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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MORE EIGHT MATE • Revised range also sees ‘117’ Milwaukee Eight spread to more models

Indian PowerPlus on the warpath • Liquid-cooled tourer and bagger pack 1834cc

KTM FIRES UP 390 ENDURO R • Baby bushbasher heads new ‘dual sport’ range

The ultimate sacrifice • CEO Stefan Pierer steps aside to save KTM

SALES STEADY THE SHIP • But challenging times remain

3 brands to watch

SPEED TRIPLE IS TOP DOG AGAIN • Retune makes the 1200 RS Triumph’s most powerful model

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

A DEAD-SET LEGEND • How Daniel Sanders’ determination dominated from Day One, a feat not witnessed for more than 16 years

PISTE DE RESISTANCE

IN BRIEF

HARVIE WILTSHIRE TROPHY GOES WEST • Anthony West has stormed to pre-season victory at Phillip Island

Marianos Nikolis

Roulstone out with broken neck

NEW WORLD ORDER • The WorldSBK championship was shaken up last season with a history-making win by Toprak Razgatlioglu and BMW. This means the Phillip Island opener has huge significance as rivals scramble to regain lost ground, with 23 regular riders and six manufacturers – Bimota, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha – looking to score big on the first weekend. Here is your full event guide for what will be an epic weekend…

CHANGING OF THE GUARD • A revamp of rules revitalised this class last year. This season the paddock has been turned on its head with massive team changes and a host of potential winners flooding in. Don't miss the first round at the Island

ALL FIRED UP! • Can Waters make it five crowns in a season that promises fireworks from rider-team reshuffles?

OPERATION OUTFIELD! • As well as soaking up all the on-track action at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, there’s a swag of other activities and attractions to keep you entertained

READY, OSET, GO! • The new Oset TXP-24 is the bike everyone will want, even if they don’t admit it

A BEAR FOR AUSTRALIA • It doesn’t get much more fitting than this. AMCN’s The Bear rides Royal Enfield’s Bear right here in Oz

HOG on the HIGH • Embodying the raw speed and innovation that defined a golden era of two-wheeled warfare, we climb aboard a legendary Harley in unlikely surrounds.

GRADUATING TO GREATNESS • How a humble university project evolved into a turbocharged land-speed contender

BETTER WITH AGE • As Marc Marquez prepares for a tilt at his ninth world title as one of the oldest riders on the 2025 MotoGP grid, we celebrate some of motorcycling’s most evergreen racers

COMING TO GRIPS WITH GIPPSLAND • Four mates, four very different bikes and some of Victoria’s greatest roads just begging to be ridden…

“I SAY TO GIGI: IF YOU WERE A RIDER, I WOULD BE SCARED!” • When two perfectionists collide in thev pursuit of racing excellence, even they can’t help but marvel at each other’s relentless drive. No wonder they call Dall’Igna the Marc Marquez of pit lane…

“THE BRIGHT SIDE OF HAVING AN AIRHEAD BMW IS IT TAKES SECONDS TO EXPOSE MOST OF THE ELECTRICS WHEN THEY’VE FAILED YOU”

MAKE SURE YOU DON’T MISS ANY OF THE ACTION!

“THE DESERT DOESN’T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ROOKIES AND PROS” • Forty years and 100,000km of cross-country rallying hasn’t cured Mark Davidson’s craving for extreme challenges

"A STRONG TEAMMATE BRINGS OUT SOMETHING EXTRA. AND THESE ARE TWO OF THE STRONGEST TEAMMATES IMAGINABLE"

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