Not all Chinese bikes are flimsy, low-quality, low-capacity machines made in tractor factories during down-time. CFMoto’s naked 650cc twin is...
The Kawasaki Ninja 300 is a game-changer in the small sportsbike stakes. Now you can look like Casey Stoner, but...
New riders are spoilt for choice these days, including the special made-for-Australia Ducati Monster 659 ABS. Since the special learner-approved model launched in June 2011, 750 new riders have bought the Monster, making it the third-highest-selling naked model in Australia. Now Ducati Australia has dropped $1000 off the recommended retail...
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now,...
The Suzuki worker who named this bike Inazuma must be a bit of a rogue. Inazuma is Japanese for lightning....
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...
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on...
It snuck up on us without warning, but Chinese manufacturer CFMoto is now selling more units than BMW Motorrad in...
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...
Chinese brand CFMoto is learning quickly.
Last year I tested the CFMoto 650NK, their top seller and a real bargain....
Chinese brand CFMoto was a little premature in the launch of the 650TK touring bike earlier this year. The pre-production...
The cheapest Italian motorcycle available in Australia has just hit the showroom floors. Benelli’s BN600R is listed at $9990 plus on-road costs and comes standard with exotic components such as Marzocchi 50mm forks, Sachs shock and Brembo brakes with steel braided lines. But wait, it gets even better and cheaper!...
Hyosung needs a new model to rescue its aging fleet in Australia. And the GD250 could be just the bike...
How about this for an innovative sales strategy to match an innovative bike! Buy an Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX...
Who says learner riding has to be on frumpy, sexless motorcycles! Benelli has joined fellow Italian manufacturer Ducati with offerings for Australia’s lucrative learner market. While Ducati makes the Monster 659 ($12,990) specifically for the Australian market, the Benelli BN 600 LAMS model is now hitting the showrooms at just...
CFMoto importers Mojo Motorcycles are either worried about the public’s perception of the bargain-priced Chinese motorcycle brand or so confident...
After just 90km of testing a Zero DS electric motorcycle, I can see I will have to rethink how I...
After a 90km highway ride home from the Gold Coast yesterday, I put the Zero DS electric motorcycle on charge and wrote down my first impressions. You can read them here. Today I intended to ride out to Lake Wivenhoe and play in the dirt since this is a DS...
Electric motorcycles will drive us into the future, there is little doubt about that. And after riding the new...
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over...
Yamaha’s SR400 typifies Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As modern motorcycles become more and more technological and electronic, Yamaha is going retro with its SR400 which arrives in Australia at $8999 and has kickstart only. The SR400 is a reaction...
I’m trying very hard to find problems with the Chinese-made CFMoto 650NK, but I’m failing miserably. READ MY OTHER REPORTS...
The Honda CBR300R is likely to become the top-selling motorcycle in Australia, taking over from the Kawasaki Ninja 300. The...
Being a communist, Grant Roff (aka Spannerman and Groff) found the original 1978 Yamaha SR500 had great appeal. “They only cost about $750 for a rough one at the time and about $1500 for a good one,” says the Motorcycle Trader editor. “They were a good working man’s bike. But...
Korean motorcycle company Hyosung needs an injection of new blood and, thankfully, it looks like it is about to...
The small-capacity shootout continues with Kawasaki tipped to release a four-cylinder Ninja 250 in response to Honda’s CBR300R which arrives in Australia...
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...
In its 30th year of iconic Ninja motorcycles, Kawasaki is launching a special 30th Anniversary Edition 2015 Ninja 300. It...
It looks like a modernist version of the postie bike and you wouldn’t be far wrong. The Vietnamese-made Bandit9 Bishop...
Novice riders have never had such a wide choice of motorcycles with Yamaha this week adding to the learner-approved motorcycles scheme (LAMS) list. The new Yamaha MT-07 is the latest in the “masters of torque” series and arrives at just $8999. Some of the other exciting and/or exotic models in this...
Australia will get the Harley-Davidson entry level Street 500 motorcycle from India. Harley-Davidson Australia marketing director Adam Wright has confirmed...
Limited edition models are usually decked out with extras and cost a littler bit more, but the CFMoto 650NKS limited...
Suzuki has unveiled a fully faired version of its popular learner-approved 250 Inazuma naked bike. The GSR250F has been launched in the Japanese market, however Suzuki Motorcycles Australia marketing manager Lewis Croft says it is not coming here for the moment. “At this stage, Suzuki Australia will concentrate on the GW250 Inazuma,...
It’s been a fun six months on the CFMoto 650NK and it was a sad day when I returned it...
Zero Motorcycles have extended the battery range of their electric bikes, added anti-lock brakes and upgraded components on their 2015 range,...
Honda will add a special edition CBR300R later this month. The new Special Edition Matte Black with Yellow accents CBR300R will cost an extra $100. Prices are $5799 for the standard and $6099 with ABS (plus inroad costs). That’s still several hundred dollars cheaper than the Kawasaki Ninja 300 which...
Suzuki is staking a claim for the lead in the cruiser market in Australia with a LAMS Boulevard S40. Current...
Italian-designed and Chinese-made Benelli motorcycles are adding two learner bike models to their line-up in 2015. The new BN 302...
Fun French YCF motorcycles are now available in Australia, just in time for Christmas. The 19-bike YCF range of fun, pit and entry level dirt starts with an automatic, electric start 50cc bike from $1550 rideaway right up to a four-speed 190cc at $4790. Fun French YCF motorcycles are now...
The high-stakes learner market in Australia has shifted up a gear with the introduction of the super-safe Kawasaki Z300 with...