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.

ED’S DESK. • GREG BARTON

Australian Motorcycle News

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ADELAIDE’S MOTOGP • As the clock ticks down to 2027, protesters try to stall Australia’s MotoGP

MOTOCAP WARNS PROTECTION LEVELS ARE FALLING • Eight years and more than 1000 products after its launch, Australia’s independent motorcycle clothing rating program is giving riders more information than ever – not all of it good

ORANGE TURNS 10 • KTM’s Adventure Rallye turns 10 with five days and 1500km of Victorian adventure

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Fog, a touch of altitude sickness, little single-cylinder ADV bikes gasping for air at 16,000 feet. And when this band gets back on their bikes, the threat of summer snow at 19,000 feet! A proper old school ride shot with a vintage black-and-white camera. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email answers (and postal address!) and you could win a coveted AMCN neck sock.

A-PLUS EFFORT • Aprilia forges a new reputation in the summer furnace of historic Silverstone

REIGN IN THE RAIN • Peter Bom tackles the issue many riders, both on the track and the road, don’t want to confront

KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE • Local championships have an enduring role to play in any young racer’s career

NOTHING IN IT MATE • Kurtz drew level with Zmarzlik in Lodz, only for the six-time champ to hit straight back in Riga as this year’s title fight tightened another notch

REE AY WOO-HOO! • The 307 Aventura Rally grabs the sub 300cc segment and gives it a real shake

WITH THE BIG KIDS • We get a ride on a contender for the king pin on and off the beaten track

LAST DRINKS • There are easier ways to reach the Birdsville Pub, but for 50 years the best ones have involved sand, sweat and a motorcycle

ACROSS AFRICA THE HARD WAY • From the Sahara to the Skeleton Coast, this 55-day expedition crosses 20 countries and proves that getting to Cape Town is every bit as memorable as arriving

HAIRPIN HEAVEN • Italian passion is on full display at Stelvio Pass, riding the fine line between risk and reward

Into thin AIR • How high can you go before rider, motorcycle and mountain reach their limits?

UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Three decades after racing Bimota’s radical Tesi, Alan Cathcart returns to hub-centre steering aboard a 200hp supercharged crossover. Has Bimota finally perfected its most audacious idea?

PATHFINDER • Forget following the crowd – Norton’s first ADV bike carves out its own niche. But can its unconventional approach win over riders in one of motorcycling’s toughest segments?

KLEVER WHEREVER • Friendly on the dirt, lively on the road and priced to tempt new adventurers, the revived KLE500 makes a convincing case for keeping things simple

LEFT HAND OPTIONAL • AMCN joined Honda on the Gold Coast to find out whether its latest E-Clutch system is a clever convenience, an answer to a question nobody asked, or something riders might actually want…

PIZZA WITH THE LOT! • Superbike performance, serious touring comfort and a staggering electronics package in one massive adventure machine

READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME! • CFMoto is here to stay and at less than $20k ride away, the seriously capable 1000MT-X is impossible to ignore

FINDING THE FLOW • Former HART instructor David May arrived at his first Tenere Rally wondering whether he’d bitten off more than he could chew. Five days later, he had his answer

“I KNEW I’D HAVE TO DO IT BY MYSELF” • Matt Phillips...