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Inside a motorcycling renaissance
We are living in an age that is about to replicate the dawn of motorcycling. This time the technology is being driven by electric motors, not the wheezy combustion-engines that launched motorcycling at the start of the 20th Century. Electric motorcycles account for less than o
Yamaha and KTM fire up their middleweight adventure tourers
There has been much anticipation since first revealed details last year of the new middleweight parallel-twin adventurer-tourers from Yamaha and KTM.
Commando legend dies
Bob Trigg, universally recognised as the father of the Norton’s iconic Commando model, has died, aged 81 years. As well as being a vital part of the original 1960s design team, he was responsible for the styling and technical developments which helped the Commando model survive
'TomEgun' on Tour: 2019 World Supersport 300 with Tom Edwards
2017 YMF R3 Cup champion and Motorcycling Australia (MA) supported rider Tom Edwards (known by his online moniker 'TomEgun') will be commencing his assault on the 2019 FIM World Supersport 300 Championship (WorldSSP300) with the ParkinGo team this weekend at Aragon, Spain for Rou
Is the future electric?
It’s early days but all indications are that an electric motorcycle revolution is about to hit the commuter market. Recent European sales confirm this, so AMCN is keeping watch on developments. At the same time more and more manufacturers are hinting at electric performance mot
Truck only for Price in Finke Desert Race
Two-time Dakar Rally Champion Toby Price has announced he will Race in the Truck Category of the 2019 Finke Desert Race but will sit out of the Bike Category. The historic Finke Desert Race is the fastest and largest desert race in Australia, with the multi-terrain two-day trek
2019 Bonanza To Feature Legendary Australian Speedway Solo & Sidecar Heroes
The ever-popular Speedway and Dirt Track events are on again with a vengeance this year at the 2019 Shannons Insurance Broadford Bike Bonanza, with a goal of surpassing last years packed extravaganza
TAFE NSW ULTIMO AUTOCEL REVS UP TRAINING WITH KAWASAKI
The next generation of auto technicians at TAFE NSW Ultimo AutoCel have taken delivery of two pre-production motor cycles from Kawasaki to use as a training resource this week.
SIGNED Valentino Rossi Helmet AGV Pista GP R
Brisan Motorcycles has donated an AGV Pista GP R helmet, which Gary Coleman got signed by Valentino Rossi at Phillip Island GP this year. The helmet is being auctioned on eBay and all money raised will go to Tom Edwards 2019 World Supersport 300 Championship Campaign. Tom is an a
Ben Felten prepares to break his blind speed record
The World’s fastest blind motorcyclist Ben Felten and Team Blind Speed Kawasaki will feed their need for extreme speed in a return to the South Australian salt flats next week (March 4-8) for Speed Week 2019. On March 19 2018 at the FIM sanctioned World Speed Trials Australi
WIN A SHANNONS TRIP TO THE MONACO HISTORICS RACE & ITALY - PLUS, WIN A 2019 INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE
Shannons are offering motoring enthusiasts the chance to win a trip for two to the 2020 Monaco Historics Race, one of the world’s premier historic racing events. The 16-day trip exploring iconic Italy, starts in the shopping haven of Milan. Then it’s onto Bologna
New bikes sales way down
What does the slump mean for Oz?