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04 September 2018

2019 Suzuki DR-Z50

For MY19 Suzuki will introduce a new junior dirt bike to its fun bike range, the DR-Z50 will be an ideal choice for introducing young riders to the sport of motorcycling.   Made in Japan and designed specifically for beginner riders learning the ropes, the DR-Z50 is a little bi

Columns
04 September 2018

LETTER OF THE ISSUE ***WIN A PAIR OF DRAGGIN JEANS***

Bruce Potter was our winner for issue 68-03 May I approach the bench? Karel Abraham is a Grand Prix rider who needs saving from himself. He seems intent on breaking every bone in his body before ever mounting the top step of the podium. The average GP rider has 13 victories

News
04 September 2018

Leoncino Trail

Leoncino Trail is the "all terrain" version of the House of Pesaro's twin cylinder. This Benelli model shares the engine of the street bike, a 500 cc four-stroke twin cylinder that is liquid cooled, with a power output of 48 hp (35 kW) at 8500 rpm and torque of 46 Nm (4.6 kgm) at

Sport
04 September 2018

Meg Rutledge - Australian Supermoto Championship (Women's)

Kawasaki supported rider Meg Rutledge is having a cracker of a year on board the KX250.  Meg has just added the Australian Supermoto Championship to her list of achievements: 2018 Australian Supermoto Championship - Women's 2018 MX Nationals Championship - Women's 2

Events
04 September 2018

DOCNSW 2018 Concours d’Elegance to celebrate Hailwood 40th Anniversary

40 years ago, Mike ‘The Bike’ Hailwood returned from an 11-year absence from motorcycle racing, to win the 1978 Formula One TT at the Isle of Man on a specially prepared 883cc Ducati V-twin.  To celebrate, Ducati took the foundations of its renowned 900 Super Sport to produc

News
04 September 2018

Diavel peep show

The new Ducati Diavel was subject to a closed-room preview at the World Ducati Weekend on 20-22 July, allowing visitors a glimpse of the bike before it is officially unveiled later this year. Cameras were strictly banned from the room, with only a handful of people allowed in at

SPORT / Motogp
03 September 2018

Rossi tops the billing on the Riviera

It’s a good few weeks since MotoGP raced on Italian soil but the fans have surely kept the home fires burning since Mugello. As we head for Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini there is plenty to fan the flames,

 
03 September 2018

Bald and the Beautiful - Flying High Cafe

Bald Hill was the location for Lawrence Hargrave’s box kite experiments, but it’s bikes that now do the flying

Columns
03 September 2018

Revolving Racer - Chas Hern

It took just a split-second for everything to change. I was at a fun meeting called Historic Winton, which involves classic cars and motorcycles. There were some of the usual suspects from the annual AMCN International Island Classic, but my main challenger was Beau Beaton on the

Bike Tests
02 September 2018

Turismo Veloce Lusso 800 SCS

MV Agusta’s fancy new Smart Clutch System may be stealing the headlines, but it’s only a small part of the new Turismo Veloce’s bigger story

Sport
02 September 2018

Class act at SuperMoto

The top four placegetters in the FIM Oceania SuperMoto Championship, run on a custom-built street-based circuit on the Newcastle Foreshore, were the same in each race, the format, atmosphere and aggressive nature of the racing meant it was anything but predictable. German SuperM

Gassit Garage
02 September 2018

Suzuki GSX-R125

Few AMCN long termers have received the kind of thrashing our GSX-R125 has, but what it lacks in cubes, it more than makes up for in heart