Updated and Ready to Go The Peugeot Motorcycles’ scooters are fantastic little machines. The Kisbee 50 is one of the... Read More
Learners
Learner motorcycles are a growing market as more young people turn to motorcycling, commuters look for simple and lightweight bikes, returned riders want an easy-to=ride motorcycle and more women start riding. Learner motorcycles also make a great second bike and are fun to ride. We preview coming learner-approved motorcycles, attend new product launches around the world and road test the bikes for performance, handling, comfort, value, styling and economy. Read our latest articles below
The chads over at Bikes and Beards are back with another video overview of cheap amazon bikes. Funny enough, I... Read More
The first fully faired sports model from Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto, the 300SR, has arrived in Australia. Importers Mojo Motorcycles say the 300SR is available in Nebula Black or Turquoise Blue for $5790 ride away with a three-year warranty. In fact, all CFMoto bikes purchased from until the end of... Read More
Hyosung could be planning a comeback with its GV 300 S Bobber which they will sell in Europe and could... Read More
Bullit conjures images of Steve McQueen driving a Mustang through the streets of San Francisco in the 1968 film Bullitt,... Read More
Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto will introduce its first fully faired sports model to Australia in May, the 300SR. It is powered by a 300cc single-cylinder engine with 21kW (29hp) at 8750rpm and 23.5Nm of torque at 7250rpm. Further details and pricing will be revealed later this month. However, given the bargain... Read More
One year ago Jawa Motorcycles returned to production with two neo-classic models in India and now they have released a third,... Read More
The CFMoto 300NK is the cheapest 300cc learner bike in Australia at just $4990 ride away, but how does it... Read More
A Ducati-branded Chinese-made electric scooter will be imported by Perth-based company Vmoto through Urban Moto Imports, arriving in July for under $5000. Electric scooters have slowly risen in popularity in the past years. What seems to be children’s toys are now made with powerful motors and advance features. ScooterAdviser is... Read More
The Hartford Classic 250 rides into Australia on a nostalgic wave of small-capacity neo-classic motorcycles appealing to hip young among... Read More
The cost of living is driving more riders to smaller motorcycles and scooters, says Hartford Australia who is importing small-capacity... Read More
Yamaha has given the popular YZF-R3 learner motorcycle a MotoGP-inspired styling makeover plus LED headlights and hi-spec upside-down forks. We expect the R3 to arrive in the first quarter of 2019. It will be interesting to see if Yamaha Motor Australia can keep the price at a keen $A6299 (plus... Read More
The Husqvarna single-cylinder Vitpilen 401 street bike is one of the most controversial and divisive motorcycles I’ve ridden in ages.... Read More
The learner market continues to be flooded with models and now CFMoto Australia has filled the gap between the 150NK... Read More
Indian motorcycle company Bajaj Auto is reported to be setting its sights on Australia with the introduction of its Dominar 400 learner bike. The company is the world’s biggest motorcycle manufacturer, taking back the lead from fellow Indian company Royal Enfield. Bajaj Auto makes bikes from 100cc to 373cc and... Read More
The Chinese-made CFMoto 650NK is still one of the best bang-for-your-buck bikes in the learner market and is now cheaper... Read More
The adventure market is opening up to novice riders now that the learner-approved Kawasaki Versys-X 300 is available in the Australian market.... Read More
Kawasaki continues to lead the Australian market in learner-approved motorcycles with the launch of the Z650L and the Ninja 650L. We attended the launch of these two bikes last week and raved about the Z650L as a bike for novices, commuters, weekend warriors and returned riders. At $9699 (plus on-road costs) it’s... Read More
Kawasaki does the new Z650L a disservice by referring to it as a learner motorcycle. This is a bike that... Read More
The 2017 Harley-Davidson Street 500 is a little bit more secure with a Smart Security System and safer anti-lock brakes... Read More
CFMoto Australia has added the new 400NK to its learner-approved line-up which also includes an updated 650NK, plus the 650TK and 150NK. The 400NK costs $5490 ride away while the Continental ABS version is $500 more. The new 650NK with ABS is $6990 and 650TK is $7749. They come with... Read More
Braap Motorcycles has voluntarily recalled about 200 bikes over what seems a trivial issue – the absence of stickers and... Read More
Kawasaki is taking on the adult-fun motorcycle market created by the 125cc Honda Grom a few years ago with its own version... Read More
The Kawasaki Z300 learner-approved naked bike comes in new colours for 2016 with a special edition model in Pearl Stardust White/Metallic Flat Spark Black with gold wheels for an extra $100. The world’s first LAMS (learner-approved motorcycle scheme) street fighter comes with ABS and a slipper clutch. The other colour scheme... Read More
Husqvarna last year revealed two 401 concept road bikes and has updated the concept with the bigger 701 Vitpilen at... Read More
Italian-owned Benelli has released this video of their new Tornado 250, but they are expected to release a range of new models at the EICMA... Read More
Kawasaki Motors Australia has cut $500 off the price of its 2016 Ninja 650L ABS and ER-6nL ABS learner-approved bikes, as well as the full-licence Ninja 650 ABS. 2016 Prices (+ORC) are: Ninja 650L ABS – $9999; Ninja 650 ABS – $9999 and ER-6nL ABS – $9499. There have been... Read More
One ride and you’ll understand why the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 300 is the most popular learner-approved motorcycle of the past few... Read More
Harley-Davidson Australia is still considering importing the Street 750 model in the wake of the enormous popularity of the learner-approved Street... Read More
For the first time, Harley-Davidson has shoehorned the Twin Cam 110B (1800cc) Screamin’ Eagle engine into “standard” bikes for more power, rather than just their CVO models. The Softail Slim S and Fat Boy S will get the powerful engine when they arrive at the end of next month. SEE... Read More
The 2016 Kawasaki Versys 650L ABS comes in a bright new matte orange paint and the price has increased $200... Read More
The top-selling Kawasaki Ninja 300 ABS gets revised instrument lighting and two new colours for 2016, but no price increase.... Read More
Brisbane novice rider Lyle Herbert reviews his 2007 Hyosung GT250R. Riders are invited to review their bikes and email them for publication. Some people will think me a crazy person for having bought a Hyosung. I’m not going lie, it was cheap. I bought it for $900 with 9000km, no registration... Read More
Indian motorcycle company Royal Enfield has honoured the despatch riders of the war with a limited edition range of military... Read More
Austrian manufacturer KTM has added a 250 Duke and RC 250 to its line-up, but they are unlikely to come... Read More
Hot on the heels of the Benelli BN 302 learner-approved motorcycle come two 600cc sports tourers, one of which is a LAMS bike. The two sports touring versions of the BN 600 are the BN 600GT and GTS available in white, black, and matt army green for $8990 plus on-road costs.... Read More
The introduction of the Kawasaki Z250SL to the Australian learner-approved motorcycle market is swamping an already well-watered market. However, it’s... Read More
Learners have never had such a wide and exciting choice of motorcycles with the latest being the Benelli BN 302.... Read More
American-designed and Chinese-made Cleveland CycleWerks motorcycles are putting the fun back into urban motorcycling. The company has been making the Heist hardball chopper-style urban bikes for some time at the attractive price of $4795 rideaway. Matt Jones of Rocker Classic Motorcycles, the Queensland retailer, says they have been a popular... Read More
The high-stakes learner market in Australia has shifted up a gear with the introduction of the super-safe Kawasaki Z300 with... Read More
Fun French YCF motorcycles are now available in Australia, just in time for Christmas. The 19-bike YCF range of fun,... Read More
Italian-designed and Chinese-made Benelli motorcycles are adding two learner bike models to their line-up in 2015. The new BN 302 arrives in January at less than $5500 plus on-road costs, while the they will also release two sports touring versions of the BN 600 both at $9990 rideaway. The GTS... Read More
Suzuki is staking a claim for the lead in the cruiser market in Australia with a LAMS Boulevard S40. Current... Read More
Honda will add a special edition CBR300R later this month. The new Special Edition Matte Black with Yellow accents CBR300R... Read More
Zero Motorcycles have extended the battery range of their electric bikes, added anti-lock brakes and upgraded components on their 2015 range, unveiled at the Intermot show in Cologne this week. Most importantly, Zero Motorcycles has found an extra 10% battery life from its S-based bikes. Zero still offers two different basic... Read More
It’s been a fun six months on the CFMoto 650NK and it was a sad day when I returned it... Read More
Suzuki has unveiled a fully faired version of its popular learner-approved 250 Inazuma naked bike. The GSR250F has been launched... Read More
Limited edition models are usually decked out with extras and cost a littler bit more, but the CFMoto 650NKS limited edition is actually a lower spec model that costs less. The 650NKS arrives at $5990 rideaway which is a good saving on the already top-value 650NK at $7290. Until 30... Read More
Australia will get the Harley-Davidson entry level Street 500 motorcycle from India. Harley-Davidson Australia marketing director Adam Wright has confirmed... Read More
Novice riders have never had such a wide choice of motorcycles with Yamaha this week adding to the learner-approved motorcycles... Read More
It looks like a modernist version of the postie bike and you wouldn’t be far wrong. The Vietnamese-made Bandit9 Bishop Motorcycle is powered by a Honda SuperSport 90-125cc engine, but has some high-grade components and exclusivity that warrant the relatively high pricetag of $US6400-6800, plus shipping. Those components include a... Read More
In its 30th year of iconic Ninja motorcycles, Kawasaki is launching a special 30th Anniversary Edition 2015 Ninja 300. It... Read More
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390... Read More
The small-capacity shootout continues with Kawasaki tipped to release a four-cylinder Ninja 250 in response to Honda’s CBR300R which arrives in Australia in July and the Yamaha R25 which has not yet been confirmed. Kawasaki has dominated the Australian market for a couple of years with its very successful Ninja 300 and... Read More
Korean motorcycle company Hyosung needs an injection of new blood and, thankfully, it looks like it is about to... Read More
Being a communist, Grant Roff (aka Spannerman and Groff) found the original 1978 Yamaha SR500 had great appeal. “They only... Read More
The Honda CBR300R is likely to become the top-selling motorcycle in Australia, taking over from the Kawasaki Ninja 300. The learner-approved Honda will undercut the Ninja by as much as $700 when it arrives in July. The non-ABS model will cost $5699 (plus on-road costs), compared with the Ninja at... Read More
I’m trying very hard to find problems with the Chinese-made CFMoto 650NK, but I’m failing miserably. READ MY OTHER REPORTS... Read More
Yamaha’s SR400 typifies Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As modern... Read More
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over 1400km and was overdue for its first 1000km service. However, it was checked over at Springwood Suzuki and head technician Andrew France gave it a clean bill of health. “There... Read More