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

HONDA V3R TEASED IN NEW VIDEO • R&D boffins show supercharged triple is edging closer to production

Now it’s radical brake cooling • Patent could be a solution to MotoGP tyre temperature problems

TRIUMPH THRUXTON 400 IS A GOER • Aussie release to follow launch in India

Updated Guerrilla

WILL THIS BE THE BIKE NOBODY WANTS TO BUY? • Brave attempt by CFMoto to develop a battery-powered sportsbike in a cynical market

Indian to hide radar inside headlight • Patent for front unit to activate adaptive cruise control, emergency braking on Chieftain

Honda CB1000F SE gets bikini fairing • Second version of upcoming CB1000F shown in two colours

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

ITALY WINS THE BATTLE OF BERGAMO • Our Aussie contingent showed trademark grit, with Strang, Bacon and the juniors leading the charge

RETURN TO THE ISLAND • ASBK’s encore round is set to showcase a season-defining rider reshuffle

KIWI TEAM FLIES TO EPIC TT WIN • Homebuilt pushrod single wins Senior Classic thriller

HISTORY IN US FLAT TRACK

MARC’S SEVENTH HEAVEN • Marquez continues to redefine supremacy in the countdown to his seventh MotoGP crown

AUSSIE GRIT

Yamaha flirt with Gonzalez, but Miller gets nod!

ALONSO ARRIVES! • Youngster comes of age in a brutal battle

QUILES AGAIN! • No walk in the park for another rising star

A NEW PRETENDER? • Marc Marquez’s win may have looked routine, but Ducati’s dominance appears less so

AUSSIE GRIT + A KIWI

MOREIRA CLAIMS IT • Second season win boosts title hopes

PIQUERAS NAILS IT • Rookie wakes up to a dream weekend

RYDE TAKES CHARGE IN TITLE FIGHT • Cadwell Park saw three different winners, some bruising battles and a new leader step up

OUR BAGGER KING IS KO’D • After a crucial win, the defending champ has been stripped of vital points

WILLIAMS SEALS IT! • The Sunshine Coast star has locked down the 160cc title with a round to spare

HOW CHAMP DID THE HARD YARDS

WICKS SWEEPS DUNKER DOMINATES • Dynamic duo cracks the whip at Albury, but Armstrong still leads the points

ROAR & ORDER • A purring triple-cylinder engine and sharp handling have this big cat gunning for a spot among the all-time great all-rounders

FASTER FULLY DRESSED • BMW’s six-cylinder GTL turns long hauls into short stories, with comfort, class and just enough cornering confidence to surprise you

BACK IN THE FIGHT • Once the bike that mobilised postwar Britain, the BSA Bantam is back with class-leading performance and a price point that could shake up the 350cc market

THE LONG RUN • What’s so great about a bike with modest performance that’s been around for the best part of a decade?

THE 80K ROADRUNNER

MODS AND ROCK’N

PAST POWER VS PRESENT PRECISION • Ducati’s 2025 Panigale V2 S is 17kg lighter than the previous 955, but the old bike has 35hp more – which will come out on top?

A three wheeled SECOND CHANCE • When injury, age or anxiety rule out solo riding, sidecar outfits are giving riders a new way forward

A VINCENT AND A DUSTING

WHAT’S THE INDER RANGE?

CHANGJIANG’S CHOICES

URAL’S OFFERINGS

HARLEY’S LINE UP

CAN-AM’S STABLE

GOES GOAT OUT TO PASTURE • The most successful WSBK rider of all time has called this season his last. We look...