If you think coronavirus is scary, how about the Italian Vyrus Alyen 988 with its origami bikini fairing and tailpiece...
Just as Kawasaki is finding a future in supercharging, so is Bimota which has launched its supercharged Impeto at the...
One ride and you’ll understand why the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the most popular learner-approved motorcycle of the past few years. It is a thoroughly refined, agile, forgiving, smooth, attractive and well-built package that will not only suit many learners, but also a wide variety of rider heights and abilities....
Most people would like an Italian love affair in their life, but not everyone wants, or can afford, some of...
The Moto Guzzi V7 Racer was number 4 in my top 10 sexiest motorcycles and for 2014, very little has changed...
An Italian company plans to build a motorcycle with a howling, 150kW, upside-down, two-litre, triple engine and is seeking crowd-funding for the wacky idea. While many motorcycle manufacturers are trying to build bikes with a lower centre of gravity for more stability, Nembo Motociclette says mass centralisation as featured in...
The Moto Guzzi Griso is the Vin Diesel of the motorcycle world – all brawn and rugged handsome looks –...
Price in Australia will be $19,990 (+ORC) and available now for pre-order, arriving in December/January....
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390 sportsbike. With the success of the Kawasaki Ninja 300 and Honda ‘s just-released CBR300R, the KTM is bound to be a success given its leading power-to-weight ratio and high level...
Kawasaki is turning its Z1000 into a long-distance sports tourer with the Z1000SX. The Kawasaki Z1000SX gets optional colour-coded panniers that...
Hot on the heels of the Benelli BN 302 learner-approved motorcycle come two 600cc sports tourers, one of which is...
Australian certification for the Oregon-built Brammo Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles has been received. However, importers ElectroMotive Force (ELMOFO) are still waiting on import approval and expect the first shipment of bikes to arrive in late January. Managing director Brett Sutherland says they have several buyers already who have...
The Triumph Street Triple 660 learner-approved motorcycle will be unveiled at the Troy Bayliss Motor Expo in Brisbane next...
The cheapest Italian motorcycle available in Australia has just hit the showroom floors. Benelli’s BN600R is listed at $9990 plus...
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Mercedes-AMG has taken a 25% share in the company, MV Agusta has revealed no fewer than seven new or updated models at the EICMA show in Milan. READ ABOUT THE MERCEDES DEAL They are the limited-edition F4 SBK and F4RR, Brutale 800...
As the revamped Norton Motorcycles are about to arrive in Australia, the venerable British motorcycle manufacturer has announced a new...
Naked bikes are enjoying a boom in sales and now Kawasaki Australia has dropped the price of its “super naked”...
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over 1400km and was overdue for its first 1000km service. However, it was checked over at Springwood Suzuki and head technician Andrew France gave it a clean bill of health. “There...
The Ducati Panigale is one hot bike. Not just because it’s Italy’s most powerful production bike, Ducati’s fastest yet and...
Erik Buell Racing Motorcycles (EBR Motorcycles) has released their 2017 models and promised new bikes in ’18 while the Australian...
Honda’s NC700SA “new concept” commuter has grown some highway legs, as well as more manners and grunt. It’s now the NC750SA and costs $8799 (plus on-road costs) which is just $309 more than the previous model. For that you get an extra 75cc of engine capacity with more power and...
The new Yamaha FJR1300A is a big-torquing sports tourer with a healthy dose of modern technology. While keeping the...
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now,...
The Triumph Bonneville seems to be a favourite donor bike for a custom project and this is one cool Triumph Scrambler. Even bolting on off-the-shelf parts can turn them into very cool machines; not that they are uncool in stock form. TeamMoto has bolted on an array of genuine and...
The Suzuki worker who named this bike Inazuma must be a bit of a rogue. Inazuma is Japanese for lightning....
More power and torque, a more aggressive riding position and a racier windscreen has added $900 to the price of...
The “Masters of Torque” range has increased with Yamaha unveiling the Street Rally version of the recently released MT-09 895cc triple and a new MT-07 689cc parallel twin. The Street Rally is a cosmetic update with hand guards, a small beak, air filter covers, small side fairings, a flat and...
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on...
One of the sexiest sports bikes and still one of the fastest on the planet, the Suzuki Hayabusa, has changed...
There is nothing cruisy about the Ducati Diavel. Despite some thinking that this would be the Italian bike manufacturer’s first foray into cruiser motorcycles, the result is more of a naked muscle bike than a cruiser. It’s closer to a Suzuki B KIng or Yamaha V-Max than even a Harley-Davidson...
The new Ducati Panigale R is about as close as you will ever get to riding a World Superbike on the road. Ducati Australia...
British company Spirit Motorcycles has entered the motorcycle industry by launching not one but four new MotoGP-inspired models with a...
EBR (Erik Buell Racing) has resumed production of 1190RX and 1190SX models with the first bikes rolling off the production line on March 17, 2016, and plans a return to racing. It’s been a long haul back from extinction for the innovative motorcycle company after closing their doors in April...
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is...
New riders are spoilt for choice these days, including the special made-for-Australia Ducati Monster 659 ABS. Since the special learner-approved...
Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390 and the Yamaha YZF-R15 look and feel as good as models made in their native Austria or Japan. The same goes for bikes made in Thailand and other South East...
The Ducati Monster 1200 not only delivers more power than ever, but also “monster” service intervals of 30,000km for...
The Italian marque will make their bikes safer this year with the introduction of ABS on Australian 2014 models. The...
Chinese brand CFMoto is learning quickly.
Last year I tested the CFMoto 650NK, their top seller and a real bargain. Although it was a bit heavy and the brakes were light on, the bike was well built and a good value proposition for learner riders. It hit the market at...
MV Agusta has released limited-editions of a road-legal replica of the World Supersport F3 675 at $20,999 and a track-only...