The Royal Enfield Himalayan 400cc adventure bike is finally available in Australia at a price of $5990 plus on-road costs....
The Multistrada Enduro is Ducati’s globetrotter, a bike built to go anywhere and everywhere with all the supplies you need...
KTM has unveiled its expanded adventure range with two new 1290 Super Adventure models and two new entry level 1090 Adventure models at the INTERMOT show in Cologne. The Super Adventure S is road-biased, while the Super Adventure R is off-road biased and similarly the 1090 Adventure is road oriented...
The adventure bike market has exploded since Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman rode around the world on 1150cc juggernauts across...
Four-time Dakar racer Christophe Barriere-Varju has road tested the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin in the toughest of conditions in Morocco...
Surprise, surprise, Ducati factory test rider Casey Stoner loves the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro. The two-time MotoGP champion won in 2007 for Ducati and in 2011 for Honda and stopped off at the Ducati factory in Bologna after the Mugello MotoGP last weekend. There, he rode the new, more...
You get a lot of bike for your money with the Italian Speedy Working Motors (SWM) RS 650 R dual...
Ducati has started featuring videos of the coming Multistrada 1200 Enduro in action to prove it is as capable off...
Italian dirt bike manufacturer Speedy Working Motors (SWM) is returning to Australia. The first model in the range to be released here will be the RS650R adventure bike. The 2016 range also includes the RS300R and RS500R enduros, SM500R and SM650R supermoto, the Silver Vase 440 scrambler and the Gran...
Triumph Motorcycles has expanded its 1200 Tiger Explorer fleet to six and thrown a heap of electronic gizmos at them to...
Kawasaki Australia is giving away $700 worth of luggage with their 2016 learner-approved KLR650 which now comes in a camp...
Honda has finally released a full list of technical specifications and a video for the coming return of the CRF1000L Africa Twin, expected here early next year. We knew most of the details before, but had no clue on suspension, a vital ingredient in any adventure bike. Now we know it...
The big-bore adventure market is booming with high-tech, high-powered bikes and now the Aprilia 1200 Caponord has seriously thrown down...
German and Indian internet media have published spy photos of a new naked KTM motorcycle powered by a parallel twin...
Honda Australia has announced that the Honda Africa Twin will arrive next year at the base price of $15,499, which makes it the second cheapest in the big-bore adventure class. In America, it will cost $12,999 for the base model. In most locations, the litre-capacity adventurer will be even cheaper...
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is...
The Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike is nearing production with test mules seen out on the mountain trails of India....
Although no prices have been announced yet, the Honda Africa Twin stacks up well against the opposition – at least on paper. In Europe, it will cost €12,100 for the base model which is $A18,000, but of course you have to factor in freight, import duty and on-road costs, so...
Honda hopes to convert adventure riders to automatic transmissions with one of three models of Honda Africa Twin expected to be available in Australia...
Honda has finally confirmed what everyone expected with the announcement that the Africa Twin will return for the 2016 model year,...
https://youtu.be/P_U-4Tk6CbY The release of a teaser video of the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto indicates the bike’s release is imminent. Husky showed a production version of its 701 Supermoto concept based on the KTM 690 SMC R at the Milan show last November, so we know it’s production-ready. Now this video shows it’s...
Triumph has added two flagship models to their Tiger range that are well-equipped for long-range touring. They are the Tiger...
The harder-edged Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally arrives in Australian in May 2015 at $24,000 ride away. Now, with more off-road...
The new MV Agusta Stradale 800 adventure tourer has arrived in Australia at $19,990. Although it is based on the Rivale it adds a bigger and adjustable windshield, panniers, and squared-off exhaust tips, but costs exactly the same, so it’s pretty good value. Urban Imports spokesman Joseph Elasmar says the...
What do you think of this unsual-looking Honda Bulldog concept unveiled at the 31st Osaka Motorcycle Show in Japan over...
KTM has expanded its adventure line-up with a flagship 1290 Super Adventure and an entry-level 1050 joining the 1190 Adventure...
As the KTM 1290 Super Adventure pierces the Canary Islands mountain fog on treacherously narrow roads with precipitous unguarded cliff plunges, I experience an overwhelming sense of calm and satisfaction. You see, the 1290 Super Adventure is about more than just power. It’s about more than hi-tech electronics. It’s about...
Suzuki Australia has “Australianised” the V-Strom 650 with rugged accessories and a derestricted model. A similar V-Strom 1000 could be following...
Is this tough, mud-spattered camo-painted off-roader the Honda Africa Twin? Honda rolled the bike out at the EICMA show in Milan...
Black and white “urban camo” has been added to the 2015 Ural as the Russian motorcycle manufacturer fine-tunes its models. Ural Australia will unveil the 2015 EFI model sidecars at the Melbourne Moto Expo later this month days before the first shipment arrives in early December. Ural upgraded to electronic fuel injection...
The retro-styled Ural outfit is finally entering the space age with a limited edition model named after the combined USA-USSR...
(UPDATED NOVEMBER 29 WITH PRICE) KTM is not only throwing the Super Duke R 1301cc V-twin engine at its Adventure...
KTM will unveil its “super” version of the 1190 Adventure at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in Germany on September 30. READ MY 1190 REVIEW The bike will be powered by the 1290 engine from the Super Duke R, hence its name Super Adventure. We are not sure if it will be...
While we would love to see a KTM 690 Adventure to replace the void left by the 640 Adventure several...
Sometimes maligned as a bit of a “softie”, Yamaha Motor Australia has “Australianised” the XTZ660 Tenere. What they mean is...
Yamaha Super Tenere now comes in two models, the XTZ1200E featuring extra trimmings such as electronic suspension adjustment, grip warmers, rear carrier, centre stand, suedelook seat cover and hand protectors, all for an extra $2000. The electronic adjustable suspension has four preload settings and three damping settings, plus another seven...
Ducati Multistrada will be the first production bike with an integrated rider suit featuring a linked airbag system. It...
KTM is celebrating its 13th Dakar Rally victory with a 450 Rally Replica with long-range tanks, navigation chart reader, Akropovic...
Australia is one of the top five markets in the world for Ural motorcyles and sidecars. It makes sense since the tough outfits suit our tough environment. Although small in numbers, Ural says 2013 was a great year with 1206 bikes sold worldwide, more than half in the US, followed...
Australia’s top-selling adventure bike, the Kawasaki KLR 650, has received a boost that makes Australia’s top-selling adventure bike even more...