http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2RkFwOpJLw MV Agusta looks like it might be chasing Italian compatriot Ducati into the muscle bike category. With sports bike...
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over...
The Moto Guzzi Griso is the Vin Diesel of the motorcycle world – all brawn and rugged handsome looks – but with Italian flair. This naked bike slots into the muscle-bound end of the category and is ideal for impressing your cafe friends, carving up a mountain road or even...
There is nothing cruisy about the Ducati Diavel. Despite some thinking that this would be the Italian bike manufacturer’s first...
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Mercedes-AMG has taken a 25% share in the company, MV Agusta has...
Norton Motorcycles plans to increase its current single engine and four model line-up to three engine platforms and seven or eight models. The announcement comes after a £7.5 ($A16) million investment at the company’s Leicestershire headquarters, creating 600 new jobs. The investment includes a £4 ($A8) million Government grant. Norton...
As the revamped Norton Motorcycles are about to arrive in Australia, the venerable British motorcycle manufacturer has announced a new...
Husqvarna is celebrating 110 years and you get the presents. When the first Husky road bike in 50 years was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piS_c1ZD2Ak The Ducati Monster 1200 not only delivers more power than ever, but also “monster” service intervals of 30,000km for valve clearance checks. CHECK OUT THE FULL-SIZE IMAGES ON OUR PINTEREST PAGE The new Ducati Monsters arrive in Australia around the end of April at $19,990 (plus on-road costs)...
More power and torque, a more aggressive riding position and a racier windscreen has added $900 to the price of...
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is...
There are some bikes that scream and demand attention. And then there are those that quietly go about their business in a calm and efficient manner. The Suzuki Bandit is the latter. I’ve always admired the “universal Japanese motorcycle” as a no-nonsense, no-frills bike and one of the best proponents...
Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390...
The Ducati Panigale is one hot bike. Not just because it’s Italy’s most powerful production bike, Ducati’s fastest yet and...
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...
Honda has released Fireblade models in special livery before, but never a one-off special edition with so many performance as...
With promises of releasing as many as seven new models in India by August of this year, Chinese-owned Italian brand...
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...
Behind each racer is a team – and every team is dedicated to running as smoothly and efficiently as possible. ...
KTM is steering more and more toward the road with its latest releases. Instead of unveiling a swag of dirt...
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)....
Yamaha Motor Australia has unveiled the new colours for their sports bikes – YZF-R1, special YZF-R1M and YZF-R6 – at the...
The “Masters of Torque” range has increased with Yamaha unveiling the Street Rally version of the recently released MT-09 895cc...
A series of photographs of the MV Agusta Dragster 800RR have been leaked by Dutch online motorcycle website Nieuwsmotor before it is officially unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan on November 4. The most eye-catching aspect of the three-cylinder Dragster are the beautiful spoked wheels in red-white and red-black. The...
The Italian marque will make their bikes safer this year with the introduction of ABS on Australian 2014 models. The...
The new Ducati Panigale R is about as close as you will ever get to riding a World Superbike on the road. Ducati Australia...
Honda Australia has confirmed we will get the new CB650 motorcycles that debuted at the recent Milan Motorcycle Show. However, the CF650 naked and CB650F faired sportster will not be restricted to fit into the popular learner-approved motorcycles scheme (LAMS), says Honda Australia. Honda isn’t mentioning power or weight figures, but...
British company Spirit Motorcycles has entered the motorcycle industry by launching not one but four new MotoGP-inspired models with a...
Erik Buell Racing (EBR) is expected to return to low-volume production as early as March, after having recently completed protracted...
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...
UPDATED: No sooner has the exotic Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX super bike landed in Australia than Erik Buell has...
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390...
Despite a huge downturn in sales, manufacturers seem to have rejected reports of the death of sportsbikes as “premature” with a host of new and more powerful models coming to market. Sportsbikes used to rule, especially in Australia. But in recent years, the proliferation of speed cameras and heftier fines...
Triumph has fine-tined its Tiger 1050 from adventure to sports. The more sporty version has 50mm lower suspension and therefore...
It has taken almost 18 months, but the new Norton Commando motorcycles are about to ship to Australia from $29,990 through...
The all-new Yamaha MT-09 naked bike has arrived at $10,999 (plus on-road costs). It promises to be a flexible weapon able to mix it with the big boys on weekend jaunts, handle weekday commuting duties and even tour. Yamaha Australia communications manager Sean Goldhawk says they have “heaps of pre-orders”...
The Moto Guzzi V7 Racer was number 4 in my top 10 sexiest motorcycles and for 2014, very little has changed...
Hot on the heels of the Benelli BN 302 learner-approved motorcycle come two 600cc sports tourers, one of which is...
Customers for Honda’s road-legal MotoGP bike, theRC213V-S, are not baulking at the price tag of $A244,000. In fact, Honda Australia motorcycles spokesman Glyn Griffiths says they’ve had “some enquiries” since orders have been taken this week and all have included the track-focused sports performance kit, bringing the total cost to...
These are the first images of the new Lotus motorcycle, the C-01. The single-seater is a lightweight super bike with...