products and top gear that the AMCN team has compiled for April 2024… PUT THE BOOT IN The Gaerne G.Dune…

BEAUT STUFF FOR YOU & YOUR BIKE

Check out this selection of beaut stuff the AMCN team has thrown together. There are things for your feet, your head, your phone and your bike… BOOT…

TOP GEAR MARCH 2024

Check out this selection of beaut stuff that the AMCN team has compiled for Top Gear March 2024. There’s gear for your hands, your head and your bike……