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

A YEAR TO REMEMBER • AMCN continues to be at the forefront of news and sports reporting in the wide world of motorcycling. From exclusive reveals of new models, to one-on-one interviews with the stars of racing, and attending world and Australian launches of the most significant models of 2024, our team has worked tirelessly to bring you the latest.

BIMOTA BULLET! • Road version of WorldSBK contender has radical aero but an affordable price tag

Easy airbag design

Blind-spot reflector

GREAT WALL’S MEGA CRUISER • Vast eight-cylinder ups the stakes in China’s prestige market

Full-fat Panigale power for latest Streetfighter V4

Morini expands for 2025

KTM: INSIDE A CASH CRISIS • Causes and effects of a meltdown that has shaken the world

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

MARTIN TIME • Records tumbled in a year of dominance for Ducati

ADVANCED AI • Ogura rises through consistency, intelligence and drive

DAVID IS GOLIATH • Alonso shows class, quality and maturity beyond his years

THE DREAM • BMW’s impossible dream for 2024 was missing just one crucial, genius element

HUERTAS WINS IN TWO/THREE TIME • What started out as a Ducati-to-Ducati battle for the crown ended up as a three-rider final fight

TIDDLER TERRORS • More motorcycle madness, a first-time champ for Indonesia, and Yamaha reasserting itself in an ocean of fast Kawasaki riders

WOMEN AT WAR • An all-new, all-women class, running identical Yamaha R7s, showed up full of hope and dreams of glory in a series that was long overdue

BIMOTA OUT FRONT IN FINAL JEREZ TEST • The new Bimota by KRT team of Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani topped the timesheets at a highly cosmopolitan two days of track action

REDEMPTION AND RECORDS • From rising stars to record-breaking triumphs, season 2024 had it all

05 TOP FIVE RIDERS

YOUNG GUNS FIRE UP • Out of unforgettable moments and fierce competition emerged a new generation of winners

PODIUM FOR TEAM OCEANIA! • Not even a broken hand could keep our battlers off the podium at Jerez

A YEAR OF SPEED • Emerging Aussie talent on the global stage

DUEL IN THE DUNES • Dakar formula is changed for 2025 to ‘sow chaos among the title contenders’

HOME SWEET HOME • Daniel Milner dominated the 2024 Australian Off-Road Championship

TEN OF THE YEAR’S BEST • It’s that time of year when we award the biggest prize in Australian motorcycling

HOW WE DID THIS! • Here’s how we judged these two-wheeled wonders. Trust us: it’s no beauty pageant

THE JUDGES • The crew charged with 2024’s MOTY judging

THE COMMANDER! • The flagship of adventure touring has been in for an overhaul – but has it gone too far?

BANG FOR THE BUCK • Desert racing legend Ben Grabham spent three days in the hills on CFMoto’s first 450cc adventure bike

SAND BLASTER • Ducati’s DesertX Rally throws down the gauntlet to the adventure kings

DESERT STYLER • The Bear 650 is Royal Enfield’s latest 650cc twin but the scrambler’s strongest suit is not what you expect

MIDDLE EIGHT • Suzuki weighs in on the midsized sportsbike sector with a twin that fits the role of an all-rounder

STREET SMART • A crossover model that straddles the realms of performance, comfort and rider tech

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