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 • GREG BARTON

Australian Motorcycle News

SCRAMBLER 400 XC • Single-cylinder range grows with specced-up and more off-road adventure version

Is it a MotoGP roadbike? • Aprilia drops big hint about an ultra-spec race replica for the uber-rich

SUZUKI LAUNCHES GSX-8T AND GSX-8TT • New retro models based on GSX-8S platform

Sportier CFMOTO 500SR Voom • Design registrations show higher-spec version of 500cc four

HONDA CB1000F SE ‘CONCEPT’ A GOER • Second version of Honda’s retro four cylinder really is an upcoming production model

Imagine this: electric Fireblade • Documents reveal plug-in superbike!

TRACER 7 AUTO OPTION FOR 2026 • New approval paperwork confirms Y-AMT version of Tracer 7 and Tracer 7 GT

Helmet recall • AGV Tourmodular is being recalled over chin guard issue

The bike to go everywhere! • Bear’s beloved testbed 2019 BMW F 750 GS

“This has set a fire in my belly that I don’t think I could blow out if I tried” • AMCN’s Tara Morrison is full of fight after jumping into the deep end of international racing. In her first FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship weekend and one of the youngest on the grid, she secured 19th after Superpole. She raced to 18th in the first 12-lap race and finished 20th in the Sunday leg. MA’s Steve Martin helped coach her through a challenging debut, while fellow South Australians based in the UK, Billy McConnell and Levi Day, talked her through the complexities of Donington Park.

ACCESS • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Aprilia harvested a new-found Italian passion for rugby in this bizarre ad coinciding with the 2007 World Cup. Italy was confident, having finished fourth in the Sixth Nations Championship. Sadly, New Zealand’s All Blacks thrashed them 76-14. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email answers (and postal address!) and you could win a coveted AMCN neck sock.

UNTOUCHABLE • Marquez magnificent as Ducati struggles and Jorge Martin returns for Aprilia

AUSSIE GRIT

NEWS

ROBERTS BOUNCES BACK • Unlikely winner emerges from a weird weekend

RUEDA REACHES FOR THE TITLE • Points lead is a championship record

MARC’S SUNDAY STROLL • A crash-filled Sachsenring was of little concern to magic Marquez in his 200th MotoGP start

AUSSIE GRIT

RED-FLAG THRILLER • Carbon fibre flies as chaos unfolds

MUNOZ THE MUGGER • Last corner heroics secure another win

TOPRAK RAZGAT-TRICK • Three wins at his favourite circuit to make it 12 in all at Donington as he bid the track farewell

AUSSIE GRIT

NEWS

HOMETOWN HERO BREAKS FANS’ HEARTS

HERRERA AND NEILA TAKE THE SPOILS

RAY MATCHES RECORD • Wild weather and red flags shakes up the field in a chaotic Scottish round

PADDOCK PASS • With Matt O’Connell

LAGUNA SECA BLUES FOR HERFOSS • Back-to-back wins put Wyman in control as Indian’s title hopes take a hit

AUSSIES IN SUZUKA SHOWDOWN • Jack Miller, Jason O’Halloran, Josh Brookes and Max Stauffer in top teams

AFTN ROARS UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL • With new venues, returning champs and road race stars in the mix, the flat-track championship is set for its biggest year yet

Malleemaster! • Korey McMahon’s Hattah win underscores KTM’s domination of Aussie desert racing

Yellow Mountain Cross Country is a duel in the desert • Australia’s answer to Finke gears up for another epic out-and-back marathon blitz

KURTZ DOUBLES DOWN • Aussie closes the gap to...