Over the years, American motorcycle manufacturers have produced some of the most exciting and iconic models in the industry. Few... Read More
Sports
Sportsbikes are racing bikes for the road. They usually feature the latest technologies and have high performance specifications. Sportsbikes may be purpose-built bikes for track days, but they can also be used for recreational touring, commuting and more. We preview coming new sportsbikes and their technologies, attend launches and road sportsbikes for performance, handling, comfort, technology, styling and more.
Suzuki has its 100-year anniversary coming up. The motorcycle company has a limited edition GSX-R1000R that it has created for the... 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 $5790 ride away with a three-year warranty. In fact, all CFMoto bikes purchased from until the end of... Read More
If you think coronavirus is scary, how about the Italian Vyrus Alyen 988 with its origami bikini fairing and tailpiece... Read More
An Italian company plans to build a motorcycle with a howling, 150kW, upside-down, two-litre, triple engine and is seeking crowd-funding... Read More
British company Spirit Motorcycles has entered the motorcycle industry by launching not one but four new MotoGP-inspired models with a Triumph triple engine. The GP-Sport sports bike and GP-Street naked bike start at £44,999 ($A75,000), while the limited edition GP-Sport R will cost £64,999 ($A110,000) and the GP-Street R £69,999... Read More
Suzuki Australia wants motorcyclist parents and their children to get the desire to ride from an early age with the launch of two... Read More
Erik Buell Racing Motorcycles (EBR Motorcycles) has released their 2017 models and promised new bikes in ’18 while the Australian... Read More
Yamaha seems to be planning a 2017 model R6 while Honda is believed to be planning to scrap the CBR600RR because of sliding supersports sales and the expense of meeting tough new European emissions laws. The above artists’s impresssion has appeared online showing an R6 that looks very much like the R1 with all its... Read More
EBR (Erik Buell Racing) has resumed production of 1190RX and 1190SX models with the first bikes rolling off the production... Read More
Erik Buell Racing (EBR) is expected to return to low-volume production as early as March, after having recently completed protracted... Read More
Just as Kawasaki is finding a future in supercharging, so is Bimota which has launched its supercharged Impeto at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan last week. The longest-running Italian motorcycle company describes Impeto as a ‘hyper-naked’ using the 120kW 1198cc Testastretta engine from the Ducati Diavel. Impeto is Italian... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has unveiled the new colours for their sports bikes – YZF-R1, special YZF-R1M and YZF-R6 – at the... 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
MV Agusta has released limited-editions of a road-legal replica of the World Supersport F3 675 at $20,999 and a track-only F3 800 RC replica at $23,490. The F3 RC reflects the ownership of Mercedes-AMG with special tricolour livery and badging. MV Agusta will produced only 100 WSS versions of the road-legal F3... Read More
Naked bikes are enjoying a boom in sales and now Kawasaki Australia has dropped the price of its “super naked”... Read More
Norton Motorcycles plans to break with tradition and produce bikes with a 1200cc V4 engine and smaller parallel twins, says design head... Read More
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is offering a $1000 voucher on Triumph parts and accessories when you buy a new Daytona 675 at $14,990 (+ORC). The offer does not include the 675 R and the voucher... Read More
Norton Motorcycles plans to increase its current single engine and four model line-up to three engine platforms and seven or... Read More
Customers for Honda’s road-legal MotoGP bike, theRC213V-S, are not baulking at the price tag of $A244,000. In fact, Honda Australia... Read More
Victory Motorcycles has taken third and fourth place in the Isle of Man Zero TT race for electric motorcycles in the American company’s first European race venture. The electric race was won by John McGuinness on a Mugen with a new lap record of 119.279mph (18:58.743) from from teammate Bruce... Read More
Honda is about to reveal details of its road-legal MotoGP-spec motorcycle, the Honda RC213V-S, and we wonder if anyone... Read More
The new Ducati Panigale R is about as close as you will ever get to riding a World Superbike on the road. Ducati Australia... 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
As the revamped Norton Motorcycles are about to arrive in Australia, the venerable British motorcycle manufacturer has announced a new... Read More
Australian certification for the Oregon-built Brammo Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles has been received. However, importers ElectroMotive Force (ELMOFO)... Read More
It has taken almost 18 months, but the new Norton Commando motorcycles are about to ship to Australia from $29,990 through dealers in most states. NF Importers, the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Norton Motorcycles, announced in July last year that they would bring the gorgeous bikes in “by early... Read More
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Mercedes-AMG has taken a 25% share in the company, MV Agusta has... Read More
As predicted in July, Mercedes-AMG has bought into MV Agusta after chasing a motorcycle brand to complete its act like Audi... Read More
Despite a huge downturn in sales, manufacturers seem to have rejected reports of the death of sportsbikes as “premature” with a host of new and more powerful models coming to market. Sportsbikes used to rule, especially in Australia. But in recent years, the proliferation of speed cameras and heftier fines... Read More
A series of photographs of the MV Agusta Dragster 800RR have been leaked by Dutch online motorcycle website Nieuwsmotor before it is... Read More
American exotic motorcycle manufacturer Confederate has enlisted the help of a former Ducati designer to create a very special and... Read More
Kawasaki and Honda are about to have their domination of the small-capacity market challenged by the race-inspired KTM RC 390 sportsbike. With the success of the Kawasaki Ninja 300 and Honda ‘s just-released CBR300R, the KTM is bound to be a success given its leading power-to-weight ratio and high level... Read More
Just how much are you prepared to pay for some carbon fibre? Benelli reckons it’s worth at least an extra... Read More
One of the sexiest sports bikes and still one of the fastest on the planet, the Suzuki Hayabusa, has changed... Read More
UPDATED: No sooner has the exotic Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX super bike landed in Australia than Erik Buell has taken the covers off a naked street fighter version. Both bikes are light and nimble and powered by a fuel-efficient V-twin engine. Typical of Erik Buell Racing’s signature “outside the... Read More
MV Agusta Imports is trying to gain market share and riders who like ther sexy looks of the Rivale 800... Read More
Our long-term CFMoto 650NK test bike has passed its first service with flying colours. The CFMoto 650NK had clocked up over... Read More
Got a spare $5000? That will secure you a deposit on the limited edition MV Agusta F3 800 Ago signed by arguably the world’s greatest motorcycle racer. Only 300 of the MV Agusta F3 800 Ago bikes will be produced and each will feature a numbered embossed silver plate and... Read More
How about this for an innovative sales strategy to match an innovative bike! Buy an Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX... Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piS_c1ZD2Ak The Ducati Monster 1200 not only delivers more power than ever, but also “monster” service intervals of 30,000km... Read More
The Triumph Street Triple 660 learner-approved motorcycle will be unveiled at the Troy Bayliss Motor Expo in Brisbane next month and even learners can take it for a test ride. Triumph Australia will take test ride bookings for the new Street Triple 660 and has even invited learner and... Read More
I hate to tease, but the Honda CB1100 now comes with ABS and a sixth gear … but Aussies won’t... Read More
Electric motorcycles have just taken a step closer to reality in Australia with a new importer for Californian Zero electric... Read More
The Italian marque will make their bikes safer this year with the introduction of ABS on Australian 2014 models. The new models to get the anti-lock braking system will include the coming Dragster which is rumoured to be turbo-charged. MV Agusta has reported that it will offer a Bosch 9MP... Read More
Honda’s NC700SA “new concept” commuter has grown some highway legs, as well as more manners and grunt. It’s now the... Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2RkFwOpJLw MV Agusta looks like it might be chasing Italian compatriot Ducati into the muscle bike category. With sports bike... Read More
More power and torque, a more aggressive riding position and a racier windscreen has added $900 to the price of the 2014 Honda CBR1000RR coming in March. The standard is $16,899 (+ on-road costs) and the ABS model is $17,899. Increasing the price is a tough move considering sports bike... Read More
These are the first images of the new Lotus motorcycle, the C-01. The single-seater is a lightweight super bike with... Read More
The cheapest Italian motorcycle available in Australia has just hit the showroom floors. Benelli’s BN600R is listed at $9990 plus... Read More
Kawasaki has launched two new 2014 sports touring models. The new 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS SE has more power, torque, sharper acceleration, a more exciting induction roar, new forks, better handling, improved brakes and a new handlebar for more relaxed rider ergonomics. It also has fresh colours and costs only... Read More
Chinese brand CFMoto is learning quickly.
Last year I tested the CFMoto 650NK, their top seller and a real bargain.... Read More
Honda has released Fireblade models in special livery before, but never a one-off special edition with so many performance as... Read More
Price in Australia will be $19,990 (+ORC) and available now for pre-order, arriving in December/January.... Read More
Honda Australia has confirmed we will get the new CB650 motorcycles that debuted at the recent Milan Motorcycle Show. However, the... Read More
The “Masters of Torque” range has increased with Yamaha unveiling the Street Rally version of the recently released MT-09 895cc... Read More
The Moto Guzzi V7 Racer was number 4 in my top 10 sexiest motorcycles and for 2014, very little has changed … thankfully! The retro range of V7 models gets a new, wet flywheel to replace the dry alternator which slightly modifies the front of the 90-degree V-twin. The range also gets... Read More
KTM is steering more and more toward the road with its latest releases. Instead of unveiling a swag of dirt... Read More
BMW has stripped off and gone naked with the S 1000 R roadster. It’s basically an S 1000 RR sportsbike without the fairings... Read More
The all-new Yamaha MT-09 naked bike has arrived at $10,999 (plus on-road costs). It promises to be a flexible weapon able to mix it with the big boys on weekend jaunts, handle weekday commuting duties and even tour. Yamaha Australia communications manager Sean Goldhawk says they have “heaps of pre-orders”... Read More