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.

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Australian Motorcycle News

APRILIA’S GP-LIKE RSV4 X EX3MA • 230hp, 165kg and a full kit of aero for the ultimate, limited-edition trackday variant

WINGS FOR 2025 TUONO 1100

First details! 2025 KTM 1390 Super Duke GT

NEW MULTI MODEL GETS NEXT-GEN V2 ENGINE • Panigale V2 replacement will meet WSS race specs

New V2 sportsbike too!

Delayed Hornet 1000 nearly here

Husqvarna Vitpilen 801

“The saddest weekend of my life” • Let’s hope the pain of throwing away two of his best-ever chances of a maiden premier-class victory will fire up rookie sensation Pedro Acosta to pull out a stunning performance in Australia and make for one of the best Australian Grands Prix in living memory!

2025 HONDA NT1100 UPDATED • More sophisticated electronics include suspension adjustment

Kawa’s two new 1100s

THE YEAR WAS 1989

ACCESS.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Ah, the glory days of two-strokes! Jerry Burgess looks anxiously out as Honda boy Valentino Rossi flashes down Phillip Island’s main straight. It was the turn of the-new-century and a legend was being born. Spot the five changes made to this image, email us your answers (and your postal address!) and you could win a neck sock.

ASTONISHING! • Using all the know-how gained in its recent domination on racetracks around the world, Ducati has unveiled its most potent Panigale yet

ON ANY SUNDAY • A tip of the cap to Yamaha’s two-stroke heyday, the Yamaha XSR900 GP has stirred the loins of old-school GP fans the world over

LIGHTS OUT! • The exceptional, the unexpected and outside shots for glory during the biggest racing weekend of the year!

ISLAND ANTICS • We’re all there to see what’s happening on track, but sometimes the best memories are what happens off it!

“OUR TIME WILL COME IT’S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN” • Ten years after his controversial jump from Moto3 to MotoGP in 2015, Jack Miller has been thrown a premier-class lifeline to help spearhead Yamaha’s recovery

ON 2025

WHOLE SHOT

HOME RULE • We catch up with Australia’s Moto2 and Moto3 hopefuls ahead of the round they’re looking forward to the most!

WIND CHEATERS • What does the MotoGP aero evolution mean for motorcycling?

STREET TRANSFER • How all this tech relates to roadbikes

SURE FIRE • A reasonably priced ladies jacket that will see you through most of the year

HOLY CLASSIC

OLD FRIENDS

EVENTS. • YOUR SOCIAL LISTINGS

06 THINGS YOU NEED

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

SCHMICK!

REVOLVING RACER

IN PIT LANE

CRUNCH TIME • Martin and Bagnaia share the spoils as the title fight intensifies

CANET’S DAY

AWESOME ALONSO

REDEMPTION • After eight winners in 10 rounds, Bautista sticks in a couple of corkers

ONE OF EACH

SUPER CLOSE

PECCO SUPREME • Bagnaia wins, Martin recovers and Acosta prangs… twice!

THE GAMBLERS!

KING DAVID!

BROC SOLID! • Pearson breaks new ground at resurrected One Raceway

RACE REPORT • YOUR FORTNIGHTLY FIX

HONDA HIRES APRILIA A BRAIN • …as Aprilia nabs ex-Ducati and KTM man

Gardner set for surgery

Bagnaia: “A championship of mistakes”

O’Show not over

KING HERFOSS! • Aussie ASBK star writes himself into the American history books

Ryde and Bridewell square off

Staring calls time

BART ENDS IN STYLE • Final SGP round firms up 2025...