The Indian Scout has quickly become the company’s biggest-selling motorcycle and now they have added the Scout Sixty with a...
One ride and you’ll understand why the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the most popular learner-approved motorcycle of the past few...
The top-selling Kawasaki Ninja 300 ABS gets revised instrument lighting and two new colours for 2016, but no price increase. New colours for the 2016 models available now are Metallic Flat Raw Greystone (SE ABS) and Passion Red (ABS), while the 2016 non-ABS version will be available soon. Prices remain...
The 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 1090 has a very sharp and edgy kind of jet-fighter look, but like a jet...
It’s difficult to imagine, but the 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800 is even more beautiful as well as more hi-tech....
I rode a Royal Enfield Classic 500 about 12 years ago and thought it was interesting, but only as a second bike to ride to the cafe. At the time, I owned a Honda Fireblade so my impressions were jaded. By comparison, the RE wouldn’t pull the skin off a...
Triumph has released more details on its 2016 water-cooled, hi-tech Bonneville range and the base model Street Twin is surprisingly...
The 900cc and 1200cc 2016 Triumph Bonneville range is already setting records in pre-orders several months before their scheduled delivery...
There are few changes to the 2016 Yamaha road bike line-up, except for a variety of new colours and graphics on the Bolt and the “masters of torque” series MT-07 and MT-09. Yamaha Motor Australia says we will get most variants with the MT-07 arriving in July and the Bolt...
For those experienced riders looking for a lively and agile mid-sized naked bike, they don’t have to buy a learner-approved...
I had seen plenty of photos of the Yamaha XSR900 prior to riding it – who wouldn’t be curious about...
BMW has increased its popular R nineT range unveiling a new bubble-faired Racer roadster with double-pod instruments and naked Pure classic with single-pod instruments. The bikes, unveiled at the INTERMOT motorcycle show in Cologne, join the standard R nineT launched in 2013 and the R nineT Scrambler which has just arrived...
If we were really practical about our motorcycle choice, we would probably all be riding the BMW F 800 GS...
The arrival of the BMW G 310 R was delayed more than eight months, but it certainly has been worth...
The 2017 Harley-Davidson Street 500 is a little bit more secure with a Smart Security System and safer anti-lock brakes fitted as standard. New price is $11,495 ($11.995 NZ), up $750 on previous prices, but Harley Australia marketing guru Adam Wright says he believes customers will appreciate ABS and the immobiliser system. He...
Harley-Davidson is introducing a new 114-cube engine they call the Milwaukee Eight to its 2017 CVO Touring range and we’ll be...
The 2017 Harley-Davidson CVOs with the new 114-cube twin-cooled Milwaukee Eight engines are now even smoother and more sophisticated. In...
The Harley-Davidson Road King just gets better and better every year and the new 107 cubic-inch (1745cc) Milwaukee Eight engine gives it another quantum leap forward. The Road King has long been my favourite Harley. It has the best chassis, it converts to a cruiser with the quick-release screen and...
The most popular of the Harley-Davidson Touring range is the Street Glide Special and it is easy to see why...
The new Harley-Davidson 750cc Street Rod should appeal to younger and more aggressive riders with its macho stance, budget price...
The internet is alive with rumours that the new 2017 Harley-Davidson range will feature 107 cubic inch (1753cc) engines, going one cube better than Victory Motorcycles. The Harley-Davidson international launch will be held in the first week of September around Seattle and Motorbike Writer will be there. We expect we...
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade set a precedent for lightweight superbikes in 1992 when it was introduced, but these days it lags...
Indian Motorcycle Australia has announced 2017 prices, plus a new touchscreen infotainment system for its Chieftain and Roadmaster and some...
The big Kawasaki Ninja 1000 has arrived with new electronic rider aids, marginally wider fairings for increased wind protection, redesigned seats, an all-new dash and many other upgrades. And all this for just $300 more than last year’s price. It comes in a choice of Candy Lime Green / Metallic...
Kawasaki Motorcycles has launched its 2017 sports motorcycles with an updated H2 and a carbon model, added an R to...
The 2017 Kawasaki Z1000 is now available at the same price as the current model, but with a host of...
KTM Australia has announced pricing and arrival schedules for the new KTM Adventure 1090R, and Super Adventure 1290S and 1290R (pictured above). Unveiled at the INTERMOT show in Cologne, the bikes will arrive here in the first week of May. The road-biased Super Adventure 1290S will cost $23,995 (+ ORC ), while...
New colours are the only change to the 2017 Suzuki Hayabusa, although it will have its second major update some...
Suzuki updates for 2017 include more power and less weight on its 2017 GSX-R1000, an added GSX-R125 model and the GSR750 replaced...
There are now nine models in the new 900cc and 1200cc water-cooled Bonneville line-up with the T100 sitting right in the middle of the price range. Oliver’s Motorcycles at Moorooka has a new demo T100 available, so they called me and asked me if I’d like a ride. My answer was...
The liquid-cooled Triumph T120 is such a quantum leap up from the old air-cooled Bonneville T100 it will even convince...
Yamaha seems to be planning a 2017 model R6 while Honda is believed to be planning to scrap the CBR600RR because of sliding...
BMW Motorrad has given its 2018 models a facelift, added new TFT display infotainment systems and introduced BMW Motorrad Spezial custom parts. Details of availability and pricing for Australia have not yet been released, but new models and accessories can be ordered from August 2017. No new models have been...
Ducati Australia has issued its 2018 price list with more “models” than ever before mainly due to separate pricing depending...
Ducati has expanded its Multistrada range with the introduction of the Multistrada 1260 boasting a bigger 1262cc engine and more...
Breakout is expected to continue as Harley-Davidson Australia’s top-selling bike after its latest upgrades, although it might be challenged by the now-wider Fat Boy. The new Softail range, which now incorporates several former Dynas (Street Bob, Fat Bob and Low Rider), has two all-new frames. Click here to read all...
Good news for fans of the former Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob: Now that it’s a Softail, it handles better and...
If you can’t decide between a cruiser or a tourer, the Harley-Davidson Softail Sport Glide may be the answer. It...
Forget what you know about Softails. The 2018 models combine the Softail and Dyna families with an all-new frame to create a totally different breed. They are no longer “Soft”. They are hard-charging cruisers for the modern era. They feature a much stiffer frame, LED headlights, hidden and tidy wiring,...
Honda is taking on the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure with a more rugged Africa Twin CRF100L Adventure Sports boasting...