Australian Motorcycle News

Australian Motorcycle News covers all things motorcycling from around the world, featuring new-model releases as well as comprehensive bike comparisons and race reports in every issue.

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HIMALAYAN TWIN • Near-finished prototype looks production-ready – but is it a 650 or 750?

Honda lane departure warning for bikes • Not as simple as it seems

GLOVES OFF FOR BOXER • R 1300 engine powers an all-new naked sports model

WHOA! BOARDROOM BATTLE AT H-D

Live the dream: Lambo Panigale

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. YOUR SAY • AIR YOUR THOUGHTS OR VENT YOUR SPLEEN

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

NEW WORLD ORDER! • Fabio finally gets on the podium while Alex takes advantage of brother misfortune for maiden win

AUSSIE GRIT

SENNA A SENSATION • Tough battle gets him second place

KELSO JUST KILLS IT • Podium after third front row start in a row

MAVERICK STREAK • Vinales very nearly pulls off the upset of the season, then gets pinged by race authorities

NEWS

CANET UPS THE ANTE • Epic win rips off the ‘choker’ label

PIQUERAS NAILS IT LATE! • Slipstream victory as 0.097sec covers top four

REMY ROCKS PODIUM • Yamaha turnaround caps a crazy weekend as Toprak digs deep to bank more points

AUSSIE GRIT

MV HAS ITS DAY! • Local hero Bendsneyder charges to victory after red-flagged restart

SLUGFEST STARTS SERIES • Relph runs strong to sit fifth overall

Freight trains on fire

Fuel for thought: Updates in force

FAST TRACK TO FAME • Series takes a thrilling step forward with the debut of a new 110cc class for riders as young as six

Vale, Markus Chiodo • “Mark’s talent on a motorbike was rare and elite”

11TH HOUR BSB LIFELINE • Reigning champ jobless, then back on the grid!

CATCHING THE KING • All eyes will be on Bartosz Zmarzlik as he aims to tighten his grip on greatness with a recordequalling sixth SGP title in 2025

SWAPPING MUD FOR DUST • After last year’s washout, the 2025 Condo 750 roared back to life with blazing sunshine, clouds of dust and over 1250km of high-speed, high-stakes outback racing

DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE WHEN… • Billy Sanders’ tragic death, 40 years ago, still echoes as one of speedway’s most unforgettable moments

Moth to a flame • Royal Enfield reckons its Classic 650 will prove irresistible to fans of traditional British twins

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& NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT • Behold, a hand-built masterpiece designed by a modern-day motorcycling Michelangelo

TWINNING! • In the increasingly competitive middleweight market, BMW has delivered on its promise to never stop challenging

CLASS CLOWN • We haven't seen AMCN tester and professional delinquent David Watt this excited about a ride in a very long time

“LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT” • Alex Marquez has been the revelation of the 2025 MotoGP season so far. And for now he is best placed to take the fight to brother Marc. Here, he tells AMCN how he’s done it.

“WE’LL SEE 100 YEARS IN THIS SHOP” • Melbourne’s Vespa House has been in the same family, in the same shopfront, for nearly 70 years. For Dean Tonon, keeping it alive means honouring the past – while somehow making space for the future

GREATEST Ocean RIDE • To call Victoria’s Great Ocean Road “iconic” may sound like another lazy cliche. But to those who’ve ridden it and know the history, the term is spot-on

STROOTH! • WITH JOHN ROOTH

TARZY! • WITH TARA MORRISON

IT’S A WHOLE NEW SHOW FOR THE O’SHOW • We caught up...