Australian Road Rider

THE NO.1 MAGAZINE FOR TOURING Australian Road Rider is the only Australian magazine to address the technical aspects of riding and celebrate the pure enjoyment of touring. At Australian Road Rider we know that there’s nothing like the pleasure of hitting the open road and exploring our glorious country. Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

Australian Road Rider

VARIETY SHOW • They say variety is the spice of life and ARR brings you plenty of that… and there is plenty more to come

GREAT SHOT!

TRIUMPH TRACKER AND THRUXTON 400 MODELS • The new 400cc Triumph Tracker and Thruxton models are now in dealerships

PANIGALE V4 MARQUEZ REVEAL • Ducati marked its landmark 2025 season with the unveiling of a collector model honouring Marc Marquez’s MotoGP crown

PANIGALE V4 MARQUEZ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REPLICA

2026 HARLEYDAVIDSON MODELS • When Harley-Davidson revealed its 2026 lineup, there were 11 new motorcycles covering Grand American Touring, Trike, Adventure and Custom Vehicle Operation (CVO) models.

INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE

COOL LIFE CRUISING

FIVE STARS FOR BLACK PUP MOTO

ANDY’S KASHMIR TO KATHMANDU EPIC

WORLD DUCATI WEEK 2026

RIDING WITH YAMAHA STARS

8OS SPIRIT • BMW’s retro-inspired boxer enduro channels the R 80 G/S without getting stuck in the past. We sample it on bitumen, backroads and dirt…

PROS AND CONS

BMW R 12 G/S ENDURO

EVERYDAY ADVENTURER • Nigel Paterson throws a leg over Triumph’s versatile adventure-styled streetbike

COMPETITION

TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 660

OLD SOUL, NEW TRICKS • Twenty years after the original DR-Z400SM brought supermoto attitude to Aussie streets, Suzuki’s DR-Z4SM drags the concept into the modern era with fuel injection, ride-by-wire, switchable electronics and high-end KYB suspension — while still feeling, unmistakably, like a dirtbike on slick 17s.

WHY MOTARDSTYLE BIKES STILL MATTER

SUZUKI DR-Z4SM

GUILTY AS CHARGED • Kawasaki’s flagship speed machine stands accused of being blindingly fast and astoundingly engineered. We pass judgement on the criminally desirable Ninja H2

JUST COOL IT!

YOU WANT MORE?

KAWASAKI NINJA H2

BACK IN BUSINESS • Moto Morini’s return to big-capacity motorcycles comes via the X-Cape 1200, a modern adventure tourer powered by the CorsaCorta V-twin which, although not yet confirmed for Australia, signals the marque’s most ambitious model of the modern era

MOTO MORINI HISTORY

MOTO MORINI X-CAPE 1200

MONSOON RIDERS • Away from the resorts and tourist traffic, Bali reveals itself by bike — through jungle tracks, rice paddies and a secret shoreline where local kids, old scooters and sunset races rule the night

BALI BOSS

DARE JENNINGS

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE MIND-BLOWING • EICMA is the world’s biggest motorcycle show, but Kirrily Vine hadn’t heard of it until she was dragged there by ARR’s former editor

THAT’S NOT A TRACTOR… THIS IS A TRACTOR! • What started as a ride to see the world’s biggest tractor became a four-day, midweek escape through Kalbarri, Carnamah and some of Western Australia’s best regional riding spots

BIKES AND RIDERS

DOUBLE TROUBLE • Two riders, one motorcycle, 24 countries and 23,600km of unknowns. Ten years after his sister rode from London to Mongolia, Karim Eldib set out to follow the same path — this time riding twoup, long-haul and headfirst into the chaos of overland travel

JOURNEY SNAPSHOT

IS MARC MARQUEZ THE NEW GOAT? • MotoGP has produced no shortage of legends, but in the modern era, Marc Marquez has built a case that demands another look at who truly deserves the GOAT crown

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