Fun French YCF motorcycles are now available in Australia, just in time for Christmas. The 19-bike YCF range of fun,...
Italian-designed and Chinese-made Benelli motorcycles are adding two learner bike models to their line-up in 2015. The new BN 302...
Suzuki is staking a claim for the lead in the cruiser market in Australia with a LAMS Boulevard S40. Current top seller is the Yamaha XVS650 which starts at $10,499 (plus on-road costs), but the little 652cc Boulevard S40 will arrive in January for just $7990. The classic-styled cruisers will...
Honda will add a special edition CBR300R later this month. The new Special Edition Matte Black with Yellow accents CBR300R...
Zero Motorcycles have extended the battery range of their electric bikes, added anti-lock brakes and upgraded components on their 2015 range,...
It’s been a fun six months on the CFMoto 650NK and it was a sad day when I returned it to its rightful owners recently. In that time, it put a grin on my face and I had very few complaints. The main point is that I am now recommending...
Suzuki has unveiled a fully faired version of its popular learner-approved 250 Inazuma naked bike. The GSR250F has been launched...
Limited edition models are usually decked out with extras and cost a littler bit more, but the CFMoto 650NKS limited...
Australia will get the Harley-Davidson entry level Street 500 motorcycle from India. Harley-Davidson Australia marketing director Adam Wright has confirmed that the learner-approved bike will arrive here in February 1 and they will come from Harley’s Indian plant “at this stage”. “That’s what is on the current production schedule, but...
Novice riders have never had such a wide choice of motorcycles with Yamaha this week adding to the learner-approved motorcycles...
It looks like a modernist version of the postie bike and you wouldn’t be far wrong. The Vietnamese-made Bandit9 Bishop...
In its 30th year of iconic Ninja motorcycles, Kawasaki is launching a special 30th Anniversary Edition 2015 Ninja 300. It is the fourth 30th Anniversary Edition model launched by Kawasaki this year. The others are the Ninja ZX-14R, ZX-10R and ZX-6R. Not all are available in Australia, but given the...
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390...
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...
Korean motorcycle company Hyosung needs an injection of new blood and, thankfully, it looks like it is about to get some. Together with Indian joint venture partner DSK, their hot-blooded ST7 Concept Cruiser looks like being revealed as a production bike at the Milan Motorcycle show in November. How...
Being a communist, Grant Roff (aka Spannerman and Groff) found the original 1978 Yamaha SR500 had great appeal. “They only...
The Honda CBR300R is likely to become the top-selling motorcycle in Australia, taking over from the Kawasaki Ninja 300. The...
I’m trying very hard to find problems with the Chinese-made CFMoto 650NK, but I’m failing miserably. READ MY OTHER REPORTS HERE, HERE AND HERE The bike has been supplied to me by Australian importers Mojo Motorcycles on a long-term loan to prove that the bikes are reliable and customers shouldn’t...
Yamaha’s SR400 typifies Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As modern...
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over...
Electric motorcycles will drive us into the future, there is little doubt about that. And after riding the new wave of Zero electric motorcycles this week, I can say that the future will be immense fun. READ MY FIRST AND SECOND IMPRESSIONS HERE However, it’s an evolution, rather than...
After a 90km highway ride home from the Gold Coast yesterday, I put the Zero DS electric motorcycle on charge...
After just 90km of testing a Zero DS electric motorcycle, I can see I will have to rethink how I...
CFMoto importers Mojo Motorcycles are either worried about the public’s perception of the bargain-priced Chinese motorcycle brand or so confident in its reliability that they have offered bikes for long-term evaluation to several motorcycle magazines and websites. MotorbikeWriter’s CFMoto 650NK press bike arrived a couple of weeks ago with the...
Who says learner riding has to be on frumpy, sexless motorcycles! Benelli has joined fellow Italian manufacturer Ducati with offerings...
How about this for an innovative sales strategy to match an innovative bike! Buy an Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX...
Hyosung needs a new model to rescue its aging fleet in Australia. And the GD250 could be just the bike to put the Korean company back on the shopping list. Sales were down 30.6% last year to 992 in Australia, so something new is desperately needed to lift the jaded...
The cheapest Italian motorcycle available in Australia has just hit the showroom floors. Benelli’s BN600R is listed at $9990 plus...
Chinese brand CFMoto was a little premature in the launch of the 650TK touring bike earlier this year. The pre-production...
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...
KTM is steering more and more toward the road with its latest releases. Instead of unveiling a swag of dirt...
It snuck up on us without warning, but Chinese manufacturer CFMoto is now selling more units than BMW Motorrad in...
You could be looking at the next top-selling motorcycle. Honda has announced it will make a CBR300RR to take on the runaway best-selling Kawasaki Ninja 300. Honda Australia spokesman Glyn Griffiths says they expect the CBR300R to arrive in early in the second quarter of 2014. The mini-Fireblade was launched...
Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390...
The Suzuki worker who named this bike Inazuma must be a bit of a rogue. Inazuma is Japanese for lightning....
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now, but KTM has announced it is coming in August, costing $6495, which is $500 cheaper than the price they announced just a few months back. More importantly, it’s only $300...
New riders are spoilt for choice these days, including the special made-for-Australia Ducati Monster 659 ABS. Since the special learner-approved...
The Kawasaki Ninja 300 is a game-changer in the small sportsbike stakes. Now you can look like Casey Stoner, but...
Not all Chinese bikes are flimsy, low-quality, low-capacity machines made in tractor factories during down-time. CFMoto’s naked 650cc twin is a sturdy and well-made learner-approved motorcycle and is just the tip of an iceberg of larger capacity machines to come from the Chinese company which only manufactures for export. READ...
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