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.

EDITORIAL

EVOLUTION OF A REVOLUTION • 45 years on, BMW rebirths its original G/S adventure model

Four-pot CFMoto set for Oz release • 500cc sports model gets type-approval

TRIUMPH’S TRAILBLAZERS • A totally new market for Brit brand with both models coming to Oz

KTM starts factory production • But confusion over the long-term plan

Honda V3R will have electric supercharger • New ‘V3R E-Compressor’ trademark filing shows blower is destined for production

BANGKOK BIKE BONANZA • At the 46th Bangkok International Motor Show, we found electric apes, adventure-ready scooters and enough two-wheeled wonders to make Aussie riders green with envy

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. YOUR SAY • AIR YOUR THOUGHTS OR VENT YOUR SPLEEN

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

DOG DAY AFTERNOON • Born in NZ, this new car licence-approved 50 is swifty, nifty, and heading Down Under fast

UNCHARTED WATERS FOR 4-TIMES CHAMP • Another stunning double victory by Josh Waters has his rivals in damage control

Dynamic duo flies high

NICHOLSON ON TOP AFTER WIN

JUNIORS ON FIRE

SIMPSONS RULE

BEATON BOILOVER

PADDOCK PASS

TEXAS HOLD’EM! • Classic Marquez bluff unravels as Bagnaia holds his nerve to ace the master

AUSSIE GRIT

DIXON DYNAMITE! • Unbeatable Brit masters the conditions

RUEDA ROMPS IT IN • But a young upstart keeps him honest

NOW IT’S THE BMW CUP • Ducati’s dominance in round one sparked fears of a season-long sweep – until Toprak turned up at Portimao and took the three biggest podium cups home for BMW

AUSSIE GRIT

NEXT-GEN YAMAHA R9 MAKES POLE WIN HISTORY

FAST ORANGE THEN RED CHINA

“IT’S FINALLY ALL PAYING OFF” • After claiming his second Aussie championship nearly a decade after his • first, Brady Kurtz says he believes he finally has the form to be world champion

MUD'N'GUTS I WILL WIN IT • Get ready to eat dirt (literally) at Australia’s muddiest, sweatiest and most gloriously chaotic enduro

REVVING UP FOR A CAUSE • Fast, fun fundraising will once again be the order of the day for an action-packed weekend at the Mac Park Cancer Council Cup

HOME BUILT YZR500 REPLICA • Some people dream of owning a legendary GP bike. Alex Arletti and his crew built four from scratch – proving that with enough skill, obsession and a touch of madness, anything is possible

BUDGET BRAWLER • CFMoto’s 450SR S proves the brand’s renown for high-spec, low-cost sportsbikes is well earned

WET WEATHER WARRIOR • Mother Nature threw everything she had at us, but even a biblical downpour couldn’t stop Yamaha’s all-new R9 from making a splash on track

GAS is GOOD • With the Bajaj Freedom 125, India has leapfrogged the electric hype, delivering the world’s first mass-production CNG motorcycle – cleaner, cheaper and already on the road

SMOOTH TORQUERS • Triumph’s Speed Twin 1200 has hit the gym for 2025 with added muscle and tech. But now there’s an even more athletic RS in town.

BIG, BOLD AND BUILT FOR THE LONG HAUL • If you thought the Versys 1000 was the sports tourer that topped the category, the Versys 1100 S will blow you away

MY BRILLIANT CAREER ANGEL NIETO’S RACING LIFE… IN HIS OWN WORDS • Now Marc Marquez has eclipsed Angel Nieto’s record as the Spaniard with the most grand prix wins it’s time to relive his career in photos.

ULTIMATE CURVEBALL • In the pursuit of speed and performance, is AMCN reader Kent Shillitoe...