Husqvarna Australia has once again sashed the prices of its Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401 single-cylinder motorbikes. When the handsome...
Famed off-road motorcycle company Husqvarna is moving further on to the street with the new Vitpilen 701 naked bike and...
The Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 (“white arrow” in Swedish) will make you rethink what you believe about single-cylinder motorcycles. Yes the liquid-cooled 692.7cc single buzzes at high revs and feels lumpy if under-revved, but with two balancer shafts, 55kW of power and weighing only 157kg, it feels more like a twin....
Dutch company Icon Motorcycles plans to hand-make new-age Triton motorcycles with Norton featherbed frames and modern Triumph 900cc engines. Original...
The tinted sports windscreen bobs up from behind the Swiss-clock instruments as I pull in the lightweight clutch and switch...
Over the past five years, the Norton Commando 961 Mk II range has only had a minor upgrade to the ECU and ABS as required by law. While other brands have progressed with hi-tech rider aids such as traction control, engine modes and more, the Norton has retained its simplicity....
The CFMoto 300NK is the cheapest 300cc learner bike in Australia at just $4990 ride away, but how does it...
Jawa Motorcycles are back with a retro vengeance with the unveiling of three new Classic Legends models in India. Unfortunately,...
Czech Replica motorcycle company Jawa has unveiled this 350 Special retro race replica, its second bike since it was taken over by Indian tractor company Mahindra a year ago. Mahindra also bought legendary British brand BSA last year and has hinted it will return to the international market this year...
Czech motorcycle manufacturer Jawa could be returning to the international market with a new four-stroke retro 350 model. For the...
Jawa Motorcycles have returned with such a vengeance in India, there could be pressure to export to other markets and...
More old motorcycle names are about to return to the market with Indian company Mahindra starting production of Jawa and BSA in India by July 2018 and MV Agusta reviving Cagiva as an electric motorcycle. The revived models follow the likes of Bultaco, Brough, Hesketh, Levis, Matchless and Norton. which have...
Hollywood heavyweight Keanu Reeves began Arch Motorcycles in 2015 with a muscle cruiser and now he’s adding a sports bike....
Old British motorcycle brands are trendy again and the latest to be resurrected is Levis (pronounced leh-viss) not the American...
Resurrected British motorcycle brand Levis has unveiled their prototype V6 Cafe Racer with an engine that sounds “like three Harleys all firing together”. The first pre-production model will be at Salon Prive at Blenheim Palace, UK on August 30–September 1 and when it finally hits the market, possibly next year,...
Customers who have put in orders for the two new hand-built Norton Atlas 650cc models are set for a long wait for delivery....
Husqvarna Australia is about to offer some massive discounts on the 401 and 701 Svartpilen and Vitpilen motorcycles. And by...
How would you like a vintage 1920s British-style motorcycle built to modern standards and able to be ridden to work every day, but still wins the Best in Show on the weekends? Dig out your old tweed jacket and silk scarf because the Black Douglas Motorcycle Co has just released...
The famed Italian FB Mondial motorcycle brand is returning to the market with a Hipster scrambler, enduro and supermoto with...
The famed Italian motorcycle name Mondial will return to the market in 2019, not as the original F.B. Mondial, but...
British company Spirit Motorcycles has entered the motorcycle industry by launching not one but four new MotoGP-inspired models with a Triumph triple engine. The GP-Sport sports bike and GP-Street naked bike start at £44,999 ($A75,000), while the limited edition GP-Sport R will cost £64,999 ($A110,000) and the GP-Street R £69,999...
With promises of releasing as many as seven new models in India by August of this year, Chinese-owned Italian brand...
Norton Motorcycles will continue to be British made and the new owner, India’s TVS Motor Company, promises to go ahead...
Just days after Norton Motorcycles sought crowd funding of £1 million ($1.89m) to fulfil orders for the V4 and Atlas models, it has unveiled a new supercharged 127kW Superlight SS. It’s a carbon model version of their Superlight model which is based on the upcoming 650cc twin-cylinder Atlas platform. While it...
Just a week after Norton launched the 650cc Atlas Nomad cafe racer and Ranger scrambler, they have added the Superlight...
Norton Motorcycles has followed the success of its Commando Street with a limited “Street” edition of the Dominator with upright...
Scrambler fever is everywhere and now British manufacturer Norton also has it with plans for a Norton Atlas 650cc scrambler in 2019. The name comes from their 1963 Atlas 750cc scrambler and there could be the possibility it could be built in India. It will join other modern scramblers from companies...
Norton Motorcycles is expected to improve reliability and spare parts availability as well as delivering important new models this year...
A British notice that Norton will be struck off the Register of Companies and dissolved is no cause for alarm,...
Norton Motorcycles UK has announced the change of its Australian distributors from NF Importers Pty Ltd to Brisbane Motorcycles based in Queensland. Brisbane Motorcycles managing director James Mutton says they have been retailing the bikes for some time from their Caboolture store and immediately will take over warranties, servicing and spares....
Norton has unveiled a surprise with not one, but two Atlas 650cc models – the cafe racer Nomad and the...
Norton has broken with tradition to release their first four-cylinder motorcycles, the limited-edition V4 SS and V4 RR models. The...
Norton Motorcycles has launched their new Dominator California (pictured above), signed a deal with India’s Kinetic Group to build 650cc motorcycles and plans on a scrambler and off-roader. Norton is one of many motorcycle manufacturers looking to do business in the world’s biggest motorcycle market. However, the latest move has...
Norton Motorcycles has unveiled a limited-edition Commando 961 Cafe Racer MKII to mark its collaboration with Swiss watchmaker Breitling. The...
Norton has released a teaser video of its coming 1200cc V4 bike with the promise a full release on November...
It is a rare delight to ride a classic motorcycle, so there was no hesitation when Ray Schriever offered me a ride on his prized 1948 Vincent Rapide. Ray, 69, is a retired aviation engineer who marvels at the British bike’s clever engineering, much of it courtesy of Australian engineer...
GranMilano The retro-styled 440cc single-cylinder SWM Gran Turismo and Gran Milano arrive in Australia in the next couple of weeks at $7490...
The modern Brough Superior motorcycles are superior by name and superior by build and nature. They are now being imported...
One of the biggest trends in 2016 has been the ubiquitous scrambler and even returning Italian brand SWM can’t help itself with the Silver Vase. At just $7490 ride away, it’s the cheapest of the scramblers available. It is also the most closely associated with the traditional scrambler – a small-capacity...
The best value model in the new SWM retro range is definitely the Gran Milano cafe racer. For just an extra...