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APRILIA LEG WINGS COMING • Patent shows MotoGP aero on road-going machinery

The stars rally around our Jacob • Momentum builds for the Gala Dinner of the year!

$450K FOR A CB750! • Honda prototype superbike is star of the show at the world’s biggest motorcycle auction

BROADFORD GOES CLASSIC AGAIN FOR EASTER 2026 • Road, dirt track, enduro, speedway circuits to open

CFMOTO 500 SR DETAILS EMERGE • New four-cylinder sports model is coming this year

Redesigned KTM 790 Duke incoming • Styling revealed in Chinese type-approval

Indian Chief Vintage hits • Retro cruiser with convincing post-war look

BRIEFS. • YOUR QUICK FIX

ACCESS. • YOUR SAY

QUIZ. • MENTAL TWISTIES

THE FINAL CHAPTER • As the clock winds down on the 1000cc era, who can take down the mighty Marquez?

THE CONCESSIONS ARE WORKING • Ducati’s rivals have managed to close the gap – but will it be enough?

WE’VE SEEN THE SHORTEST SILLY SEASON IN HISTORY • Riders aren’t risking rides just yet, but wait until the 850 era deadline approaches

YAMAHA AND TOPRAK: GETTING UP TO SPEED • Baptism of fire as the WorldSBK champion endures catastrophic V4 technical issues

MOTOGP PREVIEW THE CONTENDERS.

BIG NIGHTS AND GLOBAL MOVES • Aussie motorcycle racing is charging into 2026 with momentum on every front

FIRST OUT OF THE GATES • Townsville teen Neiko Donovan has turned heads across Australia, earning the inaugural AMCN Peter Baker Future Star Award

“MAYBE I WILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME CRASHES TO UNDERSTAND” • The three-time World Superbike king wants to be the first WSBK champion to conquer MotoGP. But don’t expect too much from his rookie season, when two big questions must be answered: can he adapt to MotoGP’s tricky front tyre? And will Yamaha’s new V4 be fast enough?

“HE RACES FOR ALL OF US” • From Mugello to Phillip Island, veteran journalist Adam Wheeler offers an insider’s portrait of Valentino Rossi, whose charisma and contradictions made this champion bigger than the sport itself

THE POWER OF ONE • How Rossi fits into MotoGP’s new era

WHOLE SHOT

MULTISMARTER • With the smarts to inspire confidence and the legs to cross continents, Ducati’s new Multistrada V4 Rally has the brains to match the brawn

DR FEEL GOOD • Suzuki’s DR-Z4SM has grown up, gotten a haircut and added some fancy new tricks. But is it still the same loveable larrikin at heart?

LAST OF THE LINE • From the Breganze factory to Bathurst, the RGS TT1 proved that the final chapter can often be the most thrilling

A LONG WAY ON A LAMBRETTA • Over the past two decades, Siobhan Ellis has ridden classic Lambrettas across Australia, Europe and North America, favouring use over preservation and distance over spectacle

CLOSE CALLS IN COLOMBIA • From sunrise to sunset, through sudden drops and moments of awe – this truly is riding on the edge

MURDERDROME • Melbourne’s Olympic Park was once the venue for Australia’s most lethal motorcycle racing

CONFIDENCE IN THE CURVE • An early crash almost saw AMCN reader Kim Walker give it up for good. Now she has learned how to ride with her anxiety and reclaim the joy of the bike

TARZY!

‘You have to be much more aggressive with a superbike’ • Could five-times MotoGP winner Miguel Oliveira be a dark horse for this year’s WorldSBK title?

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