Australian Motorcycle News

Australian Motorcycle News covers all things motorcycling from around the world, featuring new-model releases as well as comprehensive bike comparisons and race reports in every issue.

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BRAND ON THE RUN! • New Chinese powerhouse plans global domination covering all market segments

New kid in town • ZXMOTO aims to shake up Oz-NZ market

BMW’S SIX-CYLINDER BAGGER • Concept Vision K18 hints at future model range

APATHY IS THE WINNER • Islanders look like they have missed the boat

ZERO HOUR FOR JOINT VENTURE • New Zero likely to be made in India alongside similar Hero Vida VxZ

BUSTED KNUCKLES BUILD IS A SMASH HIT • Royal Enfield’s third Build-Off showcases radically different Shotgun 650 hotrods

Bullet 650 and Guerrilla Apex • Slipper clutch for the twin and a road focus for the single will widen model range appeal

‘‘It’s hoped the ‘Weekly’ will become the motorcyclists’ newspaper’’ • AMCN founder George Lynn, pictured with world champion Geoff Duke, announces the birth of what is now the world’s oldest motorcycle magazine. He missed the second deadline, and so started its two/three-week cycle.

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RETURN OF THE KING • Jorge’s heroics confirm Aprilia has become the new powerhouse of 2026

MIRACLE IN THE GRAVEL • MotoGP escaped its darkest day by centimetres in a race defined by relief, fear and two horrifying crashes

GUTSY ‘DIGGER’ WINS CATALUNYA CRASHFEST • Fabio is fabulous as Marco Bezzecchi extends his championship lead

THE THREE MUSKETEERS • Identical Ducati podiums but the ‘Ducati Cup’ gets spiked with a strange concoction

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KURTZ STARTS HIS RUN • Brady comes within centimetres of victory in a chaotic GP delivering crashes, controversy and an unlikely comeback

YOUNG GUNS GET THEIR CHANCE • MotoMini expands to new countries ahead of November showdown

DOOHAN OK • Time to revisit Mick’s AMCN column published just days after clinching his first world title…

ROAD WARRIOR • Norton’s all-new Manx R is a unique concept that could change the future of road-focused sportsbikes

HORROR STORIES • Behind every issue of AMCN lies a trail of sleepless nights, broken bikes, deadline panic and countless tales probably best left unpublished. Former editor Mike Hanlon kicks off the memories…

GASSIT. • RETURN OF THE KING

THE ROYAL TOUR • AMCN’s founder George Lynn dreamed of bringing Europe’s best riders down under. When he pulled off the impossible with world champion Geoff Duke, a summer racing tour turned into Australian motorcycling folklore

A FIFTIES MOTOGP GROUNDBREAKER

75 YEARS YOUNG • Alan Cathcart tells how a chance meeting with AMCN changed his life

TOP TEN ROAD RACERS 1951–2026 • The man with the best job in moto-journalism rolls out a hit parade of significant racebikes he’s ridden down the decades

75 YEARS OF 750cc • As our birthday continues, we party with the 750cc machines that transformed racing, road riding and motorcycle culture forever

THE END OF AN ERA • After the recent passing of the last remaining major star of On Any Sunday, we look back on the biking movie that inspired a whole generation to get onto two wheels

MERT LAWWILL 1940-2026

THE WOBBLER REMEMBERING KEN WOOTTON • Legendary AMCN editor Ken Wootton’s jibes could cut to the bone. But behind the insults was a mentor who opened doors, built careers and left a permanent mark on Australian motorcycling

Welcome to 2051 • If this is what the motorcycling landscape may look like in AMCN’s...