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
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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.
The first fully faired sports model from Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto, the 300SR, has arrived in Australia. Importers Mojo Motorcycles... Read More
If you think coronavirus is scary, how about the Italian Vyrus Alyen 988 with its origami bikini fairing and tailpiece with a host of winglets? It’s a rather unfortunate name for an Italian bespoke motorcycle company given the horrendous impact of the coronavirus on that country. But Vyrus has been... 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... 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 toys for big and small, just in time for Christmas. The first of these toys is the MotoGP GSX-RR Kiddimoto Balance bike in Suzuki MotoGP team colours. It costs $199 and... 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... Read More
EBR (Erik Buell Racing) has resumed production of 1190RX and 1190SX models with the first bikes rolling off the production line on March 17, 2016, and plans a return to racing. It’s been a long haul back from extinction for the innovative motorcycle company after closing their doors in April... 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... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has unveiled the new colours for their sports bikes – YZF-R1, special YZF-R1M and YZF-R6 – at the Australian MotoGP on Phillip Island. The 2016 R1 and R6 will be offered in 60th anniversary yellow for an extra $1000 and $500, respectively. They will also be available in a... 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... Read More
Naked bikes are enjoying a boom in sales and now Kawasaki Australia has dropped the price of its “super naked” Z1000 ABS by $1300 and added a slipper clutch. The attractive, Sugomi-designed naked bike is now even more attractive at $15,499. It also comes with a newassist and slipper clutch in... Read More
Norton Motorcycles plans to break with tradition and produce bikes with a 1200cc V4 engine and smaller parallel twins, says design head... Read More
Triumph Motorcycles and Ducati have followed Suzuki with August incentives to kick-start the second half of the year’s motorcycle sales. Triumph is... Read More
Norton Motorcycles plans to increase its current single engine and four model line-up to three engine platforms and seven or eight models. The announcement comes after a £7.5 ($A16) million investment at the company’s Leicestershire headquarters, creating 600 new jobs. The investment includes a £4 ($A8) million Government grant. Norton... 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... Read More
Honda is about to reveal details of its road-legal MotoGP-spec motorcycle, the Honda RC213V-S, and we wonder if anyone really cares! (If you do, it will be unveiled today, June 11, 2015, at 11am Central European Time (about 8pm AEST) and you can watch the live unveiling by clicking here.) Apart from... 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... Read More
As the revamped Norton Motorcycles are about to arrive in Australia, the venerable British motorcycle manufacturer has announced a new limited edition model. Only 200 Dominator SS models will be produced in 2015 with 50 reserved for the UK market and 150 for the rest of the world. Pricing will... 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... Read More
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Mercedes-AMG has taken a 25% share in the company, MV Agusta has revealed no fewer than seven new or updated models at the EICMA show in Milan. READ ABOUT THE MERCEDES DEAL They are the limited-edition F4 SBK and F4RR, Brutale 800... 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... Read More
A series of photographs of the MV Agusta Dragster 800RR have been leaked by Dutch online motorcycle website Nieuwsmotor before it is officially unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan on November 4. The most eye-catching aspect of the three-cylinder Dragster are the beautiful spoked wheels in red-white and red-black. The... 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... Read More
Just how much are you prepared to pay for some carbon fibre? Benelli reckons it’s worth at least an extra $3500 on its TNT 1130R. For the first time Benelli will have a carbon edition TNT 1130R, but you may have to be quick as there are only five being... 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... Read More
MV Agusta Imports is trying to gain market share and riders who like ther sexy looks of the Rivale 800 hypermotard are the beneficiaries. Director James Deutscher has announced a $1000 price drop together with a host of free accessories that would normally cost almost $3000. “We are always looking... 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... Read More
How about this for an innovative sales strategy to match an innovative bike! Buy an Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RX and you will get a free trip to see it race in round six of the World Superbikes at Sepang in Malaysia on June 8. The American company has begun... 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... Read More
I hate to tease, but the Honda CB1100 now comes with ABS and a sixth gear … but Aussies won’t be getting the retro-flavoured bike. Honda Motorcycles Australia discontinued the model last year over poor sales and “at this stage” there is not a plan to re-introduce it here, according... 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... Read More
Honda’s NC700SA “new concept” commuter has grown some highway legs, as well as more manners and grunt. It’s now the NC750SA and costs $8799 (plus on-road costs) which is just $309 more than the previous model. For that you get an extra 75cc of engine capacity with more power and... 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... Read More
These are the first images of the new Lotus motorcycle, the C-01. The single-seater is a lightweight super bike with futuristic looks, but a traditional twin shock rear with massive front forks, according to the images published by British magazine, MCN. The engine is supposed to be a V-twin, but... 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,... Read More
Chinese brand CFMoto is learning quickly.
Last year I tested the CFMoto 650NK, their top seller and a real bargain. Although it was a bit heavy and the brakes were light on, the bike was well built and a good value proposition for learner riders. It hit the market at... 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 CF650 naked and CB650F faired sportster will not be restricted to fit into the popular learner-approved motorcycles scheme (LAMS), says Honda Australia. Honda isn’t mentioning power or weight figures, but... 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... Read More
KTM is steering more and more toward the road with its latest releases. Instead of unveiling a swag of dirt bikes at the Milan motorcycle show this week, the Austrian motorcycle company displayed mainly road bikes. While everyone was waiting to get their first live view of the hotly anticipated... 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... Read More
Ducati has produced a lightweight version of its 1199 Panigale which it claims has the world’s highest power-to-weight ratio. The limited edition 1199 Superleggera (Italian for superlight) will cost $85,000 plus on-road costs and is made of exotic and expensive materials such as titanium, magnesium and carbon fibre. Ducati claims... Read More