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

H-D’S NEW VVT-ENGINED HARLEYS • The Motor Company’s 2000cc cruisers revealed

CAN-AM’S HUB-STEERED TRIPLE?!

ROYAL ENFIELD TRADEMARKS ‘BEAR 650’

CHINA’S BIG-BORE FOURS! • Remember how the Japanese revolutionised motorcycling with a range of four-cylinder models in the 1970s? History is repeating in China with a raft of big-bore fours under development, several destined for the world market

MIDDLE WEIGHT FOURS, TOO • With Japan’s big four manufacturers increasingly taking a step back from the 600cc four-cylinder sportsbike market, China’s fast-growing industry is looking to grab a slice

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

HOT & NOT • AMCN’S THERMOMETER

HONDA GETS THE JUMP ON RIVALS • Big Red has ‘jump control’ under development

PSYCHOLOGY BOOSTS BMW HEATED SEAT

THE YEAR WAS… 1994

DEATH DEFYING SPEED KING • How one bloke turned Sydney’s George Street into an international dragway

ACCESS.

SOCIALS. • WHAT YOU SAID

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • This epic shot was snapped during the women’s category of the Trials GP in Portugal last month. Spot the five changes made to it, email us your answers (and address) and you could win a neck sock!

PARALLEL PUNCH UP • Yamaha’s MT-07 has long been the king of the reasonably priced nakedbike segment, but Honda’s new Hornet smells blood

MORO THAT! • Yamaha has entered the competitive electric mountain bike world with the introduction of the all-new YDX-Moro 07

COMMUTER LIGHTS • As cheap and cheerful rides go, it doesn’t get much better than Honda’s new CB125F

HONDA CB125F 2ND OP

RIVALS

MIDDLE CLASS • Suzuki is jumping back into the competitive middleweight category with the attractive GSX-8S

BOB HOPE • With the Fat Bob’s mods finished, what better venue to hold his farewell do than at Sydney International Dragway

WHAT A DRAG

POWER CRUISE • To tune or not to tune, this is the question

Posters

“IT WAS LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED" • This month marks 50 years since motorcycle grand prix racing’s darkest day

JARNO & RENZO So much talent

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM • If riding through Vietnam is on your bucket list, these plucky travellers just might inspire you to bite the bullet

YOUR TURN!

TOP THREE TV

RACING WHAT, WHERE & WHEN

RIDE DAYS & SCHOOLS

RALLIES & SHOWS

06 THINGS YOU NEED

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

OLD SCHOOL.

REVOLVING RACER.

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IN PIT LANE.

TROY FORCE • The ASBK title race has come alive after Herfoss’ emphatic double victory at the ‘paperclip’

REAL DEAL DUNKER

SWAIN TRAIN

GETTING HAMOD

NEW PAIGE

RESULTS

PECCO’S BACK! • Bagnaia gatecrashes KTM’s party

BINDER’S BLINDER

A LOWES DEMOLITION

ORTOLA FORCE

TRIPLE RED • Alvaro Bautista was in untouchable form in front of his home crowd

YES AND NO

GREEN TO BLUE

KTM IS COMING! • Miller and Binder’s Spanish performances signal Austrian firm is closer than ever

PEDROSA’S LESSONS

STEWARDING HITS NEW LOWS

MARC & ENEA: INJURY UPDATE

SANDERS’ SUCCESS IN SONORA • Chucky picks up his maiden rally victory while Toby Price increases championship lead

PRICE LEADS THE WORLD!

AUSSIE ALL-SORTS

ROOKIES RULE KAMFARI

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