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Riding Gear + Equipment
08 August 2016

Wykin leather jacket

Ever wondered how some companies dream up the names for their products? Wykin is a quaint little English hamlet located not too far from the Triumph factory in Hinckley, U.K. It forms part of a long route home for one of Triumphs clothing designers when she’s enjoying the c

News
08 August 2016

SALT SHAKERS - breaking records at Lake Gairdner

Three generations of one family are breaking records on Lake Gairdner. What drives them and how do they do it?

Bike Tests
06 August 2016

The first superbike

As Superbike racing celebrates in 40th anniversary, we take a close look at the bike that unexpectedly dominated that first season

Columns
06 August 2016

Not forgotten- Tom Phillis

He was just the second Aussie to win a world title, and he could have had more… Australia’s 1961 world 125 champion Tom Phillis has been included on a brand-new Walk of Champions in Marrickville. Phillis lived in the inner Sydney suburb as a boy and was a bicycle racer on

Bike Tests
04 August 2016

Bike Test – Suzuki DR-Z400SM

One of Suzuki’s most dependable and fun-loving bikes turns ten this year, and what better birthday bling to give than the gift of gold?

Sport
04 August 2016

“Elliott race ready ahead of penultimate 2016 ASBK round at Morgan Park”

Tumut based Superbike rider Brayden Elliott is race fit ahead of this weekend’s second last round of the 2016 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) at Queensland’s Morgan Park Raceway following a recent two round visit to the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, w

News
04 August 2016

CF Moto 650MT

Designed to fit in with a completely revamped CF Moto range, largely redesigned by Kiska, the firm responsible for most KTM styling in recent years, the CF Moto 650MT melds the firm’s Kawasaki ER6-alike parallel twin engine with a bike that’s clearly intended to rival that fi

News
03 August 2016

GSX-R250 revealed in patents

These pictures represent the first clear look we’ve been able to get at Suzuki’s forthcoming GSX-R250. And on the surface, it looks pretty good. That bodywork has overtones of the new-for-2017 GSX-R1000, which can’t be a bad thing, and the overall style is very much i

Bike Tests
02 August 2016

Quickspin -Kawasaki Ninja 300

Still the go-to bike for LAMS riders seeking sportsbike thrills

Columns
02 August 2016

GRID TALK-Michael van der Mark

We find out why Michael van der Mark, the 2014 World Supersport champion and former truck driver - who finished seventh in his WSBK debut in 2015 - hates clowns AMCN: What do you like most about racing bikes? MVDM: Girls? No, no, seriously the adrenaline of speed – this e

News
02 August 2016

Honda’s top-shelf RVF1000 due in 2018!

The long-awaited next-gen V4 superbike is due to land in 2018 as part of the firm’s 70th anniversary celebrations

Bike Tests
02 August 2016

YAMAHA XSR900

Sure it’s got manicured good looks and pointedly retro styling. But it’s also a fun-loving beast – and possibly the bargain of the year