The Immediate Focus Is on Smaller Displacement Bikes Yesterday we reported on the fact that KTM’s boss, Stefan Pierer would...
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The King is Dead, Long Live the King—We Hope After nearly 20 blistering fast years, Suzuki will end production of...
The Austrians Gaze Lovingly at the Italians In an interview with the German website Speedweek, Stefan Pierer, the CEO of KTM, said he would be interested in Ducati to continue KTM’s current positive momentum. Pierer discussed Ducati as a possibility after being asked if KTM could continue to compete with its...
Triumph has unveiled their Speed Twin which is a poor-man’s Thruxton with the same engine tuning, but not quite the...
Contributed post Harley-Davidson recently unveiled its first ever electric motorcycle during the EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori) or...
A Modern Harley Davidson Is Born My recent review of the 2018 Harley Davidson Sport Glide (review here) left me unfulfilled searching for a sport touring offering from the “Bar and Shield”. Despite that disappointment, I didn’t hesitate to swing a leg over the brand new 2019 FXDR while at...
Kawasaki Motors Australia has confirmed the new W800 Café and Z400 (above) will be added to their 2019 line-up along...
This teaser video shows glimpses of the 2019 Triumph Speed Twin which was expected to be unveiled at the recent...
Royal Enfield Australia has announced highly competitive pricing for its new 650cc twins, the Interceptor INT naked and Continental GT cafe racer. The bikes will be in Aussie dealerships in February and dealers tell us they are already taking record orders. One Brisbane dealer said they had 25 orders, mainly for...
Ace and Diamond limited-edition versions of the Triumph T120 Bonneville have been released to tantalise us and take away the breath of...
#bearacer As Naked Sport Bikes go, The Aprilia Shiver has been a contender since it’s launch in 2007 as a...
Even before the Indian FTR 1200 arrives there is already a host of accessories available for the bike including two types of Akrapovic slip-on titanium and stainless steel mufflers. These accessories should help defray some of the criticism of the exhaust and plump seat. It may also thwart some of...
Royal Enfield has only just unveiled their 650cc parallel-twin-engined Interceptor and Continental GT, but are already developing a bigger 834cc...
Harley-Davidson Australia finally confirms that the electric LiveWire being released next year around the world will arrive in Australia and New...
KTM Australia says the new 790 Adventure and R models will arrive here in June 2019, several months before its major new mid-mid-sized competitor, the Yamaha Ténéré 700. The 790 Adventure is not the only new product from KTM on display at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. They also feature...
Aprilia has cleverly taken half a Tuono engine and made what they call an RS 660 Supersport twin concept machine....
Many thought the retro-styled Kawasaki W800 would be killed off by the tougher European emissions regulations, but the bike has...
The Breakdown The 2019 F750GS and F850GS are BMW Motorrad’s new, anxiously awaited, but behind schedule new release models replacing the original F650 and F700/F800 series motorcycles. The somewhat larger (853cc vice 798cc) engine with revised crankshaft offset, timing and balancing changes now produces 95Hp vice 85 and torque is...
The 2019 Aprilia RSV4 has a bigger engine for 12kW more power, but slims down 5kg to 199kg. It now...
Ducati has added three new models to its 2019 range, including its most powerful model yet, as well as three...
Royal Enfield has displayed an image of a new model draped in a cloth that seems to indicate it could be a 650 bobber version of its new line-up of twins. It could also be a bobber version of its 500cc models like the 350 Bobber. However, it is more...
Benelli is expected to reveal its 752S naked bike next week at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan after almost...
Ducati will take a step closer to an electric motorcycle when they introduce their first e-mountain bike, MIG-RR, next week. The...
Triumph have unveiled two hi-tech and hi-spec Scrambler 1200 models – XC and XE – that feature world-first Google and GoPro capabilities. The long-awaited Scrambler 1200 models arrive with an enormous amount of extra gear that should make them one of the most expensive in the new liquid-cooled Bonneville range....
The Not So Sport Glide Have you ever really wanted to like a motorcycle and had it disappoint you? That’s...
Since Indian Motorcycle unveiled their flat-track-inspired FTR 1200 on October 1, the company has been swamped with interest from potential...
Ducati has unveiled an enduro version of its Multistrada 1260 with the variable valve engine, a quickhsifter and new styling and colour. The Multistrada 1260 Enduro will be previewed in November at the EICMA fair in Milan and arrive at dealerships starting from early 2019. There is no confirmation when...
The supersport segment refuses to die with Kawasaki announcing a substantial update to their Ninja ZX-6R Ninja after six years...
S&S Cycle in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is developing a full exhaust system for the Indian FTR 1200 similar to the...
Ducati has teased a new bike with a muddy image of a grey panel with their red logo and the promise that a “new bike is coming” on Friday (12 October 2018). The bike will be revealed at 11am Italian time on Friday, which is 9pm AEDT. So what could...
Harley fan and Motorcycle Council of NSW chairman Steve Pearce turned some heads when he showed up on a Harley-Davidson Sport Glide to ride...
If you’re all fired up to ride the new Harley-Davidson FXDR, now is your chance. Harley-Davidson Australia is running FXDR...
KTM has unveiled some updates to their 1290 Super Duke GT with a slight power boost and more technology, while the 1290 Super Duke R gets new graphics. KTM Australia says the bikes were only unveiled last night at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne and they do not have...
The 2019 Triumph Bonneville 900 Street Scrambler and Street Twin get a subtle boost in power and features including two...
After unveiling the updated Scrambler Icon earlier this month, Ducati has added updated versions of the Full Throttle, Café Racer...
Indian Motorcycle has revealed the 220kg FTR 1200 with a 120hp 1203cc engine with lofty 840mm seat that is identical to the spy photo we published last month. When we published the image, there was a lot of concern from readers and those who had paid a deposit that the...
For 2019 Aprilia updates its Tuono V4 1100 Factory with Ohlins Semi Active suspension and introduces two new colours schemes on...
#TeamGreen The Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS is a sport touring bike that I was wanting to review for a while....
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...
Triumph is about to launch a Bonneville model assault with two updated 900cc models and two new 1200cc models bringing...