SUZUKI GSX-S1000GX &#038; YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+

IT'S OFFICIAL! CFMOTO 675SR-R

New details on the CFMoto 675SR-R have emerged. It’s been a year since CFMoto surprised the world by demonstrating a prototype three-cylinder sportsbike and…

31 July 2024

HYDROGEN KAWASAKI DEMONSTRATED

Kawasaki wheeled out its unique prototype hydrogen-powered bike in front of the Suzuka 8-hour crowd demonstrating that it’s a viable possibility for eco-friendly bikes of the future. Built as part…

31 July 2024

MOTOGP DERIVED TECH FOR NEW DUCATI PANIGALE V4

The new Ducati Panigale V4 loses its iconic single-sided swingarm and adopts MotoGP-derived aero and electronics. Swapping the V-twin for a V4 in Ducati’s range-topping superbike seemed risky in 2018…

10 July 2024

BMW R 1300 GS ADVENTURE

It’s asset to assume the R 1300 GS Adventure will sell like hotcakes. Over successive generations the Adventure version of BMW’s boxer GS models have increasingly established themselves as standalone…

05 July 2024

SEGWAY SCOOTERS HEADING FOR AUSTRALIA

Australian commuters will have more choice when it comes to zero-emission urban transport when a trio of Segway scooters start rolling out in Australian dealerships this month.

04 July 2024

GREAT WALL SOUO S2000 ST TECH DETAILS

The new eight-cylinder Great Wall Souo S2000 ST and GL tourers will have 113kW engines and weigh as much as 461kg. This makes them around 20 percent more powerful and…

26 June 2024

YAMAHA JOINS AUTOMATIC REVOLUTION

Back in April we revealed that Yamaha was developing a semi-automatic transmission with a pushbutton shifter and computer controlled electro-mechanical clutch. Now it’s been officially announced and…

24 June 2024

YAMAHA TENERE GETS FACELIFT FOR 2025

After five years of production the Yamaha Tenere is getting a facelift for 2025 as these spy shots of a disguised prototype show. There’s no question the…

24 June 2024

CFMOTO 675SR-S

When the CFMoto 675SR-S midsize sportsbike is launched this year the Chinese company will take another big step towards its goal of rivalling the big Japanese and European bike manufacturers…

18 June 2024

BMW R 1300 GS ADVENTURE ON THE WAY

BMW has type approved its longer-range R 1300 GS Adventure variant which, while not containing photos, reveals key figures for the new R 1300 GS Adventure including its weight, performance…

18 June 2024

ALL-NEW KTM 990 ADVENTURE SPIED!

When KTM took the wraps off its 2024 990 Duke it was only a matter of time before an Adventure model emerged with the same engine but…

18 June 2024

SUZUKI ELECTRIC MOTOCROSS BIKE

This diagram shows a Suzuki electric motocross bike that the Japanese manufacturer is currently developing. Electric powertrains might still be less than ideal for mainstream high-performance motorcycles but they’re proving…

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Bike reviews

Road

HARLEY-DAVIDSON X500 - ON THE LAM

It’s no secret that the Harley-Davidson X500 is based on the same platform as the Benelli Leoncino 500 and is built for H-D in China by Benelli’s parent comapny QJ…

TRACK TEST! KTM RC 8C

We ride the track-only KTM RC 8C to get an insight into the tech that will be on offer when the Austrian manufacturer returns to the pure sportsbike segment with…

SUZUKI GSX-S1000GX & YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+

Thanks to Suzuki and Yamaha, affordable sports-touring goes high-tech with the GSX-S1000GX & Tracer 9 GT+. Remember when sports-tourers were more sports than tour? Bikes from the 90s like the…

2024 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-4RR

Back in the 90s when 400cc four-cylinder sportsbikes were the thing, I was busy avoiding homework and school detention. Then when I got my licence in 2002 I was too…

BEN GRABHAM ON THE CFMOTO 450MT

Who better to test the new CFMoto 450MT than four-time King of the Desert Finke Desert Race winner Ben Grabham?

HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE LIMITED

The Road Glide Limited is built for touring on the open road, not for poking around town, but to get out of town most of us need to crawl through…

Sportsbike

2024 HONDA CBR600RR

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…

Dirt

TRIUMPH TF 250-X

Triumph is embarking on one of its biggest challenges since John Bloor rescued the company from receivership in 1983. The launch of its first motocross racer is its first step…

BMW F 900 GS ENDURO

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…

Retro

YAMAHA XSR900 GP

There are (at least) two ways to look at the striking new retro Yamaha XSR900 GP. It either ships you back to the 1980s and 1990s when…

Scooter

ITALJET DRAGSTER MALOSSI EDITION

It only takes a quick look at Italjet’s 65-year history to understand why someone believed they needed to take designs and componentry usually reserved for high-end exotica and apply it…

2024 H-D STREET GLIDE & ROAD GLIDE

In the past 25 years Harley-Davidson has sold around 2.5 million touring bikes, fair dinkum mile eaters like the Road Glide, the Ultra and the Street Glide. These are the…

31 July 2024

Road

HARLEY-DAVIDSON X500 - ON THE LAM

It’s no secret that the Harley-Davidson X500 is based on the same platform as the Benelli Leoncino 500 and is built for H-D in China by Benelli’s parent comapny QJ…

31 July 2024

TRACK TEST! KTM RC 8C

We ride the track-only KTM RC 8C to get an insight into the tech that will be on offer when the Austrian manufacturer returns to the pure sportsbike segment with…

31 July 2024

SUZUKI GSX-S1000GX & YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+

Thanks to Suzuki and Yamaha, affordable sports-touring goes high-tech with the GSX-S1000GX & Tracer 9 GT+. Remember when sports-tourers were more sports than tour? Bikes from the 90s like the…

05 July 2024

2024 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-4RR

Back in the 90s when 400cc four-cylinder sportsbikes were the thing, I was busy avoiding homework and school detention. Then when I got my licence in 2002 I was too…

04 July 2024

BEN GRABHAM ON THE CFMOTO 450MT

Who better to test the new CFMoto 450MT than four-time King of the Desert Finke Desert Race winner Ben Grabham?

26 June 2024

HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE LIMITED

The Road Glide Limited is built for touring on the open road, not for poking around town, but to get out of town most of us need to crawl through…

21 June 2024

Sportsbike

2024 HONDA CBR600RR

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…

21 June 2024

Dirt

TRIUMPH TF 250-X

Triumph is embarking on one of its biggest challenges since John Bloor rescued the company from receivership in 1983. The launch of its first motocross racer is its first step…

13 June 2024

BMW F 900 GS ENDURO

06 June 2024

Retro

YAMAHA XSR900 GP

There are (at least) two ways to look at the striking new retro Yamaha XSR900 GP. It either ships you back to the 1980s and 1990s when…

28 May 2024

Scooter

ITALJET DRAGSTER MALOSSI EDITION

It only takes a quick look at Italjet’s 65-year history to understand why someone believed they needed to take designs and componentry usually reserved for high-end exotica and apply it…

28 May 2024

2024 H-D STREET GLIDE & ROAD GLIDE

In the past 25 years Harley-Davidson has sold around 2.5 million touring bikes, fair dinkum mile eaters like the Road Glide, the Ultra and the Street Glide. These are the…

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Racing

ASBK

ASBK TECH PARITY

Is ASBK tech parity achievable? The Australian Superbike Championship is approaching a set of crossroads that’s got teams and riders on edge. It’s the performance balancing conundrum. After after a…

REMY GARDNER BACK IN MOTOGP

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP has confirmed that Remy Gardner is back in MotoGP this weekend as he will replace the injured Alex Rins in the Liqui Moly…

PECCO PERFECTION

It was a case of Pecco Perfection as Bagnaia becomes the first rider since Mick Doohan to win three consecutive Dutch TTs. Even for a triple world champion,…

SILLY SEASON & WHERE IT LEAVES JACK MILLER

Despite an enforced three-week break in the wake of the postponement of the inaugural Grand Prix of Kazakhstan, the MotoGP Silly Season has been in full swing with manufacturers, teams…

AUSTRALIAN GP TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Australian GP tickets are now on sale. The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix will return to Phillip Island from 18 to 20 October, giving you the opportunity to catch Aussie GP…

AUSSIES RACING IN MISANO

There were five Aussies racing in various classes in Misano for Round 4 of the 2024 WorldSBK Championship last weekend. This is what they had to say to…

GARDNER READY FOR ‘HOME’ WORLDSBK ROUND

After a huge break since Round 3 at Assen in April, Aussie WorldSBK racer Remy Gardner says he’s ready for his GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK team’s home…

VINALES AND BASTIANINI JOIN KTM IN 2025

Grand Prix winners Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales will join a re-branded Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad in 2025 that will bolster the manufacturer’s presence on the grid to four…

MARC MARQUEZ SIGNS WITH FACTORY DUCATI TEAM

Ducati Corse has announced that an agreement with Marc Marquez has been reached for the eight-time World Champion to race in factory Ducati Team colours for the…

MICHAEL DUNLOP | RECORD-BREAKING IOM TT WIN

Michael Dunlop won the Metzeler Supertwin TT Race for a record-breaking 27th victory at the Isle of Man TT to become the most successful rider in the…

ARAI & IOM TT 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Arai Helmet and the IoM TT have held a special event to commemorate the four-decade relationship between the helmet manufacturer and the world’s most iconic road race.

JASON DOYLE OUT FOR REST OF ’24 SEASON

Jason Doyle is out for the remainder of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix series. Riding in a British Premiership match at King’s Lynn on 23 May,…

ASBK

ASBK TECH PARITY

REMY GARDNER BACK IN MOTOGP

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP has confirmed that Remy Gardner is back in MotoGP this weekend as he will replace the injured Alex Rins in the Liqui Moly…

PECCO PERFECTION

It was a case of Pecco Perfection as Bagnaia becomes the first rider since Mick Doohan to win three consecutive Dutch TTs. Even for a triple world champion,…

SILLY SEASON & WHERE IT LEAVES JACK MILLER

Despite an enforced three-week break in the wake of the postponement of the inaugural Grand Prix of Kazakhstan, the MotoGP Silly Season has been in full swing with manufacturers, teams…

AUSTRALIAN GP TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Australian GP tickets are now on sale. The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix will return to Phillip Island from 18 to 20 October, giving you the opportunity to catch Aussie GP…

AUSSIES RACING IN MISANO

There were five Aussies racing in various classes in Misano for Round 4 of the 2024 WorldSBK Championship last weekend. This is what they had to say to…

GARDNER READY FOR ‘HOME’ WORLDSBK ROUND

After a huge break since Round 3 at Assen in April, Aussie WorldSBK racer Remy Gardner says he’s ready for his GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK team’s home…

VINALES AND BASTIANINI JOIN KTM IN 2025

Grand Prix winners Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales will join a re-branded Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad in 2025 that will bolster the manufacturer’s presence on the grid to four…

MARC MARQUEZ SIGNS WITH FACTORY DUCATI TEAM

Ducati Corse has announced that an agreement with Marc Marquez has been reached for the eight-time World Champion to race in factory Ducati Team colours for the…

MICHAEL DUNLOP | RECORD-BREAKING IOM TT WIN

Michael Dunlop won the Metzeler Supertwin TT Race for a record-breaking 27th victory at the Isle of Man TT to become the most successful rider in the…

ARAI & IOM TT 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Arai Helmet and the IoM TT have held a special event to commemorate the four-decade relationship between the helmet manufacturer and the world’s most iconic road race.

JASON DOYLE OUT FOR REST OF ’24 SEASON

Jason Doyle is out for the remainder of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix series. Riding in a British Premiership match at King’s Lynn on 23 May,…

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Features

Interviews

KYM BOLTO

The first two years of the South Australian Junior Cup were incredibly successful, Kym Bolto, but I hear there’s some disappointing news for 2024? Numbers have taken a downturn for…

ANGUS GRENFELL

Angus Grenfell took time out to pen this column for AMCN… SCORCHING ACROSS the finish line at the iconic Portimao circuit to secure my first FIM JuniorGP World…

Features

DIGITAL GURU? WE WANT YOU!

JOB AD: AMCN is looking for a Digital Guru Position: Digital Guru Location: Remote/On-site Type: Full-time Are you a digital wizard with a passion for motorcycles? Do you…

Features

IS THE ELECTRIC DREAM SHORTING OUT?

Do riders dream of electric bikes? Looking at the latest sales figures from around the world the answer appears to be a resounding ‘no’ as battery-powered motorcycle registrations drop in…

BYE BYE ALEIX ESPARGARO

Beyond all the tears and hugging, there was something revealing about the retirement announcement from Aleix Espargaro at the Barcelona GP. It was about close margins. We’ve seen…

Interviews

DAVE MADDOCK ON AFTN

AMCN’s Matt O’Connell sat down for a chat with Dave Maddock, the man behind the Australian Flat Track Nationals. Well done on Australian Flat…

History

ROAD RACING ON HIGHWAY 1

Since the early 1950s the Pacific Highway has been the chief thoroughfare north out of Sydney, replacing the original route via the Wiseman’s Ferry punt that opened…

ARTHUR SISSIS

Arthur Sissis is showing some serious pace on the Stop & Seal YZF-R1. After a successful ASBK Round 3 at Queensland Raceway he penned this Revolving Racer…

Rides

YAMAHA TRACERS WORLDSBK TOUR

I love it when a plan comes together. A positive response to my tentative Aussie bike-loan request from editor Deano saw two Yamaha Tracers turned over to…

History

REMEMBERING GENE ROMERO

Blessed with movie-star looks, toughness and miles of talent, American Gene Romero was one of the most colourful and respected riders of his era. The dirt-tracker turned road racer had…

JUDD PLAISTED - REVOLVING RACER

The name ‘Rocket Ronny’ came from my middle name, Ronald, named after my grandpa. I’ve been called Ronny since I was a baby, then when I was four years old…