It has taken almost 18 months, but the new Norton Commando motorcycles are about to ship to Australia from $29,990 through...
Most people would like an Italian love affair in their life, but not everyone wants, or can afford, some 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...
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 (EBR) is expected to return to low-volume production as early as March, after having recently completed protracted...
Naked bikes are enjoying a boom in sales and now Kawasaki Australia has dropped the price of its “super naked” Z1000 ABS by $1300 and added a slipper clutch. The attractive, Sugomi-designed naked bike is now even more attractive at $15,499. It also comes with a newassist and slipper clutch in...
There is nothing cruisy about the Ducati Diavel. Despite some thinking that this would be the Italian bike manufacturer’s first...
One of the sexiest sports bikes and still one of the fastest on the planet, the Suzuki Hayabusa, has changed...
Price in Australia will be $19,990 (+ORC) and available now for pre-order, arriving in December/January....
Kawasaki is turning its Z1000 into a long-distance sports tourer with the Z1000SX. The Kawasaki Z1000SX gets optional colour-coded panniers that...
New riders are spoilt for choice these days, including the special made-for-Australia Ducati Monster 659 ABS. Since the special learner-approved...
Honda is about to reveal details of its road-legal MotoGP-spec motorcycle, the Honda RC213V-S, and we wonder if anyone really cares! (If you do, it will be unveiled today, June 11, 2015, at 11am Central European Time (about 8pm AEST) and you can watch the live unveiling by clicking here.) Apart from...
MV Agusta looks like it might be chasing Italian compatriot Ducati into the muscle bike category. With sports bike sales...
Hot on the heels of the Benelli BN 302 learner-approved motorcycle come two 600cc sports tourers, one of which is...
The Suzuki worker who named this bike Inazuma must be a bit of a rogue. Inazuma is Japanese for lightning. While this Suzuki Inazuma 250cc learner-approved motorcycle certainly looks the part, it’s by no means as quick as lightning. Still, it’s nimble and quick through the traffic so long as...
American exotic motorcycle manufacturer Confederate has enlisted the help of a former Ducati designer to create a very special and...
The Italian marque will make their bikes safer this year with the introduction of ABS on Australian 2014 models. The...
I hate to tease, but the Honda CB1100 now comes with ABS and a sixth gear … but Aussies won’t be getting the retro-flavoured bike. Honda Motorcycles Australia discontinued the model last year over poor sales and “at this stage” there is not a plan to re-introduce it here, according...
MV Agusta has released limited-editions of a road-legal replica of the World Supersport F3 675 at $20,999 and a track-only...
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is...
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...
The first fully faired sports model from Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto, the 300SR, has arrived in Australia. Importers Mojo Motorcycles...
One ride and you’ll understand why the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the most popular learner-approved motorcycle of the past few...
When I threw my leg over the Moto Guzzi Griso test bike at Springwood Suzuki I immediately had one of those “oh-oh!” moments. I was about to embark on a bit of an adventure trip which included riding from dawn to sunset (albeit on the shortest day of the year)....
The Triumph Bonneville seems to be a favourite donor bike for a custom project and this is one cool Triumph...
As the revamped Norton Motorcycles are about to arrive in Australia, the venerable British motorcycle manufacturer has announced a new...
More power and torque, a more aggressive riding position and a racier windscreen has added $900 to the price of the 2014 Honda CBR1000RR coming in March. The standard is $16,899 (+ on-road costs) and the ABS model is $17,899. Increasing the price is a tough move considering sports bike...
BMW has stripped off and gone naked with the S 1000 R roadster. It’s basically an S 1000 RR sportsbike without the fairings...
Husqvarna is celebrating 110 years and you get the presents. When the first Husky road bike in 50 years was...
KTM is steering more and more toward the road with its latest releases. Instead of unveiling a swag of dirt bikes at the Milan motorcycle show this week, the Austrian motorcycle company displayed mainly road bikes. While everyone was waiting to get their first live view of the hotly anticipated...
How about this for an innovative sales strategy to match an innovative bike! Buy an Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX...
Customers for Honda’s road-legal MotoGP bike, theRC213V-S, are not baulking at the price tag of $A244,000. In fact, Honda Australia...
Got a spare $5000? That will secure you a deposit on the limited edition MV Agusta F3 800 Ago signed by arguably the world’s greatest motorcycle racer. Only 300 of the MV Agusta F3 800 Ago bikes will be produced and each will feature a numbered embossed silver plate and...
Erik Buell Racing Motorcycles (EBR Motorcycles) has released their 2017 models and promised new bikes in ’18 while the Australian...
The Kawasaki Ninja 300 is a game-changer in the small sportsbike stakes. Now you can look like Casey Stoner, but...
Just how much are you prepared to pay for some carbon fibre? Benelli reckons it’s worth at least an extra $3500 on its TNT 1130R. For the first time Benelli will have a carbon edition TNT 1130R, but you may have to be quick as there are only five being...
Australian certification for the Oregon-built Brammo Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles has been received. However, importers ElectroMotive Force (ELMOFO)...
Honda has released Fireblade models in special livery before, but never a one-off special edition with so many performance as...
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 new Ducati Panigale R is about as close as you will ever get to riding a World Superbike on the road. Ducati Australia...