Australian Motorcycle News

Australian Motorcycle News covers all things motorcycling from around the world, featuring new-model releases as well as comprehensive bike comparisons and race reports in every issue.

ED’S DESK.

Australian Motorcycle News

KTM TO WSSP • First large sportsbike since the RC8R is bound for the world championship

CFMOTO 800 MT-X

GOLDWING RIVAL LAUNCHED IN CHINA • Souo flat-eight tourer one-ups Honda’s flagship tourer on every front

BMW TO LAUNCH AUTOMATIC OPTION

NEW 500CC REBEL RIVAL

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

HOT & NOT • AMCN’S THERMOMETER

GASGAS SM AND ENDURO TWINS ON TEST • Supermoto and Enduro models use KTM’s LC8c parallel twin engine

THE YEAR WAS… 1957

THE ’ROUND AUSTRALIA WAGER • Fake news or media hype? Bluster or just plain bulldust? Read on…

ACCESS.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • American hero Dave Aldana earned the nickname Rubber Ball for the many times he walked away from spectacular crashes. Here he slides a Suzuki Katana into oblivion in the early years of AMA Superbike. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email us your answers (and address!) and you could win a neck sock.

SHOWBOATING SCOOT • Ever fancied a scooter that will impress wherever it goes? Meet the Italjet Dragster Malossi edition

DRAGSTER LINE-UP

RACE PARTS • The list of gofast bits fitted to our testbike

GRAND SLAM • Retro styling meets 2024 performance and tech

RETRO RACERS

SPORTY HERITAGE

SUGAR GLIDERS • Sweet, fast and clever. Meet the two newest additions to Harley-Davidson’s Touring set

H-D ELECTRONICS • So much more than a neutral light

CVO ROAD GLIDE ST

BRITISH POP • Triumph’s new Daytona 660 might be late to the dance, but its re-engineered triple is set to shake up the middleweight sports pecking order

WELTERWEIGHT WARRIORS

KEN BLAKE MONUMENT

DANCING PARTNERS

RULEBOOK REDRESS • Safer, more sustainable and more relevant, but how will MotoGP’s new rules affect and change the show? We speak to some paddock figures to find out

2027 RULES SUMMARISED

INDIAN GIVER • Here’s a company that’s producing three million bikes a year, has a long history in racing and is ready to take on the world. And between us, it’s this close to striking a deal with an Australian importer…

TWO TIMES 300

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE • Is the electric dream shorting out?

WHICH ELECTRIC BIKES ARE SELLING?

WHAT STAGE ARE BIG MANUFACTURERS AT?

AGO VERSUS AUSTRALIA! • Giacomo Agostini’s first trip Down Under ended in a rare defeat

FULL CIRCLE

TONIC FOR THE TROOPS

EVENTS. • YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS

06 THINGS YOU NEED

BUYER’S GUIDE. • A-Z OF NEW BIKE PRICES

SCHMICK!

REVOLVING RACER.

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IN PIT LANE.

KING JORGE • Martin masters factory Ducati audition

GLORIOUS GARCIA

ALONSO’S ACE EFFORT

THREE-WAY FIGHT FOR FACTORY DUCATI SEAT HITS REDLINE • Suddenly Marquez is the big tip to be signed up

RIDERS REACT TO NEW RULES

2026 ENGINE FREEZE BEING CONSIDERED

MIR’S FUTURE UP IN THE AIR

THE O’SHOW IS BACK! • Evergreen O’Halloran scores his maiden win for Kawasaki

IRWIN ON WIN STREAK

NO AUSSIE JOY

RELPH IMPRESSES AT CREMONA WCR TEST

NOT THE ONE

ADVANCE AUSTRALIANS • Two Aussies in the top three after two rounds

AUSSIE TITLES DECIDED

WARWICK WINS FOUR

PATRICK LI • We catch up with the owner of MotoGo and talk ASBK, motocross and that disqualification in Queensland

REAR VIEW. •...