The Husqvarna single-cylinder Vitpilen 401 street bike is one of the most controversial and divisive motorcycles I’ve ridden in ages....
Fun French YCF motorcycles are now available in Australia, just in time for Christmas. The 19-bike YCF range of fun,...
CFMoto Australia has added the new 400NK to its learner-approved line-up which also includes an updated 650NK, plus the 650TK and 150NK. The 400NK costs $5490 ride away while the Continental ABS version is $500 more. The new 650NK with ABS is $6990 and 650TK is $7749. They come with...
Being a communist, Grant Roff (aka Spannerman and Groff) found the original 1978 Yamaha SR500 had great appeal. “They only...
One year ago Jawa Motorcycles returned to production with two neo-classic models in India and now they have released a third,...
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now, but KTM has announced it is coming in August, costing $6495, which is $500 cheaper than the price they announced just a few months back. More importantly, it’s only $300...
The introduction of the Kawasaki Z250SL to the Australian learner-approved motorcycle market is swamping an already well-watered market. However, it’s...
The high-stakes learner market in Australia has shifted up a gear with the introduction of the super-safe Kawasaki Z300 with...
Indian motorcycle company Bajaj Auto is reported to be setting its sights on Australia with the introduction of its Dominar 400 learner bike. The company is the world’s biggest motorcycle manufacturer, taking back the lead from fellow Indian company Royal Enfield. Bajaj Auto makes bikes from 100cc to 373cc and...
CFMoto importers Mojo Motorcycles are either worried about the public’s perception of the bargain-priced Chinese motorcycle brand or so confident...
Korean motorcycle company Hyosung needs an injection of new blood and, thankfully, it looks like it is about to...
Austrian manufacturer KTM has added a 250 Duke and RC 250 to its line-up, but they are unlikely to come to Australia. KTM showed the two new models this week at the 42nd Tokyo Motorcycle Show as well as announcing it would add a slipper clutch to its 390 models...
Italian-designed and Chinese-made Benelli motorcycles are adding two learner bike models to their line-up in 2015. The new BN 302...
Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390...
Suzuki has unveiled a fully faired version of its popular learner-approved 250 Inazuma naked bike. The GSR250F has been launched in the Japanese market, however Suzuki Motorcycles Australia marketing manager Lewis Croft says it is not coming here for the moment. “At this stage, Suzuki Australia will concentrate on the GW250 Inazuma,...
The first fully faired sports model from Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto, the 300SR, has arrived in Australia. Importers Mojo Motorcycles...
Yamaha’s SR400 typifies Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As modern...
Kawasaki continues to lead the Australian market in learner-approved motorcycles with the launch of the Z650L and the Ninja 650L. We attended the launch of these two bikes last week and raved about the Z650L as a bike for novices, commuters, weekend warriors and returned riders. At $9699 (plus on-road costs) it’s...
Braap Motorcycles has voluntarily recalled about 200 bikes over what seems a trivial issue – the absence of stickers and...
American-designed and Chinese-made Cleveland CycleWerks motorcycles are putting the fun back into urban motorcycling. The company has been making the...
Honda will add a special edition CBR300R later this month. The new Special Edition Matte Black with Yellow accents CBR300R will cost an extra $100. Prices are $5799 for the standard and $6099 with ABS (plus inroad costs). That’s still several hundred dollars cheaper than the Kawasaki Ninja 300 which...
Husqvarna last year revealed two 401 concept road bikes and has updated the concept with the bigger 701 Vitpilen at...
Electric motorcycles will drive us into the future, there is little doubt about that. And after riding the new...
A Ducati-branded Chinese-made electric scooter will be imported by Perth-based company Vmoto through Urban Moto Imports, arriving in July for under $5000. Electric scooters have slowly risen in popularity in the past years. What seems to be children’s toys are now made with powerful motors and advance features. ScooterAdviser is...
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over...
One ride and you’ll understand why the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the most popular learner-approved motorcycle of the past few...
Zero Motorcycles have extended the battery range of their electric bikes, added anti-lock brakes and upgraded components on their 2015 range, unveiled at the Intermot show in Cologne this week. Most importantly, Zero Motorcycles has found an extra 10% battery life from its S-based bikes. Zero still offers two different basic...
Limited edition models are usually decked out with extras and cost a littler bit more, but the CFMoto 650NKS limited...
Harley-Davidson Australia is still considering importing the Street 750 model in the wake of the enormous popularity of the learner-approved Street...
Who says learner riding has to be on frumpy, sexless motorcycles! Benelli has joined fellow Italian manufacturer Ducati with offerings for Australia’s lucrative learner market. While Ducati makes the Monster 659 ($12,990) specifically for the Australian market, the Benelli BN 600 LAMS model is now hitting the showrooms at just...
Kawasaki Motors Australia has cut $500 off the price of its 2016 Ninja 650L ABS and ER-6nL ABS learner-approved bikes,...
Hyosung needs a new model to rescue its aging fleet in Australia. And the GD250 could be just the bike...
After a 90km highway ride home from the Gold Coast yesterday, I put the Zero DS electric motorcycle on charge and wrote down my first impressions. You can read them here. Today I intended to ride out to Lake Wivenhoe and play in the dirt since this is a DS...
Kawasaki does the new Z650L a disservice by referring to it as a learner motorcycle. This is a bike that...
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390...
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on the runaway best-selling Kawasaki Ninja 300. Honda Australia spokesman Glyn Griffiths says they expect the CBR300R to arrive in early in the second quarter of 2014. The mini-Fireblade was launched...
How about this for an innovative sales strategy to match an innovative bike! Buy an Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX...
The 2016 Kawasaki Versys 650L ABS comes in a bright new matte orange paint and the price has increased $200...
The Kawasaki Ninja 300 is a game-changer in the small sportsbike stakes. Now you can look like Casey Stoner, but still feel safe, green and only pay $6199 plus on-road costs. The Kawasaki Ninja 300 costs about $700 more than its main 250cc competitor, the Honda CBR2500R, but it also has...
The Kawasaki Z300 learner-approved naked bike comes in new colours for 2016 with a special edition model in Pearl Stardust White/Metallic...