Daily motorbike news, views & reviews
There are many old and new brands of motorcycle in the world. We can’t list them all, so they are included here.
Flat track fun fun is coming to Australia with French brand YCF launching a new range called Sunday Motors. YCF dirt bikes have been imported into Australia since 2014 by Lowry Australia. Director Patrick Lowry has vast experience having previously worked with Paul Feeney, importing MV Agusta and Husqvarana for a number of years. The …
Czech Replica motorcycle company Jawa has unveiled this 350 Special retro race replica, its second bike since it was taken over by Indian tractor company Mahindra a year ago. Mahindra also bought legendary British brand BSA last year and has hinted it will return to the international market this year with retro models. We expect …
More old motorcycle names are about to return to the market with Indian company Mahindra starting production of Jawa and BSA in India by July 2018 and MV Agusta reviving Cagiva as an electric motorcycle. The revived models follow the likes of Bultaco, Brough, Hesketh, Levis, Matchless and Norton. which have been resurrected in recent years. …
American motorcycle company Curtiss Motorcycle is back in business, replacing Confederate Motorcycles, releasing a new Warhawk model, the last with an internal combustion engine before the company reverts to electric bike production. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was formed in 1916 by famous aviator and motorcycle racer Glenn Curtiss. It produced mainly planes until it …
Norton Motorcycles UK has announced the change of its Australian distributors from NF Importers Pty Ltd to Brisbane Motorcycles based in Queensland. Brisbane Motorcycles managing director James Mutton says they have been retailing the bikes for some time from their Caboolture store and immediately will take over warranties, servicing and spares. He says they have the …
Italian motorcycle company SWM is planning to expand from single-cylinder engines into V-twins in sizes from 350cc to 1200cc. The engines, made by their Chinese owner Shineray, would be the company’s first multi-cylinder units. Currently, SWM Australia imports three enduro, one super moto, two adventure and three classic road motorcycles, all using air-cooled single-cylinder engines …
Two-stroke manufacturer Vins Motors of Italy is planning to export their ultralight motorcycles to the USA, Australia and the UK. The 250cc Duecinquanta road bike uses a lot of carbon fibre and billet aluminium in its construction so it weighs a mere 95kg. Vins Motors have also built a track-only Duecinquanta Competizione version that is 10kg lighter. It …
A simple Christmas Tweet has many BSA fans excited that the brand will return to the market with a retro model by Christmas 2018. BSA was bought by Indian tractor and automotive company Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) for $A5.4m in October 2016, but there has been little information since from the company about the British …
Old British motorcycle brands are trendy again and the latest to be resurrected is Levis (pronounced leh-viss) not the American jeans brand! The brand started making mainly two-stroke bikes in Birmingham in 1911 and stalled in 1940. Ownership of the name seems to have changed hands at least a couple of times in 2014 to …
Norton Motorcycles has launched their new Dominator California (pictured above), signed a deal with India’s Kinetic Group to build 650cc motorcycles and plans on a scrambler and off-roader. Norton is one of many motorcycle manufacturers looking to do business in the world’s biggest motorcycle market. However, the latest move has many purists concerned that it …