Husqvarna Australia has confirmed they will import the production version of the Norden 901 Concept model unveiled at the EICMA...
Norton Motorcycles has launched their new Dominator California (pictured above), signed a deal with India’s Kinetic Group to build 650cc...
Alabama motorcycle company Confederate has changed its controversial name to Combat Motors in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement. Back in 2017, the company considered changing its name after the race riots in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one person was killed and 26 injured when a car slammed...
British company Spirit Motorcycles has entered the motorcycle industry by launching not one but four new MotoGP-inspired models with a...
CFMoto celebrated its 30th anniversary in Milan last night (4 November 2019) by announcing the introduction of the sexy new...
The top-selling electric motorcycle company in the world, Zero Motorcycles, looks like it is heading off-road. The Californian company has filed two trademarks for “Zero FX/E” and “Zero DSR/X”. There is no explanation in the filing with the American patents and trademarks office, but we suspect these mean they are...
Forced induction is the next big thing with several major manufacturers looking down that road and boutique manufacturer Hesketh introducing...
Husqvarna Australia is about to offer some massive discounts on the 401 and 701 Svartpilen and Vitpilen motorcycles. And by...
A British notice that Norton will be struck off the Register of Companies and dissolved is no cause for alarm, says Norton Motorcycles. (UPDATE: This article was published on 9 March 2019. The company went into administration on 29 January 2020. Read the details here.) “It’s a standard late-filing notice,”...
Former Ulysses Club magazine editor and long-time bike tester Ian Parks (above) takes a 1965 Velocette Venom for a spin. Velocette...
Norton has broken with tradition to release their first four-cylinder motorcycles, the limited-edition V4 SS and V4 RR models. The...
Jawa Motorcycles are back with a retro vengeance with the unveiling of three new Classic Legends models in India. Unfortunately, owners Mahindra Motorcycles are only licensed by the original Czech Jawa company to make and sell the bikes in India. However, we believe that could change in the next few...
Resurrected British motorcycle brand Levis has unveiled their prototype V6 Cafe Racer with an engine that sounds “like three Harleys...
The launch of the handsome CFMoto 700CL-X range has been delayed until early 2021, but it will arrive with a...
Czech motorcycle manufacturer Jawa could be returning to the international market with a new four-stroke retro 350 model. For the past 88 years, Jawa has been mainly making two-stroke bikes which have now been banned in many markets because of emissions regulations. Now the company is about to release a...
More old motorcycle names are about to return to the market with Indian company Mahindra starting production of Jawa and...
The best value model in the new SWM retro range is definitely the Gran Milano cafe racer. For just an extra...
Italian motorcycle company SWM is planning to expand from single-cylinder engines into V-twins in sizes from 350cc to 1200cc. The engines, made by their Chinese owner Shineray, would be the company’s first multi-cylinder units. Currently, SWM Australia imports three enduro, one super moto, two adventure and three classic road motorcycles,...
Norton Motorcycles is expected to improve reliability and spare parts availability as well as delivering important new models this year...
Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto will introduce its first fully faired sports model to Australia in May, the 300SR. It is powered...
A video Tweet has emerged of old Norton scramblers with the words “to be continued” at the end, hinting that the British manufacturer will soon unveil its Atlas 650cc scrambler. It’s not a hoax as the Tweet comes from Norton Motorcycles CEO and owner Stuart Garner. https://twitter.com/norton_ceo/status/1058016131942940672 There is no more...
Hollywood heavyweight Keanu Reeves began Arch Motorcycles in 2015 with a muscle cruiser and now he’s adding a sports bike....
American motorcycle company Curtiss Motorcycle is back in business, replacing Confederate Motorcycles, releasing a new Warhawk model, the last with...
Dutch company Icon Motorcycles plans to hand-make new-age Triton motorcycles with Norton featherbed frames and modern Triumph 900cc engines. Original Triton The original 1960-70s Tritons were not factory models but private builds where enthusiasts mated the lithe-handling Norton featherbed frame with Triumph Bonneville engines. Now Dutch company Icon Motorcycles plans...
Some 10,000km after taking possession of a CFMoto 650MT and then fitting it with Shinko 705 Adventure Touring tyres, industry...
Husqvarna Motorcycles has unveiled the production Svartpilen 701 flat tracker as well as the Vitpilen 701 Aero retro sports bike...
CFMoto continue to offer some of the cheapest learner bikes in Australia with the 300NK arriving next month at just $4990, ride away. We could not find a 300cc motorcycle on the market for less. In fact, the Chinese-made motorcycle is about the same price as a couple of 150cc...
Erik Buell racing Motorcycles has borrowed the classic Black Lightning name from Vincent with their first new model release since going...
Motorcycle industry stalwart Dale Schmidtchen has been reviewing the CFMoto 650MT for some time now, but recently switched to the...
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...
GranMilano The retro-styled 440cc single-cylinder SWM Gran Turismo and Gran Milano arrive in Australia in the next couple of weeks at $7490...
When he started his motorcycle wrecking parts business under his house in 1971, Fred Drake probably never dreamed he would...
Norton Motorcycles has followed the success of its Commando Street with a limited “Street” edition of the Dominator with upright bars and a hand-painted tank. Only 50 bikes will be made costing £21,950. Australian Norton importer James Mutton of Brisbane Motorcycles says the bikes are only available on order. “The factory does...
How would you like a vintage 1920s British-style motorcycle built to modern standards and able to be ridden to work...
Customers who have put in orders for the two new hand-built Norton Atlas 650cc models are set for a long wait for delivery....
The expected revival of the traditional British motorcycle brand, BSA, seems to have stalled more than three years after the brand was bought by Mahindra. Indian tractor and automotive company Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) bought the revered brand for $A5.4m in October 2016 through their wholly owned subsidiary, Classic Legends Private Limited (CLPL)....
The first Brough Superior motorcycles in seven decades will start to roll off the assembly line in France in October...
If you think coronavirus is scary, how about the Italian Vyrus Alyen 988 with its origami bikini fairing and tailpiece...
You can save yourself a lot of hassle and money converting a small-capacity motorcycle into a scrambler by checking out the SWM Silver Vase. SWM is an Italian-made brand with Chinese financial backing, so their bikes are made with Italian design and flair, but a bargain price tag. The Silver...
Brough Superior has revealed an expensive turbo track toy called the AMB 001 which has plenty of carbonfibre and Aston Martin wings. The collaboration between...