The 2018 Honda Gold Wing has shed up to 48kg of weight, has an electric windscreen, seven-speed automatic transmission, traction...
Radical hub-centre steering, traction control, cornering ABS, electronic suspension, engine modes and a whole new frame are believed to be...
Pricing for the 2018 Indian Motorcycle range has been announced as parent company boss has revealed a future where customers can customise their bikes online before ordering. Polaris CEO Scott Wine says technology will help the motorcycle industry attract new riders, including the ability for buyers to build their bikes...
Kawasaki Motors Australia took to a Brisbane race track to prove that the new Ninja 400 is an exciting addition...
The 2018 Triumph Tiger 800 range is lighter and has more than 200 improvements, but you can expect a price...
New colours and equipment have been added to the 2019 BMW line-up of model revisions, but we are not expected to see their new models until the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in October and the EICMA show in Milan in November. The model revisions also include a new app...
Ducati has added three new models to its 2019 range, including its most powerful model yet, as well as three...
The first Ducati Scrambler, the Icon launched in 2014, has received a major makeover, including Bosch cornering ABS. Ducati calls...
Ducati recognises that black is never out of fashion with their “Dark” models over the years and now they have added the XDiavel in “Matt Liquid Concrete Grey” for 2019. The mean-looking bike will be unveiled on Tuesday (2 October 2018) at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne. Black is concrete...
Harley-Davidson has unveiled the new Softail FXDR 114 with a light weight aluminium swingarm, upside-down forks and chamfered exhaust for...
I was glad I was aboard a 2019 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special when we hit appalling weather and narrowly avoided...
The 2019 Indian Chieftain, Chieftain Dark Horse and Chieftain Limited will arrive late this year with streamlined styling, candy colours, LED lighting and the company’s loudest audio system. It’s a bit of a design departure for Indian which has traded on its traditional looks, although the “warhead” on the front...
Indian Motorcycle has introduced new features to make their Thunder Stroke 111 models cooler – rear cylinder deactivation and low...
Indian Motorcycle has announced the only updates on their 2019 Scout and Scout Bobber models are new paint options and...
The supersport segment refuses to die with Kawasaki announcing a substantial update to their Ninja ZX-6R Ninja after six years of little change. Sales of supersport bikes have dwindled in recent years sparking claims the segment would be killed off. However, there are now rumours that Honda and Suzuki will...
When it comes to no-frills traditional touring the first bike that comes to mind is the Harley-Davidson Road King. That...
No matter what you think of the rebirth of the venerable “Katana” name and the neo/retro styling, the 2020 Suzuki...
BMW Motorrad has made sweeping changes to its model line-up for 2022, bringing new colours, streamlined range line-ups, new variants, and updated option pack offerings. Production of the new models starts in August with arrivals in Australia set for early 2022. Prices (excluding on-road costs) have also been updated and...
The 25th anniversary Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade has been confirmed for Australia to join the Fireblade SP and SP2. It was...
The small-capacity shootout continues with Kawasaki tipped to release a four-cylinder Ninja 250 in response to Honda’s CBR300R which arrives in Australia...
To celebrate BMW Motorrad’s fourth decade of adventure models, 40 Years Editions of their F series will arrive in Australia at the end of 2020 and early next year. BMW Group Australia Product Communications Manager Nick Raman says prices and final specifications of the F 750 GS, F 850 GS...
Harley-Davidson will introduce 50 new models in the next five years to counteract stalling sales, including an electric bike, says...
KTM Australia says the new 790 Adventure and R models will arrive here in June 2019, several months before its major...
Over the past few years we have seen old motorcycle brands return to the market and more to come including little-known 80-year-old Italian brand Malaguti. Brands that have returned include Bultaco, Brough, Hesketh, Levis, Matchless and Norton and there are several more to come including Jawa, Cagiva and BSA. Now Austrian KSR...
The 2017 range of Royal Enfield have launched in the UK with dual-channel ABS, a rear disc instead of drum...
The Harley-Davidson Street 500 is a blank canvas with plenty of scope for customisation and personalisation. READ MY REVIEW It is...
The off-road oriented Africa Twin has just landed in Australia in three models and already it looks like a fourth, even more adventurous model will be coming after Honda unveiled its Adventure Sports Concept. The standard Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin starts at $15,499. Add another $1000 for ABS and another...
Yamaha’s Niken GT three-wheeler looks like an alien, but it corners surprisingly well, says former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time...
Suzuki Motorcycles was strangely quiet at the Tokyo Motor Show this week, perhaps keeping its powder dry for the EICMA...
The new Ducati Panigale V2 is actually the Panigale 959 with a new name and updates, the most notable of which are the underslung exhaust and single-sided swingarm. We expect it will arrive in Australia early next year with pricing announced closer to the date. The current 959 starts at...
Aprilia has added a new 900cc V-twin to the new Dorsoduro supermotard and the Shiver naked bike (pictured above) and...
Aprilia has developed a new 900cc V-twin engine for the new Dorsoduro supermotard and the Shiver naked bike (pictured above)...
Aprilia has unveiled a harder-edged Caponord adventure bike. It’s called the Rally edition and it comes with wire wheels instead of cast spokes. The front is a 19-inch wheel, up from the current 17-inch rim, making it more off-road oriented. READ MY 2013 CAPONORD REVIEW It also comes with a...
The harder-edged Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally arrives in Australian in May 2015 at $24,000 ride away. Now, with more off-road...
The fast-growing adventure motorcycle segment is becoming crowded with models. Aprilia wades in with the Caponord (Italian for north cape),...
Aprilia has expanded its 1200 Caponord sport tourer range from one model to three. The Touring ($23,000 rideaway) has been joined by the entry level Strada ($20,000) and Rally ($24,000) adventure bike. READ MY CAPONORD REVIEW The Touring model includes colour-matched panniers, Aprilia Dynamic Dampening (aDD), touring control, ride-by-wire throttle...
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Riding the Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 on the morning commute is a bit like taking a bazooka to a knife fight....
Aprilia has expanded its naked Tuono range for 2017 with a new 125cc model (pictured above), and updated the other Tuonos, renamed and updated its RS4 125 to an RS124 and updated the RSV4. There is no word yet on when the new models will be available in Australia. TUONO125 The...
Aprilia has just made a couple of hi-tech leaps into the future where the bike talks to your helmet and...