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

YOU LITTLE RIPPER • Speed 400RR or Thruxton 400? Clearest look yet at Triumph’s new baby cafe

High-spec Scrambler 400XE spotted • More off-road focus includes crash protection and tubeless wire wheels

BMW’s MotoGP mystery tech • Directable exhaust to boost cornering aero

BIKE BLIND SPOT IN CAR SAFETY SYSTEM • US, Europe tests show too many cars with driver-assist don’t recognise motorcycles

CFMoto developing reverse gear system • Electric upgrade a hint that model is being developed for a full international release

BRUISER CRUISER • Superbike spec blurs the boundaries for Ducati’s V4 XDiavel

Aprilia patent shows carbon commitment • Aluminium glued into place to make a composite frame for future racing

BRIEFS. YOUR QUICK FIX

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

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Here’s the WorldSBK class of 2025. Already the star pupil is making the rest look like dunces. Will this continue in a month’s time in Portugal? Now, here’s your student assignment: spot the five changes made to this image, email us your answers (and your postal address!) and you could win a coveted AMCN neck sock.

BULEGA IN BOILOVER • With one exception in one race, a complete Ducati benefit has stunned the paddock

BIMOTA – THEY’RE BACK!

ANGLO ITALIAN

DUCATI CUP?

ISLAND THREEPEAT • Unbeatable at Phillip Island? Josh Waters makes it a goldrush with opening round maximum points

CRACKER JACK

THERE CAN BE ONLY TWO? • What was shaping up as a battle for supremacy between Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia may well be shaken up by surprise contenders as the 2025 season unfolds, with rising stars and seasoned veterans eager to disrupt the status quo.

THE CONTENDERS

RIVALS SEE RED • The question everyone is asking: can Ducati’s long-suffering victims in MotoGP strike back strongly this season? We have the answer.

CLASSIC ROCK • If good old-fashioned motorcycling is where it’s at for you, then the latest Classic 350 is hard to beat

From CHALLENGER TO CHAMP • Troy Herfoss snatched the King of the Baggers crown for Indian on US racetracks. But can the Challenger also rule the roost on Aussie roads?

BAGGER TRICKS • WANT TO RACE your Challenger? Better up your credit card limit and get out the angle grinder. Roland Sands racing starts with the following items:

FEEL THE STRING! • It floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee – but it’s the price that will cause all the buzz

AUSSIE LUNCH ENDURO FUTURO • The ancient Roman Stoic poet Persius claimed that ‘he conquers who endures’. Now, two millennia later, a famous Italian marque is hoping stoicism and an all-new premium off-roader will help it navigate an uncertain path ahead

BACK TO THE FUTURE • Our tester rode his first baby Zero well over a decade ago. Now it’s time to see if this big boy bike is for real

“BACK WHERE WE BELONG!” • In his first in-depth interview since the company’s official return to the grid in 25 years, the new COO of Bimota by Kawasaki dives deep into their WorldSBK comeback

IN SEARCH OF SHANGRI-LA • Is it a city, a myth, or a feeling found in the unexpected turns of the road? Acclaimed shooter Martin Bissig rode through places few Westerners ever see in order to find out.

SCHMICK!

TARZY!

“I JUST LIKE TO GET ON THE BIKE AND GO FLAT-OUT AND THAT’S IT!” • Pedro ‘The Shark’ Acosta is MotoGP’s most exciting young talent. The dazzling KTM rider...